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A High Court has ordered former senator Daljit Singh to pay MRCB executive vice-chairman Salim Fateh Din RM275,000, comprising RM175,000 in defamation damages and costs, plus a RM100,000 loan repayment.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has formally demanded a public apology from PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man over statements made in June. The legal action seeks withdrawal of remarks, damages, and a written undertaking against repetition.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has formally demanded a response from PAS Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man over statements allegedly made against him outside Parliament, marking an escalation in tensions between the two figures.
Businesswoman Sofia Rini Buyong is set to appear at the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court to face criminal defamation charges relating to an allegedly defamatory statement she made.
A Malaysian appeals court has ruled that serving court orders on banks does not constitute libel, determining that allowing such claims would jeopardise the enforcement of legal judgments.
The Court of Appeal has set July 13 for case management in the defamation appeal involving Zaid Ibrahim and several lawyers against the Bar Council, following Justice Latifah Tahar's recusal from the bench.