Singapore Ministers Awarded S$145,000 Each in Bloomberg Libel Suit Legal Costs
Singaporean ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng have been awarded S$145,000 each in legal costs following their successful libel suit against Bloomberg. The total amount awarded to them for legal expenses is US$113,000 per minister.
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Singapore ministers awarded US$113,000 each in legal costs in Bloomberg libel suit
Singapore’s Senior Minister K. Shanmugam and Minister for Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng have each been awarded S$145,000 (US$113,000) in legal costs following their successful defamation suit against Bloomberg and its journalist. A court earlier this month ruled that a December 2024 Bloomberg article on Good Class Bungalow (GCB) transactions had defamed the ministers. Bloomberg and its reporter, Low De Wei, were ordered to pay S$230,000 in damages to each...
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Read full article →Bloomberg defamation case: Shanmugam, Tan See Leng awarded S$145,000 each in legal costs
Earlier this month, Bloomberg and its reporter, Mr Low De Wei, were ordered to pay damages of S$230,000 to each minister for defamation.
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