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An appellate court has ruled that a 13-year-old girl, the sole survivor of a catastrophic crash, is entitled to full compensation for her lifelong care needs, despite her father bearing substantial responsibility for the accident.
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Malaysia's Court of Appeal has significantly reduced defamation damages awarded to DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng in his case against former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, cutting the amount from RM1.05 million to RM450,000.
A Malaysian court has upheld an order freezing RM195 million in accounts belonging to Bersatu, the political party founded by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in a decision that deepens the party's financial troubles.
An elderly Malaysian man has been sent to prison after failing to settle a RM1,000 fine stemming from an incident in which he physically assaulted a police officer by pushing and slapping him during an identity verification stop.