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Singapore Court Awards Ministers S$230k Each in Bloomberg Defamation

7/14/2026

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The Singapore High Court awarded aggravated damages to Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, finding Bloomberg’s reporting reckless and defamatory.
Each minister received S$230,000 in the defamation judgment.
Judge Audrey Lim said the article implied the ministers used regulations to hide property deals and avoid money-laundering scrutiny.
Bloomberg posted a POFMA correction and said it disagreed with the direction while standing by its reporting.

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The Singapore High Court awarded aggravated damages to Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, finding Bloomberg’s reporting reckless and defamatory.
Each minister received S$230,000 in the defamation judgment.
Judge Audrey Lim said the article implied the ministers used regulations to hide property deals and avoid money-laundering scrutiny.
Bloomberg posted a POFMA correction and said it disagreed with the direction while standing by its reporting.