SGBloomberg and its journalist, real estate reporter Low De Wei, have been ordered to pay a total of $290,000 in legal costs to Singapore Cabinet ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng following a defamation lawsuit. The court ruled that Bloomberg's article, which alleged that the ministers conducted secretive property transactions, contained false information or was published without due care for its truthfulness. The article, published on December 12, 2024, detailed high-value property deals involving the ministers and suggested potential regulatory gaps and misuse of loopholes. The judge found that the article could mislead readers into believing the ministers exploited these loopholes to conceal their transactions, possibly involving money laundering. Legal costs were calculated based on trial and pre/post-trial expenses, with each minister receiving $145,000.
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