Federal Court to hear Malaysiakini appeal on gold mine case tomorrow

The Federal Court is scheduled to hear tomorrow Malaysiakini's appeal against a lower court’s decision which found the news portal's reports on the Raub Australian Gold Mine (RAGM) to be defamatory.

The matter will be heard before a five-member bench of the apex court.

In January 2018, the Court of Appeal had ordered Malaysiakini to pay a sum of RM350,000 - RM200,000 in damages and another RM150,000 in legal costs - to RAGM after it ruled that the High Court in Kuala Lumpur had erred...