Singapore Court Finds Bloomberg Acted With Malice Against Two Ministers
The High Court ruled the December 2024 article on secret mansion deals implied money laundering, rejecting Bloomberg's press defense outright.
- Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan, Minister for Law, and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng sued together.
- Bloomberg journalist Low De Wei published the piece December 12, 2024, on mansion deals.
- Internal Bloomberg correspondence showed the article targeted the ministers, not market trends, the judge found.
Why it matters: A newsroom that privately targets named officials while publishing as neutral reporting has left journalism for a campaign.
General Division of the High Court of Singapore, Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan v Bloomberg L.P. [2026] SGHC 147 ↗ · Jul 14, 20267/14/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check