KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown who was sentenced to two years in jail by a Magistrates Court after being found guilty of defaming the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah, will apply to set aside her conviction, her lawyer said today. Lawyer Guok Ngek Seong said he had received instructions … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown was sentenced to two years in jail after she was found guilty of defaming the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Berita Harian reported. Advertisement Magistrate Nik Mohd Tarmizie Nik Mohd Shukri ordered that the prison sentence start from the conviction date, which is today. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Concert organiser Star Planet has won a defamation suit against controversial rapper Namewee who accused the company of being the cause of his 2019 concert cancellation. The court ruled that Namewee, or his real name Wee Meng Chee, must pay damages to the company and its managing director Datuk Alan … Read more
MELAKA, Jan 29 — A man pleaded not guilty in the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge of defaming the Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri, the Melaka Mufti and the chairman of Melaka Sentral Sdn Bhd, two years ago. Abdul Razak Osman, 53, was charged with committing the offence through a TikTok video … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) have confirmed an investigation on Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, who is also known as Papagomo, over a live video about Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on a social media platform that was allegedly defamatory. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department (Investigations/Law) deputy director Datuk … Read more
Jamal had admitted to making the two statements but denied that the statements referred to Maria or that the statements were defamatory.
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean blogger was ordered Wednesday to pay almost $100,000 in damages for defaming the prime minister by sharing an article on Facebook linking the leader to a corruption scandal. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
