Guan Eng awarded RM600k in defamation suit against Raja Petra

Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng today was awarded RM600,000 in damages in his defamation suit against blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin over 10 articles regarding the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.

Kuala Lumpur High Court judicial commissioner Mohd Arief Emran Arifin also ordered Raja Petra to pay RM10,000 in costs to Lim.

Today was fixed for a decision on damages in relation to...