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Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay ministers $356,000 in defamation case

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A Singapore high court ordered Bloomberg News and its reporter Low De Wei to pay S$460,000 in damages to two government ministers in a defamation case. The court found that an article published by Bloomberg defamed the ministers. Bloomberg's editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, defended the reporting, stating that the ministers imposed a strained interpretation of the story. The damages include general and aggravated damages.

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Why it matters

Bloomberg ordered to pay damages for defaming two government ministers.

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The court found that the article defamed two Singapore government ministers.

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Bloomberg's editor-in-chief John Micklethwait stands by the reporting and claims the ministers imposed an extremely strained meaning on the story.

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  • Bloomberg ordered to pay damages for defaming two government ministers.
  • Editor-in-chief defends reporting, claims strained interpretation.

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<p>Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, stands by reporting, saying ministers who sued ‘imposed an extremely strained meaning on what was a solid ​story’</p><p>Bloomberg News and one of its reporters have been ordered to pay S$460,000 (US$355,734) in damages after an article it published was found to have defamed two Singapore government ministers, the city-state’s high court said in a…

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Bloomberg's editor-in-chief John Micklethwait stands by the reporting and claims the ministers imposed an extremely strained meaning on the story.

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Bloomberg News and its reporter Low De Wei were ordered by a Singapore high court to pay S$460,000 in damages for defaming two Singapore government ministers.

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The damages consist of S$230,000 to each minister, comprising S$170,000 in general damages and S$60,000 in aggravated damages.

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The court found that the article defamed two Singapore government ministers.

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The high court judgment was released on a Tuesday.

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  • anchoring: pay S$460,000 (US$355,734) in damages,S$230,000 to each minister
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