THE decision of the High Court judge of Kuala Lumpur two years ago gave confidence to the online news website Malaysiakini in facing the lawsuit of Raub Australian Gold Mining (RAGM), which stated that it had been defamed by Malaysiakini’s reports. It was quite a shock for Malaysiakini when the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s appeal judge on Thursday two weeks ago annulled the court’s previous verdict.

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