Article 5FRPA Singapore blogger ordered to pay nearly US$100,000 damages to PM for Facebook post

Singapore blogger ordered to pay nearly US$100,000 damages to PM for Facebook post

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Blogger argued he had merely shared' an article without changing content or adding comments

The Singapore high court has ordered a blogger to pay S$133,000 (US$98,825) in damages in a defamation case to the prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong.

Lee sued Leong Sze Hian, a financial adviser, after he shared on Facebook an online news article .

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