Singapore ministers awarded US$113,000 each in legal costs in Bloomberg libel suitA court earlier this month ruled that a December 2024 Bloomberg article on Good Class Bungalow transactions had defamed the ministers1-MIN READ1-MIN0ListenPublished: 2:23pm, 31 Jul 2026Singapore’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 minister.Details of the costs were shared with the media in an extract of the notes of proceedings.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Singapore ministers awarded US$113,000 each in legal costs in Bloomberg libel suit
Singaporean ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng have been awarded S$145,000 (approximately US$113,000) each in legal costs.
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Singaporean ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng have been awarded S$145,000 (approximately US$113,000) each in legal costs. This follows their successful defamation suit against Bloomberg and journalist Low De Wei. Earlier this month, a court found that a December 2024 Bloomberg article concerning Good Class Bungalow transactions defamed the ministers. The court had previously ordered Bloomberg and the reporter to pay S$230,000 in damages to each minister. The details of these awarded costs were subsequently shared with the media.
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Details of the costs were shared with the media in an extract of the notes of proceedings.
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Bloomberg and its reporter Low De Wei were ordered to pay S$230,000 in damages to each minister.
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A court ruled that a December 2024 Bloomberg article on Good Class Bungalow transactions defamed the ministers.
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Singapore ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng were awarded S$145,000 (US$113,000) each in legal costs.
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