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Lee Hsien Yang Faces Legal Battles: Ordered to Pay S$400,000 in Defamation Cases

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Get the scoop on the latest legal troubles of Lee Hsien Yang, former Singapore PM's brother, facing hefty fines for defamation. Find out the details here!

Lee Hsien Yang, brother of former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, is embroiled in legal battles after being ordered by the Singapore High Court to pay a total of S$400,000 in defamation cases. The court ruled that he must pay S$200,000 each to ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan for defamatory remarks made on social media regarding their involvement in renting properties. This latest development adds fuel to the ongoing public feud between the Lee brothers that surfaced back in 2017. The saga continues as Lee Hsien Yang faces the repercussions of his actions, stirring up controversy within Singapore's political landscape.

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Lee Hsien Yang ordered to pay S$200000 each to Shanmugam and ... (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — Mr Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, has been ordered by the High Court to pay S$200000 each to ministers K ...

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Ridout Road rentals defamation case: Lee Hsien Yang ordered to ... (The Star Online)

SINGAPORE: Lee Hsien Yang has been ordered by the High Court to pay S$200000 each to Cabinet ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan for defaming ...

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Lee Hsien Yang to pay Shanmugam & Vivian S$200000 each for ... (Mothership.sg)

He was sued by the ministers over remarks he made on Facebook about their renting of Ridout Road properties.

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Singapore Ex-PM's Brother Must Pay S$400000 for Defamation (Bloomberg Australia-NZ)

Singapore's High Court ordered the estranged brother of former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to pay S$400000 ($295800) for defaming two ministers.

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Brother of former Singapore PM ordered to pay $296000 in ... (Reuters)

The brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been ordered by a court to pay S$400000 ($296000) to two government ministers in a ...

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Former Singapore PM's brother ordered to pay $296000 in ... (KFGO News)

By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been ordered by a court to pay S$400000 ($296000) to ...

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Singapore ex-PM Lee Hsien Loong's brother ordered to pay US ... (South China Morning Post)

A judge said Lee Hsien Yang made defamatory allegations against K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan 'of the gravest kind'.

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Court orders Lee Hsien Yang to pay $400000 to PAP Ministers as ... (The Independent)

This latest legal battle adds another chapter to the long-standing public feud between the Lee brothers, which became public in 2017.

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Lee Hsien Yang ordered to pay RM698k each to two SG ministers ... (The Sun Daily)

PETALING JAYA: The brother of Singapore's former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong has been ordered by the Singapore High Court to pay S$200,000 (RM698,170) ...

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Lee Hsien Yang ordered to pay S$400K in damages to Shanmugam ... (Must Share News)

A High Court judge has instructed Mr Lee to fork out the costs for defaming Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian ...

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