TT Durai to pay legal costs in
NKF defamation suit against SPH
The lawyers representing Singapore Press Holdings and National
Kidney Foundation met in court this morning (15 July 2005) to settle
the issue of costs arising from the withdrawal of the defamation
suit against SPH and The Straits Times senior writer Susan Long.
The following is a summary of developments concerning the issue
of costs:
- During cross-examination in court on Tuesday, 12 July 2005,
T T Durai informed Justice Tan Lee Meng that Durai would be withdrawing
the libel suits brought by the National Kidney Foundation and
him against Singapore Press Holdings Ltd and Susan Long.
- On Wednesday, 13 July 2005, SPH's lawyers asked the court to
order that:
- NKF and Durai are not to start any legal action against
SPH or Long over the same matter.
- NKF and Durai are not to suggest that Long's article contains
anything which is untrue.
- NKF funds are not to be used for legal costs, and that the
costs are to be borne by Durai and/or the NKF Board members.
- NKF and Durai asked for time to consider SPH's conditions.
- On 15 July 2005, NKF's lawyers informed the Court that Durai
would pay the defendants' legal costs. The Court also ordered
NKF and Durai not to start any legal action over the same matter
and not to suggest that Ms Long's article is untrue.
Issued by Singapore Press Holdings
15 July 2005
For more information, please contact:
Irene Ngoo
Vice President
Corporate Relations
Singapore Press Holdings
DID: 6319 1216
Email: ingoo@sph.com.sg
About Singapore Press Holdings
Main board listed Singapore Press Holdings Limited is the leading
media company in Singapore, in the print, Internet and broadcasting
platforms. It publishes 13 newspapers in the four official languages
and more than 70 magazine titles. Everyday, 2.78 million individuals,
or 90 per cent of people above 15 years old, read one of the SPH
publications. Its Internet Business Unit manages the online editions
of SPH's major newspapers and magazines, which together enjoy over
250 million pageviews a month. SPH also owns a 20% stake in MediaCorp
TV Holdings Pte Ltd, which operates free-to-air channels 5, 8, U
and TV Mobile, and a 40% stake in MediaCorp Press Pte Ltd, which
publishes free newspaper Today. It also operates two entertainment
radio channels, UFM 100.3 FM in Chinese and WKRZ 91.3 FM in English,
under a joint venture company UnionWorks with NTUC Media.
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