Two Singapore ministers file defamation lawsuits against Bloomberg


FILE PHOTO: Singapore's Law Minister K. Shanmugam speaks to Reuters in Singapore July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's law and home affairs minister and its manpower minister have filed defamation lawsuits against Bloomberg News and one of its reporters, according to a schedule of court hearings.

Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng had threatened legal action in December, saying at the time a Bloomberg report on Singapore real estate that mentioned them by name was libellous.

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