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9th June 2007, NSTMCA Public Service and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong today filed a defamation suit against Guang Ming Daily for publishing a report which allegedly referred him as"Ah Long King".The suit was filed at the High Court (Civil Division) Registry through Messrs Amrit & Co.Named as defendants in the suit were the Chinese daily’s publisher, Guang-Ming RiBao Sdn Bhd, and

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5th. May, 2007 NSTFormer D-G sues fisheries authority chairmanKUALA LUMPUR: The former director-general of Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority has filed a libel suit against the authority’s chairman, Adam Abdul Hamid.Datuk Annas Khatib Jaafar, who retired on April 22, filed the suit through Dasuki and Co at the High Court here yesterday. He is seeking general damages, compensation, and

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McCurry' to pay damages over nameSeptember 08, 2006The High Court of Malaysian has ordered an Indian eatery called McCurry Restaurant to pay damages to US fast food giant McDonald's for imitating the chain restaurant's name and signature colours.High Court judge Siti Mariah Ahmad yesterday ruled McDonald's had the exclusive right to the prefix "Mc'', and said the McCurry Restaurant, which has

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By A. ASOHANJanuary 20, 2007Defamation suit to test the limits of freedom of speech in cyberspaceIT HAS been threatening to happen for some time now and few who follow developments in the online world were caught by surprise. When the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP) filed a defamation suit against Malaysian bloggers Ahirudin Attan and Ooi Chuan Aun (a.k.a. Jeff Ooi), the company must have

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December 21, 2005We now hear of a competent Magistrate. His name is Azroul Hisham Azulan.At the proceedings of Sharifah Aini's defamation suit, all the witnesses were ready. Singer Datuk Sharifah Aini Syed Jaafar was in the courtroom, hoping the defamation against her would begin after a few false starts.Magistrate Azroul Hisham Azulan would not proceed to hear the case.Azroul wanted to know

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March 19, 2006Civil Engineering Design Consultant, Maunsell Sharma & Zakaria, the consulting firm for the design of Ampang-KL Elevated Highway (KLT) has sued Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd for RM50mil for libel.Maunsell Sharma & Zakaria Sdn Bhd, filed the suit at the Civil Division High Court registry at Wisma Denmark in Jalan Ampang here yesterday through their lawyer D.P. Vijandran.In the suit, the firm

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Thiruchelvasegaram a/l Manickavasegar v Mahadevi a/p Nadchatiram [2000] 5 MLJ 465 HIGH COURT (KUALA LUMPUR) — CIVIL SUITS NOS S2(S5)–23–04 OF 1997 AND S5–23–08 OF 1997 JAMES FOONG J 22 JANUARY 2000 Catchwords Tort — Conspiracy —Conspiracy to defame —Allegation of incest —Agreement to conspire — Whether provedSummary The plaintiff and the defendant are both advocates and solicitors

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[1999] 6 MLJ 101 Perunding Alam Bina Sdn Bhd v Errol Oh & Ors HIGH COURT (KUALA LUMPUR) — SUIT NO S5–23–05 OF 1996 JAMES FOONG J 15 AUGUST 1998 Catchwords Tort — Defamation — Imputation of unprofessionalism and negligence of architects — Objective test of reasonable man with ordinary intelligence and of general knowledge and experience in worldly affairs applied — Whether defence

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Lim Kit Siang v Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik & Ors [1997] 5 MLJ 523 HIGH COURT (KUALA LUMPUR) — CIVIL SUIT NO S3–23–75–1993 CONSOLIDATED WITH CIVIL SUIT NO S2–22–520–1993 ZAINUN ALI JC 7 NOVEMBER 1996 Catchwords Tort — Defamation — Libel — Whether actual words must be pleaded — Whether words attributed to first defendant capable of bearing defamatory meaning — Whether plaintiff has

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[2002] 2 MLJ 278 Dato’ Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik v Krishna Kumar s/o Sivasubramaniam HIGH COURT (KUALA LUMPUR) — CIVIL SUIT NO S3(S2)–23–37 OF 2000 ARIFIN ZAKARIA J 9 FEBRUARY 2002 Catchwords Civil Procedure — Particulars — Application for further and better particulars — Statement of claim and statement of defence — Particulars may be sought only of matters arising from

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[2000] 6 MLJ 532 Ummi Hafilda bte Ali & Anor v Karangkraf Sdn Bhd & Ors (No 2) HIGH COURT (KUALA LUMPUR) — SUIT NO S2(S5)–23–38 OF 1999 KAMALANATHAN RATNAM J 31 MAY 2000 Catchwords Tort — Defamation — Libel — Allegation of wedding reception of single woman and involvement in defaming Deputy Prime Minister — Attempt to stir hatred against plaintiffs — Deprivation of opportunity

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JB JEYARETNAM v GOH CHOK TONG [1985] 1 MLJ 334 (also [1984-1985] SLR 516) OCJ SINGAPORE — SUIT NO 4474 OF 1981 THEAN J 28 NOVEMBER 1984 Catchwords Defamation — Slander — Words published by defendant at press conference — Whether defamatory of plaintiff Fair comment — Qualified privilege — Damages and injunction — Defamation Act (Cap 32), s 5 Summary The plaintiff, the

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MGG Pillai v Vincent Tan Chee Yioun & other appealsCOURT OF APPEAL (KUALA LUMPUR)— CIVIL APPEAL NOS W–02–221–94, W–02–222–94 AND W–02–223–94LAMIN PCA, GOPAL SRI RAM JCA AND ABU MANSOR JCA[1995] 2 MLJ 49322 MAY 1995CatchwordsTort — Defamation — Libel in magazine — Apology — Whether sufficient and unqualified apology — Whether merely conditional apologyTort — Damages — Defamation — Apportionment of

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Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd and others[1998] 3 WLR 862, [1998] 3 All ER 961, [1998] EMLR 723Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Lord Bingham of Cornhill C.J., Hirst and Robert Walker L.JJ. Defamation - Privilege - Qualified - Newspaper publication concerning public figure engaged in political events - Whether defence of qualified privilege available - Whether privilege attaching to

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Defamation SuitDefamation — Parties — Corporation — Newspaper article alleging monitoring by Saudi Arabia of bank accounts of prominent businessmen to prevent transfer of funds to terrorist organisations — Businessman and his trading company named — Whether proof of special damage an essential element in libel — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt 1, art 10Jameel and Another v Wall Street Journal

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Liew - vs - CheahCOURT OF APPEAL, MALAYSIACoramGOPAL SRI RAM JCASITI NORMA YAAKOB JCAABDUL KADIR SULAIMAN JCA11 JANUARY 2001JudgmentGopal Sri Ram, JCA(delivering the judgment of the court)1. There is only one issue in this appeal. It has to do with the quantum of damages in a libel action. The appellants complain that the Judge gave too much. The respondents say that it is too little.[a] They

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Insas Bhd vs Samuels20 OCTOBER 2004JudgmentRK Nathan, J1. This is a libel action instituted by the plaintiffs against the defendants arising out of the publication of a feature article entitled "Malaysian Justice on Trial" ("the said article") which was published in the November 1993 issue of the International Commercial Litigation Magazine ("the magazine"). The magazine is published in London

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