Malaysia’s Leading News Portal Imperiled by Lawsuit Reversal

Jan 21, 2018

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On Jan. 12, a Malaysian appellate court overturned an earlier High Court ruling in favor of Malaysiakini, Malaysia's leading independent news portal, in a defamation case initiated by a politically connected mining operation for remarks at a press conference by opponents of the mine.

Malaysiakini must now pay a crippling RM200,000 in damages and RM150,00…

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