Defamation

US judge throws out Trump’s defamation case against Wall Street Journal

Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam (left) and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng (centre) were each awarded $210,000 in damages in defamation suits filed against The Online Citizen chief editor Terry Xu (right).

Shanmugam, Tan See Leng each awarded S$210,000 in defamation suits against TOC’s Terry Xu

US President Trump’s lawyers say the BBC caused him overwhelming reputational and financial harm.

Trump sues the BBC for defamation over editing of speech, seeks up to US$10 billion in damages

Fu Yu's board says David Seow's termination has nothing to do with the investigations into irregularities at its wholly owned unit Fu Yu Supply Chain.

Fu Yu receives letters of demand from fired CEO seeking S$2 million over salary and alleged defamation

The Times reported last week that Trump had threatened legal action against it in relation to its articles on a lewd birthday note allegedly given to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump files US$15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against New York Times

People holds signs calling for the release of files regarding late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at a protest in Houston, Texas, July 17, 2025.

Trump sues Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein sex bombshell

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted in the closed-door trial in Bangkok, where he stands accused of breaching strict lese majeste laws shielding Thailand’s royal family from abuse and criticism.

Thai ex-PM Thaksin appears on stand in royal defamation case

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will drop his lawsuit against Fox News if the network issues a retraction and its network host Jesse Watters apologises for its report on the recent Los Angeles riots.

Expect more US politicians to sue the news media

While Thailand’s lèse-majesté law mostly is aimed at Thai citizens, authorities have occasionally brought charges against foreigners.

Thai court denies bail for US academic for alleged royal insult, group says

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng set out their claims in documents that were each 49 pages long.

Ministers Shanmugam, Tan See Leng say parts of Bloomberg article on GCB deals calculated to disparage them