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Great Eastern suspends pre-authorisation certificate for admission to Mount Elizabeth hospitals
[SINGAPORE] Insurer Great Eastern (GE) has temporarily suspended pre-authorisation certificates for Mount Elizabeth Hospitals from Tuesday (Jun 17).In a message to its panel doctors, the insurer said that high...
Trump Warns ‘Everyone’ to Evacuate Tehran as He Leaves G7 Summit Early and Rushes Back to DC Amid Escalating Iran-Israel Tensions
President Donald Trump issued a chilling warning that "everyone" in Tehran should "evacuate immediately," in an alarming post on Truth Social Monday night as the White House announced that...
American Express plans ‘largest investment ever’ in platinum credit card
The New York-based company has faced intensifying competition for premium credit card customersPublished Tue, Jun 17, 2025 · 12:07 PM[NEW YORK] American Express (Amex) teased updates coming later this...
KKR buys Australian off-grid power specialist Zenith Energy
Published Tue, Jun 17, 2025 · 11:33 AM[SYDNEY] KKR has agreed to buy Australia’s Zenith Energy, a provider of off-grid power systems, from a group including Pacific Equity Partners...
Tourism dip fuels worst stock drop in Asia at Thai airport firm
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s post-Covid flood of tourists has turned into more of a trickle, adding to concerns for Airports of Thailand (AOT) as it grapples with shrinking duty-free sales without...
Bank of Japan to consider slower bond taper as fresh global risks emerge
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will consider slowing reductions in its bond purchases next year under a quantitative tightening (QT) plan due on Tuesday (Jun 17), as the...
Mitsubishi said in advanced talks on US$8 billion Aethon deal
Japan’s government sees the artificial intelligence boom potentially lifting power demand over the next decade, and has urged the nation’s private firms to invest in gasPublished Tue, Jun 17,...
Europe: Shares snap five-day losing streak
EUROPEAN shares climbed on Monday, recouping some of last week’s losses as Kering soared after the luxury group announced a CEO change and investors shifted their focus from the conflict...
