SYARIKAT BEKALAN AIR SELANGOR SDN BHD vs TONY PUA KIAM WEE

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2015 MarsdenLR 805

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
SYARIKAT BEKALAN AIR SELANGOR SDN BHD – Appellant
Versus
TONY PUA KIAM WEE – Respondent

Table of Content
1. the defamation action arises from public statements concerning water management. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. the high court's decision was based on the failure of the defendant's defenses. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
3. challenges to the applicability of reynolds privilege were pivotal. (Para 16 , 20 , 34)
4. the appeal was dismissed upholding the lower court's findings. (Para 62)

Azahar Mohamed FCJ:

Introduction

[1] This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal that reversed the judgment of the High Court. The appeal arises from an action brought in the High Court by the appellant, Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (the plaintiff in the High Court). The appellant sued the respondent, Tony Pua Kiam Wee (the defendant in the High Court) for defamation in relation to words that he uttered at a forum that were later published in an article in two local newspapers.

[2] We will describe the parties in this judgment as they appear in the High Court, namely the appellant as the plaintiff and the respondent as the defendant.

[3] The High Court had on 6 June 2012, after full trial, allowed the plaintiffs claim and ordered the defendant to pay RM200,000.00 in general dama

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2015 MarsdenLR 805

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYASYARIKAT BEKALAN AIR SELANGOR SDN BHD – AppellantVersusTONY PUA KIAM WEE – Respondent

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
SYARIKAT BEKALAN AIR SELANGOR SDN BHD – Appellant
Versus
TONY PUA KIAM WEE – Respondent