Tan See Leng
Coverage of Tan See Leng in the Nexus archive.
- Singapore ministers awarded US$113,000 each in legal costs in Bloomberg libel suit
Singapore's Senior Minister K. Shanmugam and Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng each received S$145,000 (US$113,000) in legal costs after a court ruled a Bloomberg article defamed them. Bloomberg and its journalist, Low De Wei, were ordered to pay S$230,000 in damages to each minister.
- Singapore ministers to donate Bloomberg defamation damages to charity
Singapore's Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng will donate defamation damages awarded by the High Court to charity. The ministers stated the lawsuit against Bloomberg aimed to protect their personal integrity and the reputations of their ministerial offices.
- Singapore ministers each awarded US$177,860 in damages in Bloomberg defamation suit
The High Court in Singapore awarded two cabinet ministers S$230,000 (US$177,860) each in damages following a defamation trial involving Bloomberg and one of its reporters over the officials’ property transactions. K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng filed separate suits against Bloomberg and reporter Low De Wei over a story titled “Singapore mansion deals are increasingly shrouded...