SINGAPORE, April 4 -- A ministerial committee set up by the Singapore government to respond to the Middle East conflict is expanding its focus beyond energy disruptions to include food supply shocks, security risks and diplomatic fallout, in a sign of mounting concern over the war's wider economic impact.

Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said the government expects "inevitable price rises" not just in fuel, but across goods affected by global supply chain strain, according to CNA.

The Homefront Crisis Ministerial Committee, convened by Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, is tasked with coordinating the republic's response as the conflict constrains shipping through the Strait of Hormuz - a chokepo...