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Businessman fails in defamation bid over police reports alleging armed threat

Malaysia Times desk Original: Free Malaysia Today↗ 9/29 18:14 X
Businessman fails in defamation bid over police reports alleging armed threat
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The Court of Appeal says Lim Kok Han failed to prove that Tai Boon Wee, a director of GIIB Holdings Bhd, published or circulated police reports alleging an armed threat.

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The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed Lim Kok Han’s appeal and upheld the High Court’s decision to strike out his defamation suit.

The three-member bench comprising Justices Azman Abdullah, Ahmad Kamal Shahid and Latifah Tahar also ordered Lim to pay Tai Boon Wee RM30,000 in costs.

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Sep 29, 2026
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Sep 29, 2026
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