Former Finance Minister's Defamation Appeal Rejected

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Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng lost his appeal in a defamation case against Datuk Tan Teik Cheng and The Star, with court ruling in favor of Tan and ordering Lim to pay legal costs.

: Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng failed in his appeal today over his defamation suit against MCA vice-president Datuk Tan Teik Cheng and the English daily, The Star.

The court also ordered Lim to pay RM30,000 to Tan and RM40,000 to The Star Media Group Berhad in legal costs. He said the court found that Tan’s article, including the statement in question, was a matter of public interest and Tan had merely called on Lim to provide an explanation on allegations that Lim had not denied.

He said it was open to Lim to also respond by submitting a letter-in-reply to the “Letter to the Editor” section of The Star online, which would have allowed him to address the issue.

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