# Singapore Defamation Judgment Awards Ministers S$230,000 Each
Singapore's High Court has ordered Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay S$230,000 (approximately US$177,860) in damages to each of two cabinet ministers following a defamation trial. The damages were awarded to K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng over an article published in December 2024 concerning property transactions.
The judge found that the article about secretive Good Class Bungalow transactions was defamatory to the ministers. The case centered on a December 2024 Bloomberg article that made claims about the officials' property dealings, which the court determined had damaged their reputations.
The defamation suit represents a significant legal judgment in Singapore involving a major international financial news organization. The case was filed following the publication of the article, resulting in the court's determination that the reporting had caused reputational harm to the two government officials.
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