Business, markets and economy news from Malaysia.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has ruled that registered societies lack the legal standing to pursue defamation claims, rejecting Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia's appeal in a landmark decision on organisational rights.
Malaysia's High Court has ruled that the Prime Minister cannot be compelled to testify in a RM30 million civil suit, determining he does not qualify as a material witness to the case.
Malaysia's High Court has cancelled a subpoena that would have required Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to give evidence in a RM30 million civil dispute involving businessman Datuk Vinod Balachandra Sekhar and his wife.