Cecilia Cheung’s Ex-Manager Suing Her for S$2.2mil, Claims He Rebuilt Her Image After Divorce & Photo Scandal

The Hong Kong actress' former manager says he helped shape her "good mother" comeback image and is now suing her for alleged breach of contract. The hearing for the lawsuit between actress Cecilia Cheung and former agency Asia Entertainment Group (AEG) Limited and ex-manager Yu Yuk Hing began in Hong Kong’s High Court yesterday (Dec 3). The case, filed in 2020, alleges that...

Appeals Court sets Jan 13 for decision on Najib’s bid to revive RM1.9mil suit against Tommy Thomas

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has set Jan 13, 2026, to deliver its decision on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's appeal to reinstate a RM1.9mil lawsuit against former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas. Counsel Harel Nieryan confirmed the date was fixed during a case management session on Oct 15 before Court of...

High Court defers decision in SRC lawsuit against Najib and ex-CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has deferred its decision in a lawsuit by SRC International Sdn Bhd against Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former SRC CEO Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil over breach of fiduciary duty. Justice Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin said he would need time to deliberate on the submissions by the parties in the case. "The...

Rafidah Ibrahim given seven days to pay RM280,000 damages owed to entrepreneur

KUALA LUMPUR: An entrepreneur has issued a seven-day demand to celebrity and activist Rafidah Ibrahim to pay RM281,200 in damages to him and his company, following a successful lawsuit. On July 31, the High Court allowed the suit filed by Datuk Haris Embong, 48, and his company, Arisprop Holdings Sdn Bhd, as plaintiffs, and ordered the...

Hannah Yeoh files bankruptcy notice against Kamarul Zaman for failing to pay over RM400,000 in damages

KUALA LUMPUR: Hannah Yeoh has filed a bankruptcy notice against Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) lecturer Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff for failing to pay her more than RM400,000 in damages and costs ordered by a High Court for defaming her eight years ago. Her lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, said the notice was filed at the High Court...

Private doctors file lawsuit against government over medicine price display regulation

PETALING JAYA: Doctors from the private sector are suing the government over the rule governing the display of medicine prices. This comes after several private practitioners filed for judicial review against the government in the Kuala Lumpur High Court. The application was filed on July 24 by the Association of Private Practitioners, Sabah (APPS), the Malaysian Medical Association...

Appeals court grants Anwar temporary stay in Yusoff Rawther suit

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has allowed an application by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to temporarily stay the hearing of a lawsuit filed by his former research assistant Muhammed Yusoff Rawther over allegations of sexual harassment. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel chaired by Justice Supang Lian said Tuesday (June 10) the appellate...

Court sets July 2 to hear Najib’s appeal to reinstate lawsuit against former AG

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has set July 2 for the hearing of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's appeal to reinstate his RM1.9mil lawsuit against former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas. This was confirmed to Bernama by one of Thomas' lawyers, Haikaldin Mahyidin. The date was fixed during a case management session held on Jan 10...

Former SRC director signed blank cheques, not knowing they were for Umno

KUALA LUMPUR: A former director of SRC International Sdn Bhd Datuk Suboh Md Yassin told the High Court here on Wednesday (Jan 22) that he signed four blank cheques but did not know they were for Umno and Umno Selangor. Datuk Suboh Md Yassin, 74, said he signed the blank cheques after SRC's former chief executive...

Najib directly involved in handing out cheques to Umno, SRC’s lawyer tells court

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has been told that Datuk Seri Najib Razak was the "shadow director" of SRC International Sdn Bhd and was personally and directly involved in handing out cheques worth RM16mil and RM3.5mil to Umno and Selangor Umno. Lawyer Razlan Hadri Zulkifli, representing SRC and its subsidiaries, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd and...