Both ministers have filed suits that will be next heard in a case conference on Mar 3, 2025.
cards interface. Give it a try.SINGAPORE: Manpower Minister Tan See Leng and Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam have initiated court proceedings against news organisation Bloomberg and one of its journalists for defamation.Bloomberg ran an article, titled"Singapore Mansion Deals Are Increasingly Shrouded in Secrecy", which spoke about Good Class Bungalow transactions in Singapore, on Dec 12, 2024. The article, written by Mr Low De Wei, mentioned Mr Shanmugam and Dr Tan.
Bloomberg has since posted the correction notice on its article and its social media posts but added that it"respectfully disagrees" with the correction direction and reserves its right to appeal and challenge it. The news organisation said that it stands by its reporting.
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