Free Malaysia Today

Free Malaysia Today (FMT)
Type Daily online newspaper
Owner(s) MToday News Sdn. Bhd.
Founded 2009
Political alignment Independent
Headquarters Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia
Website www.freemalaysiatoday.com

Free Malaysia Today (FMT) is an independent, bilingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs, published since 2009.[1] It is today one of Malaysia's most accessed news sites, with an average 300,000 daily visitors.

Controversy

Defamatory content and legal suit

In early 2015, the newspaper has been sued by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for its defamatory content titled "Guan Eng has failed, says NGO".[2] Lim later won the suit and the newspaper was ordered to pay damages for MYR300,000 to him.[3]

In May 2016, the Court of Appeal quashed the RM300,000 in damages awarded to Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FMT About Us".
  2. ↑ Imran Hilmy (20 January 2015). "Penang CM testifies in defamation suit". The Sun. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Zalinah Noordin (4 August 2015). "Guan Eng wins RM300,000 in damages over defamatory article". The Rakyat Post. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Court of Appeal reverse verdict".


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