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SINGAPORE: Trial dates have been set for the defamation suits that Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng filed against Bloomberg and one of its reporters, with hearings scheduled from Apr 7 to Apr 16, 2026, according to court records.
The two ministers filed lawsuits on Jan 6, 2025, against Bloomberg and reporter Low De Wei over a Dec 12, 2024, article titled "Singapore Mansion Deals Are Increasingly Shrouded in Secrecy”, which focused on Good Class Bungalow (GCB) transactions in Singapore.
Mr Shanmugam and Dr Tan said the article, which mentioned both of them, was defamatory. They argued it falsely suggested they had taken advantage of a lack of transparency in property transactions to conduct their dealings in a non-transparent manner, and to hide their transactions from scrutiny, including over the possibility of money laundering.
Correction orders under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) were also issued to several entities on Dec 23, 2024, including Bloomberg and other outlets that reproduced the article in whole or in part.
According to the government’s fact-checking website, Factually, Bloomberg’s false statements “attack the transparency of property transactions in Singapore”.
Bloomberg subsequently published a correction notice but said it “respectfully disagrees” with the correction direction and stood by its reporting.
Bloomberg and Mr Low have denied the claims, saying the article did not suggest any wrongdoing by the ministers and was not defamatory.
Bloomberg said it had “no interest or reason to, and did not in fact impugn the reputation of ministers of the Singapore government”, according to its defence.
Mr Shanmugam and Dr Tan are represented by a team of lawyers, including Senior Counsel Davinder Singh from his eponymous firm.
Bloomberg is represented by lawyers from RCLT Chambers Law Corporation, including Mr Remy Choo Zheng Xi, Mr Chua Shi Jie and Mr Donaven Foo.
Mr Low is represented by Mr Wong Thai Yong from his eponymous firm.
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SINGAPORE: Trial dates have been set for the defamation suits that Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng filed against Bloomberg and one of its reporters, with hearings scheduled from Apr 7 to Apr 16, 2026, according to court records.
The two ministers filed lawsuits on Jan 6, 2025, against Bloomberg and reporter Low De Wei over a Dec 12, 2024, article titled "Singapore Mansion Deals Are Increasingly Shrouded in Secrecy”, which focused on Good Class Bungalow (GCB) transactions in Singapore.
Mr Shanmugam and Dr Tan said the article, which mentioned both of them, was defamatory. They argued it falsely suggested they had taken advantage of a lack of transparency in property transactions to conduct their dealings in a non-transparent manner, and to hide their transactions from scrutiny, including over the possibility of money laundering.
Correction orders under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) were also issued to several entities on Dec 23, 2024, including Bloomberg and other outlets that reproduced the article in whole or in part.
According to the government’s fact-checking website, Factually, Bloomberg’s false statements “attack the transparency of property transactions in Singapore”.
Bloomberg subsequently published a correction notice but said it “respectfully disagrees” with the correction direction and stood by its reporting.
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Bloomberg and Mr Low have denied the claims, saying the article did not suggest any wrongdoing by the ministers and was not defamatory.
Bloomberg said it had “no interest or reason to, and did not in fact impugn the reputation of ministers of the Singapore government”, according to its defence.
Mr Shanmugam and Dr Tan are represented by a team of lawyers, including Senior Counsel Davinder Singh from his eponymous firm.
Bloomberg is represented by lawyers from RCLT Chambers Law Corporation, including Mr Remy Choo Zheng Xi, Mr Chua Shi Jie and Mr Donaven Foo.
Mr Low is represented by Mr Wong Thai Yong from his eponymous firm.
Source: CNA/rk(ac)
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