Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay ministers $356,000 in defamation case
A Singaporean court has ordered Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay $356,000 in damages for defaming two government ministers in an article about property transactions. Bloomberg maintains that its reporting was accurate and in the public interest.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal risks faced by international media outlets operating in jurisdictions with strict defamation laws regarding public officials.
Bloomberg was sued for defamation over a December 2024 article about secretive property transactions that mentioned deals involving two Singaporean government ministers. Photograph: Jeff Blackler/REX Bloomberg was sued for defamation over a December 2024 article about secretive property transactions that mentioned deals involving two Singaporean government ministers. Photograph: Jeff Blackler/REX Singapore Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay ministers $356,000 in defamation case Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, stands by reporting, saying ministers who sued ‘imposed an extremely strained meaning on what was a solid story’
Prefer the Guardian on Google Bloomberg News and one of its reporters have been 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.
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