Posts by Liam Redmond
Iran’s latest strikes on Tel Aviv, Haifa kill at least five
Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week’s G7 meeting that the battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict. At least five people were killed in the latest Iranian strikes,…
Read MoreThai Airways exits debt restructuring plan with court approval
[BANGKOK] Thai Airways International won court approval to exit a debt restructuring programme, paving the way for resumption of trading in its stocks after a four-year gap. The Central Bankruptcy Court in Bangkok on Monday (Jun 16) granted the national carrier’s plea to emerge from the court-supervised debt rehabilitation. The airline successfully completed the restructuring…
Read MoreCompetition watchdog flags Agoda’s Singapore website, mobile app for potentially misleading features
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s competition watchdog has raised concerns with Agoda over several design features on its Singapore website and mobile application that were identified as potentially misleading. A number of these related to how the presentation and ranking of the search results on Agoda failed to reflect that they were influenced by money that businesses paid…
Read More‘Modern Family’ star Ariel Winter goes undercover as 12-year-old for ‘scary’ sting operation
“Modern Family” star Ariel Winter opened up about her harrowing experience posing as a preteen girl to help catch a child sexual predator. The 27-year-old actress, who played Alex Dunphy on the hit sitcom “Modern Family” from 2009 to 2020, joined forces with the nonprofit Safe from Online Sex Abuse (SOSA) for an undercover sting operation…
Read MoreAbu Dhabi state oil firm makes US$18.7 billion bid for Australia’s Santos
[SYDNEY] Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil company is leading a takeover bid for Australian energy group Santos, valuing it at US$18.7 billion, the two firms said on Monday (Jun 16). Santos’ board said it plans to unanimously recommend the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s offer to shareholders if it can agree on the takeover terms. Adelaide-based…
Read MoreMalaysia’s oil giant Petronas looks abroad to help cut production costs
[KUALA LUMPUR] Petroliam Nasional (Petronas), Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, is looking to expand output from more affordable assets abroad in an effort to cut production costs and rein in declining profits. Petronas, as the company is known, is seeking to produce oil at a break-even level of US$50 per barrel, from US$60 to…
Read MorePetronas looks abroad to help cut production costs
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company Petronas is looking to expand output from more affordable assets abroad in an effort to cut production costs and rein in declining profits. Petronas is seeking to produce oil at a break-even level of US$50 per barrel, from US$60 to US$70 in the past five years, said…
Read MoreUSMNT routs Trinidad and Tobago in Gold Cup opener to end skid after Christian Pulisic drama
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The U.S. hopes a blowout win over the world’s 100th-ranked team can start to lessen the pessimism created by the Americans’ longest losing streak since 2007. Malik Tillman scored twice and Diego Luna had a pair of assists in a 5-0 rout of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday in the Americans’ CONCACAF Gold…
Read MoreIndonesia bourse mulls extending trading window by one hour
The Indonesian stock market currently operates in a seven-hour window of 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Published Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · 11:06 AM [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s stock exchange will consider extending trading hours, in its latest effort to draw foreign investors to South-east Asia’s biggest economy after heavy sell-offs earlier this year. The local bourse…
Read MoreNo need for travel e-SIM or roaming: Singapore telcos offer generous cross-border data bundles
[SINGAPORE] More local telcos are offering “borderless” mobile plans at record low prices to woo an increasing number of globetrotting consumers. Such plans allow consumers to use a generous bundle of mobile data across borders without paying more, or activating a travel e-SIM or roaming feature. The latest to jump on this trend is M1,…
Read MoreSome SGX-listed energy stocks surge as oil prices rally on Israel-Iran conflict
[SINGAPORE] Shares of oil and gas companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) such as Rex International and RH PetroGas rose more than 6 per cent at the market open on Monday (Jun 16). This comes on the back of global crude oil prices surging amid escalating conflict in the Middle East between Iran and…
Read MoreSGX-listed energy stocks surge, regional names mixed, as oil prices rally on Israel-Iran conflict
[SINGAPORE] Several energy counters in Asia jumped in early trade on Monday (Jun 16), on the back of global crude oil prices surging amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel. Brent crude futures rose US$1.70 or 2.3 per cent to US$75.93 a barrel during Asia hours, while US West Texas…
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