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New Straits Times
a day ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
News@9: Today's top headlines - May 30, 2025 [WATCH]
Here are today's biggest stories. 'I'm not a dictator' Stressing the need for an all-out war against corruption, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said any prosecution related to corruption must be based on evidence, not arbitrary instructions. Police have, to date, frozen RM3.8 billion in assets in connection with an investment scam linked to Mobility Beyond Imagination. The East Coast Rail Link project, which stretches across Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor, is expected to be 90 per cent complete by year-end. RM400k for defamation Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has won RM400,000 in damages in her defamation suit against UUM lecturer Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff over two Facebook posts published in 2017. That's it for News@9.
Rakyat Post
a day ago
- Politics
- Rakyat Post
Hannah Yeoh Awarded RM400k After Winning Defamation Suit Against Kamarul Zaman Yusoff
Subscribe to our FREE Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has been The court awards RM400,000 as general and aggravated damages to be paid by the defendant to the plaintiff and RM80,000 in costs. Kamarul claimed that Yeoh was promoting a ''Christian agenda'' through her personal memoir titled ''Becoming Hannah: A Personal Journey.'' He claimed she was using her political platform to advance Christianity and turning Malaysia into a Christian nation. Yeoh filed the lawsuit in 2022 over two of Kamarul's Facebook posts. READ MORE: High Court judge Justice Aliza Sulaiman said Yeoh had proven that the posts were defamatory and painted her as a threat to Islam. In a multiracial and multireligious country where the issue of religion is, of course, very sensitive, this would surely expose the plaintiff to hatred, ridicule and contempt. Judge Aliza The judge additionally dismissed Kamarul's claim that his comments were aimed at DAP as a political party because he had explicitly named Yeoh in both his pleadings and the title of one of his posts. Hannah Yeoh. Image: Malay Mail The court also dismissed Yeoh's application for Kamarul to issue a public apology, saying the act could be seen as insincere, but granted her an injunction to restrain the defendant, his servants, or agents from republishing the impugned words or similar statements. When met by reporters, Yeoh expressed her gratitude to her legal team, adding that justice finally prevailed. She reiterated that the allegations were entirely false and hopes no one will resort to ''exploiting religious sentiments or spreading baseless accusations'' about her or her book. The court has acknowledged that the issue at hand involved religious sentiment. In a multiracial and multireligious country like ours, invoking such sentiments is akin to playing with fire. It is dangerous, especially when it involves slander. I believe slander is prohibited in Islam. Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh Meanwhile, Kamarul asserted that his statements were justified and will file an appeal to the Court of Appeal in the near future to challenge the decision. READ MORE: READ MORE: Share your thoughts with us via TRP's . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Hannah Yeoh menang saman fitnah
KUALA LUMPUR: Mahkamah Tinggi hari ini membuat keputusann yang memihak kepada Ahli Parlimen Segambut Hannah Yeoh, dan mengarahkan pensyarah Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, membayar ganti rugi sebanyak RM400,000 berikutan kenyataan fitnah yang dibuatnya lapan tahun lepas. Keputusan itu dibacakan oleh Hakim Datuk Aliza Sulaiman yang membenarkan tuntutan Hannah selepas menolak hujah defendan bahawa beliau tidak mempunyai locus standi untuk memulakan saman tersebut. Saman fitnah yang difailkan pada 2022 itu tercetus daripada dua hantaran Facebook oleh Kamarul Zaman antara 10 dan 17 Mei 2017, dengan beliau mendakwa Hannah mempunyai agenda memurtadkan dan menggunakan platform politiknya untuk mempromosikan agama Kristian. Beliau juga merujuk kepada autobiografi Hannah bertajuk Becoming Hannah: A Personal Journey sebagai bukti kepada agenda Kristian yang didakwa, serta mendakwa Hannah berhasrat untuk menjadikan Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara Kristian. Dalam penyataan pembelaannya, Kamarul Zaman menafikan bahawa hantaran tersebut adalah fitnah dan menegaskan kenyataannya adalah berasas. Judge Aliza further held that if the defendant genuinely believed the plaintiff had committed an offence, lodging a police report would have been sufficient. Instead, the defendant chose to publish it on Facebook. She noted that the publication was not in dispute, and it was evident from both the titles and content that the statements were directed specifically at the plaintiff. The judge also rejected the defence's contention that the first publication was aimed at DAP as a political party, rather than the plaintiff personally. 'Even the defendant's own pleadings mentioned the plaintiff by name, and the title of the article made the target unmistakable. The defendant's personal understanding of the book is not relevant, as what matters is how an ordinary reader would interpret the statements. 'The readers would reasonably believe that the plaintiff was spreading Christianity unlawfully and, by implication, committing a crime,' she said. Judge Aliza allowed the plaintiff's claim upon finding that the plaintiff had established her case on a balance of probabilities and that the defendant had acted with malice. 'The court awards RM400,000 as general and aggravated damages to be paid by the defendant to the plaintiff. This means, RM200,000 per publication and RM80,000 in costs,' she said. The judge, however, dismissed Hannah's application for Kamarul Zaman to issue a public apology, saying that such an apology could be seen as insincere. She also granted an injunction to restrain the defendant, his servants, or agents from republishing the impugned words or similar statements. Hannah was present in court today, accompanied by her counsel, Sangeet Kaur Deo, while the defendant, Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, was not in attendance.
