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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has served a formal legal notice on PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, demanding a public apology, withdrawal of statements, and financial compensation for remarks made outside Parliament in June.
Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng have secured a High Court victory against Bloomberg, with each awarded $230,000 in damages over an article concerning property transactions.
Singapore's High Court has ordered Bloomberg to pay S$230,000 in defamation damages to each of two cabinet ministers over a 2024 article about luxury property transactions, finding the report had impugned their integrity.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has reduced a defamation award from US$1 million to RM800,000, confirming the original finding of libel while rejecting punitive damages in favour of genuine compensation principles.
Malaysia's High Court has overturned an earlier acquittal and directed political activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin to present his defence against defamation allegations involving His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has determined that registered societies cannot initiate defamation lawsuits, finding they lack the legal personality and reputational interests necessary to mount such claims.
Jakarta police have detained ex-minister Roy Suryo and activist Tifa Tyassuma on defamation charges connected to long-disputed allegations about former president Jokowi's diploma authenticity.
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Malaysia's Court of Appeal has significantly reduced defamation damages awarded to DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng against former premier Muhyiddin Yassin, slashing the sum from RM1.05 million to RM450,000 in a Putrajaya decision.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has significantly reduced damages awarded to DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng in his defamation case against former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, cutting the sum from RM1.05 million to RM450,000.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has upheld a defamation judgment in favour of Lim but significantly reduced the damages from the High Court's original assessment, cutting both aggravated and exemplary damages awards.