Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in defamation case

The ministers claimed the piece, which cited their luxury bungalow deals, had tarnished their reputation.

Bloomberg Loses Landmark Libel Case in Singapore

A judge ruled in favor of two Singaporean ministers in a closely watched defamation trial seen as a significant test of the country’s libel laws and their implications for press freedom.

By Sui-Lee Wee

Singapore Ministers Win Defamation Case Against Bloomberg - Bloomberg.com

Singapore Ministers Win Defamation Case Against Bloomberg  Bloomberg.com

Singapore ministers to donate Bloomberg defamation damages to charity

Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said on Tuesday they would donate to charity the damages awarded to them in their defamation suit against Bloomberg. In separate social media posts published on Tuesday night, hours after the High Court delivered its judgment, the ministers reiterated that the lawsuit was about protecting their integrity and reputations, as well as the standing of their ministerial offices. Earlier on Tuesday, the High...

By CNA

Singapore court orders Bloomberg, reporter, to pay $356,000 for defaming ministers

Singapore's Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng had sued Bloomberg and one of its reporters for defamation over a December 2024 article.

Bloomberg Ordered To Pay $178,000 In Singapore Ministers' Defamation Case

Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait said the agency was disappointed by the ruling "but we will of course respect it".

Shanmugam and Tan See Leng to donate Bloomberg damages to charity, say defamation suit was about protecting integrity

Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said allowing Bloomberg "to get away with publishing lies and falsehoods" would set "a new norm" and discourage good people from serving the public.

Singapore court orders Bloomberg, reporter, to pay $355,000 for defaming ministers

Bloomberg News and one of its reporters were ordered ​to pay S$460,000 (US$355,734) in damages after an article it published was found to have defamed two Singapore government ‌ministers, the city-state's High Court said in a judgment released on Tuesday.