Anand Ponnudurai J:

JUDGMENT

INTRODUCTION

[1]The Plaintiffs commenced this present defamation action against the Defendant based on five publications published during her tenure as the Communication Chief of Wanita Keadilan of the People’s Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) (“PKR”). In addition, the 1^st and 2^nd Plaintiffs have also mounted a claim against the Defendant for the tort of malicious falsehood.

[2]A full trial was conducted. I will first set out the background facts, followed by the parties’ respective contentions/submissions and thereafter my analysis of the evidence in relation to the agreed issues to be tried in this matter to determine whether the Plaintiffs’ claim should succeed.

THE PARTIES

[3]The 1^st Plaintiff is a company providing management services and investment holding while the 2^nd Plaintiff is a company in the construction business. Both companies are related.

[4]The 3^rd Plaintiff is the majority shareholder and a director of the 1^st and 2^nd Plaintiffs.

[5]The Defendant was previously the Communications Chief of Wanita Keadilan and is currently still a member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), a political party registered in Penang, Malaysia under the Societies A