Daily Briefing: Blogger sued by Singapore PM fired from job; HDB flat owners booted out for renting to tourists

And man pays $2.7m for lunch with Warren Buffet.

  • A blogger being sued by Singapore's prime minister for alleged defamation was fired Tuesday from his hospital job. Read more here.
  • The Housing & Development Board (HDB) repossessed two flats after it discovered the owners were leasing them to tourist for less than six months. Find out more here. 
  • A Singapore man says getting the chance to meet Warren Buffett and thank him for his inspiration makes the $2,707,688 (about USD2.1m) price of a private lunch with the investor worth it. Read more here
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