‘Significantly higher costs’: Great Eastern suspends pre-authorisation certificate for admission to Mount Elizabeth hospitals | Indonesia seizes 11.8 trillion rupiah from Wilmar Group in palm-oil graft case

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Breakfast Brief Wednesday, June 18, 2025 'Significantly higher costs': 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). Indonesia seizes 11.8 trillion rupiah from Wilmar Group in palm-oil graft case [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Attorney General's Office said on Tuesday (Jun 17) it had seized 11.8 trillion rupiah (S$928 million) from food company Wilmar Group that it said… HOCK LOCK SIEW Should we expect Singapore-based companies to list here? [SINGAPORE] Last month, reports emerged that fast-fashion retailer Shein intends to list in Hong Kong after its initial plan to do so in London was scuttled over… Four large-format HDB retail units in Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Clementi, Toa Payoh for sale [SINGAPORE] Four Housing and Development Board (HDB) retail units located in the heart of various mature estates have been launched for sale through an expression of… Australian resort operator GemLife IPO to raise up to A$750 million, says Thakral [SINGAPORE] An associate of property investor Thakral Corporation has launched an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to A$750 million (S$628.2 million) at an… BREAKING 07:28 AM Trump again pushes TikTok sale deadline with 90 day extension 07:13 AM Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel-Iran air war rages on 07:00 AM The myth of the suppressed Chinese consumer 07:00 AM From ambition to action: funding scalable carbon removal 06:55 AM Monopoly maker Hasbro cuts 3% of total workforce amid higher tariff costs 06:44 AM US Senate passes stablecoin bill in win for crypto, Trump 06:25 AM Oil prices rise more than 4% as Iran-Israel conflict escalates 06:14 AM Europe: Shares slide to near one-month low on Israel-Iran tensions 06:05 AM US: Stocks drop on growing worries over Middle East 05:00 AM Lens on Singapore: Economic adaptation to US trade policies 10:44 PM Musk's xAI in talks to raise US$4.3 billion in equity funding 10:00 PM Trump Mobile joins the Oval Office sales parade 09:42 PM US: Wall Street indexes open lower as Middle East conflict continues 09:29 PM US import prices unchanged in May 09:04 PM US retail sales fall sharply in May MORE BREAKING NEWS BT Short takes Futureproofing Businesses for Resiliency | BT x DBS Budget 2025 Dialogue Scam Awareness & Prevention Workshop for Seniors Workers of eFishery protest at its Bandung based headquarters MORE VIDEOS Latest Podcasts BT Money Hacks: Inside Singapore's crypto boom Market Focus Daily: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 WealthBT: Navigating a business sale MORE PODCASTS That's it for today's Breakfast Brief. Thank you for reading. You received this newsletter from someone? Sign up here to get daily updates right in your inbox. Other Good Reads Daily Debrief A round-up of all the important things that happened today. Property Insights Get an exclusive analysis of real estate and property news in Singapore and beyond. ESG Insights An exclusive weekly report on the latest environmental, social and governance issues. MORE NEWSLETTERS If you want to unsubscribe from this mailing list, click here.