Alice Loke Yee Ching J:

Introduction

[1] The Plaintiff's suit is premised on the publication of three articles, two of which appeared on The Star Online, owned by the 1st Defendant, and the third in the Facebook account of the 3rd Defendant. He claims the contents have defamed him, for which he seeks to be compensated in damages.

Material Facts

[2] The Plaintiff is a Malaysian artist, radio announcer, and television talk show host. He is known by the name 'Jason Lo', and is no stranger to fans of the music industry.

[3] At the material time, he was also the Director and former Chief Executive Officer of a telecommunication company known as Tune Talk Sdn Bhd. He has his own record label and event promotion company known as 'Fat Boys Record'.

[4] The 1st Defendant is the proprietor, publisher, printer, and distributor of a daily newspaper, 'The Star.' It is common knowledge that The Star is one of the mainstream newspapers with a wide circulation in Malaysia. The 1st Defendant is also the owner, host, and administrator of a website known as 'The Star Online', the address of which is 'http://www.thestar.com.my'. At all material times, The Star Online could be assessed by any user of