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Singapore ministers awarded S$230K each in Bloomberg defamation suit

Singaporean ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng have been awarded S$230,000 (approximately US$177,860) each in damages from Bloomberg and reporter Low De Wei. The defamation suit stemmed from an article published last year that suggested the ministers engaged in non-transparent property deals. Justice Audrey Lim found that the article implied the ministers acted with malice and took advantage of secrecy in property transactions, thereby defaming them. AI

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Singapore ministers awarded S$230K each in Bloomberg defamation suit

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    Singapore ministers each awarded US$177,860 in damages in Bloomberg defamation suit

    The High Court in Singapore has awarded two cabinet ministers S$230,000 (US$177,860) each in damages following a defamation trial involving financial news outlet Bloomberg and one of its reporters over the officials’ property transactions. In January last year, K. Shanmugam, the …