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THE Shah Alam High Court has set September 4 to decide if an interim injunction should be granted to businessman Datuk Seri Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak and two others to bar news portal, MalaysiaNow from further publishing articles about him.
The court adjourned the matter for decision after hearing continued submissions from both sides.
According to Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam who is lead counsel for Farhash, the plaintiffs submitted reasons why an injunction was necessary at this time.
"The court will make a decision on September 4," he confirmed.
Rajan was assisted by Aswath Ramakrishna and Oazair Tyeb while the defendants were represented by Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Singh
It was earlier reported that Farhash and the two others had filed an RM10 million defamation suit against MalaysiaNow and its editor over reports linked to an alleged issuance of a mining licence in Sabah.
The other plaintiffs are Bumi Suria Sdn Bhd (first plaintiff) and businessman Datuk Mohd Aminudin Mustaph (third plaintiff).
The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit at the Shah Alam High Court on July 30 by naming MNow Media Sdn Bhd and Muhammad Abd Ar-Rahman Koya as defendants.
According to court documents, the plaintiffs claimed the MalaysiaNow reports were defamatory as they alleged the second and third plaintiffs had abused their positions to secure licences unlawfully, were involved in corruption and unethical practices, and harmed their reputation as businessmen and public figures.
They further claimed the impugned articles were false and misleading, published without verification and with malicious intent, creating the impression that they were corrupt, dishonest and unprincipled. - August 28, 2025