Appeals court throws out lawyer's bid to challenge departure levy

A lawyer lost his appeal in the Court of Appeal today to challenge the imposition of a departure levy on Malaysians travelling overseas.

A three-member bench comprising judges Yaacob Md Sam, Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, and Azman Abdullah dismissed R Kengadharan’s appeal with no order as to costs.

Judge Azman, who...