Malaysiakini
2 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Defamation: Lecturer ordered to pay Yeoh RM400k
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) lecturer Kamarul Zaman Yusoff has been ordered to pay RM400,000 in damages to Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh. The Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision was in relation to Kamarul's Facebook posts in 2017, which defamed the DAP lawmaker. Judge Aliza Sulaiman awarded...
Borneo Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- Borneo Post
Hannah Yeoh wins defamation suit, Kamarul Zaman ordered to pay RM400k in damages
Hannah Yeoh KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): The High Court has ruled in favour of Segambut Member of Parliament Hannah Yeoh and ordered Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) lecturer Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff to pay RM400,000 in damages for the defamatory remarks he made eight years ago. The decision was delivered by Judge Datuk Aliza Sulaiman, who allowed Hannah's claim after finding no merit in the defendant's submission that she lacked locus standi to initiate the suit. The defamation suit, filed in 2022, arose from two Facebook posts made by Kamarul Zaman between May 10 and May 17, 2017, in which he alleged that Hannah had a proselytising agenda and was using her political platform to advance Christianity. He also cited her autobiography, Becoming Hannah: A Personal Journey, as evidence of her purported Christian agenda, further alleging that she sought to turn Malaysia into a Christian nation. In his statement of defence, Kamarul Zaman denied that the posts were defamatory and asserted that his statements were justified. Judge Aliza held that the court was satisfied the plaintiff, Hannah, had discharged the burden of proof on a balance of probabilities in establishing that the first and second posts were defamatory of her. 'He (defendant) suggests the plaintiff (Hannah) is a threat to Islam and used her position to 'Christianise' the country. 'In a multiracial and multireligious country where the issue of religion is, of course, very sensitive, this would surely expose the plaintiff to hatred, ridicule and contempt,' she said. The judge further noted that the defendant had pleaded the defences of justification, fair comment and qualified privilege, but found that none had been successfully established. 'Even if the defences of fair comment and qualified privilege were established, the plaintiff had pleaded particulars of malice in the reply to the defence, and in my view has proven on the balance of probabilities that the defendant was actuated by malice,' said the judge. Judge Aliza further held that if the defendant genuinely believed the plaintiff had committed an offence, lodging a police report would have been sufficient. Instead, the defendant chose to publish it on Facebook. She noted that the publication was not in dispute, and it was evident from both the titles and content that the statements were directed specifically at the plaintiff. The judge also rejected the defence's contention that the first publication was aimed at DAP as a political party, rather than the plaintiff personally. 'Even the defendant's own pleadings mentioned the plaintiff by name, and the title of the article made the target unmistakable. The defendant's personal understanding of the book is not relevant, as what matters is how an ordinary reader would interpret the statements. 'The readers would reasonably believe that the plaintiff was spreading Christianity unlawfully and, by implication, committing a crime,' she said. Judge Aliza allowed the plaintiff's claim upon finding that the plaintiff had established her case on a balance of probabilities and that the defendant had acted with malice. 'The court awards RM400,000 as general and aggravated damages to be paid by the defendant to the plaintiff. This means, RM200,000 per publication and RM80,000 in costs,' she said. The judge, however, dismissed Hannah's application for Kamarul Zaman to issue a public apology, saying that such an apology could be seen as insincere. She also granted an injunction to restrain the defendant, his servants, or agents from republishing the impugned words or similar statements. Hannah was present in court today, accompanied by her counsel, Sangeet Kaur Deo, while the defendant, Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, was not in attendance. – Bernama Court defamation suit Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff Hannah Yeoh lead
