Posts Tagged ‘dow jones’
Facing yet another defeat in Singapore courts, Dow Jones finally gives up its appeal in the FEER defamation case, cuts its losses and agrees to pay damages. Asia Sentinel, including Dow Jones’ own statement: Dow Jones Corporation, the owner of the soon-to- be-defunct Far Eastern Economic Review, has capitulated and agreed to pay US$175,000 in […]
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It took half a year, but as previously announced, Dow Jones has now appealed the ruling against FEER for defaming the Lees. AFP: Peter Low, a lawyer for the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER), argued there was nothing in the article, published in 2006, that defamed the Lees. The Lees had sued editor Hugo Restall […]
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Tags: defamation, dow jones, feer, lee hsien loong, lee kuan yew
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Dow Jones seen to appeal Singapore ruling
Dow Jones to appeal the FEER defamation ruling. But are the Lees foolhardy enough to attempt to collect in Hong Kong? FT: Dow Jones is expected to appeal a defamation ruling by a Singapore supreme court judge against the Far Eastern Economic Review that was brought by two of the city-state’s top officials, potentially setting […]
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Tags: defamation, dow jones, feer, ft