KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Guan Eng has filed an appeal against the High Court's omission of an order for Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to pay interest on RM1.35mil damages in a defamation lawsuit that Lim won. The notice of appeal was filed at the Court of Appeal through Guok Partnership on Nov 29. In the notice, Lim stated...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the High Court that allegedly being called "Mahathir a/l Iskandar Kutty" by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi would not have mattered to him if he was not a politician. “If I were just selling kacang putih by the roadside, I would not care. "But as a political leader, this...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the High Court here that Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had lied to the public when he called the former premier "Mahathir anak lelaki Iskandar Kutty". The former prime minister, who testified in a lawsuit he initiated against the current Deputy Prime Minister for alleged defamation, said that...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered celebrity chef Datuk Redzuawan Ismail or Chef Wan to pay RM150,000 in damages to his former son-in-law Gavin Edward O’Luanaigh over defamatory publications against the latter on social media platforms. The court’s three-member panel comprising Justices Datuk Azizah Nawawi, Datuk Lim Chong Fong and Datuk Wong Kian Kheong...
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution will not proceed with the rape case involving Indonesian woman Mondy Tattoo against the well-known preacher, says Ebit Lew’s defence. Lawyer Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader, representing Ebit—whose full name is Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew—said the police have investigated the case, but the prosecution has decided not to pursue it. "Ebit will not be...
PUTRAJAYA: Former Padang Serai member of parliament N. Gobalakrishnan has failed in his bid to set aside the RM150,000 in damages awarded by the High Court to a couple who sued him for defamation. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal comprising Justices Datuk Lee Swee Seng, Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali and Datuk Azhahari...
ALOR SETAR : The High Court here has ruled that Kedah Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Mahfuz Omar must pay RM250,000 to Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor in damages in a defamation suit. Judge Dr Arik Sanusi Yeop Johari said Mahfuz was also ordered to pay RM30,000 in costs, Astro Awani reported. Arik Sanusi allowed...
KUALA LUMPUR: Legal action for defamation is being pursued against Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Malaysia says McDonalds Malaysia. It said in a statement issued on Friday (Dec 29) that it has been transparent and consistent in its stance that it does not support or condone the current conflict in Gaza. "Like all Malaysians, our utmost sympathies go...
KEPALA BATAS: The National DAP Veterans Club has lodged a police report against Kepala Batas MP Dr Siti Mastura Muhammad, who claimed that DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has family ties with Chin Peng, the former Malayan Communist Party leader. Its chairman, Lay Hock Peng, said they lodged a police report so appropriate action could be...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Dec 12 to give its verdict on Sultanah of Terengganu Sultanah Nur Zahirah’s appeal in her defamation suit against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown and two others. A three-member bench comprising Justices Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Mohamed Zaini Mazlan and Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli set the date after hearing...
