Daily Briefing: Singapore blogger gets $70,000 for defamation suit; GIC buys stake in anti-plagiarism software maker

And Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to close for six months.

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and a US-based private equity firm will acquire anti-plagiarism software maker iParadigms for $752 million, the firms said Tuesday. Read more here.
A Singaporean blogger sued for damages by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday he had successfully raised fees for his legal defence in just four days through crowdfunding. Find out more here.
The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve will be closed for six months from 15 September to carry out “slope stabilisation works”, according to the National Parks Board on Monday. Know more here.

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