Singapore PM takes the stand in defamation case against blogger

ReutersPublished: Oct 6, 2020 10:13 AM | Updated: Jan 2, 2024 8:26 AM

Singapore's prime minister testified in court in his defamation case against a blogger who shared an online article linking him to Malaysia's 1MDB money-laundering scandal.

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