The Straits Times·3 min read·medium
Defamation suit protects Singapore ministers' standing
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Singaporean ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng successfully sued Bloomberg for defamation regarding an article about property transactions. The court awarded each minister $230,000 in damages, affirming that the report was malicious and harmed their professional reputations.
Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam (left) and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng (right) had sued Bloomberg and its reporter Low De Wei over a December 2024 article on GCB transactions in Singapore.
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