{
  "id": 10678517,
  "title": "Businessman fails in defamation bid over police reports alleging armed threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/businessman-fails-in-defamation-bid-over-police-reports-alleging-10678517",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/29/businessman-fails-in-defamation-bid-over-police-reports-alleging-armed-threat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Businessman Lim Kok Han's attempt to sue over two police reports alleging an armed threat has failed, as the Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed his appeal. The High Court had previously struck out his defamation suit. The reports, lodged by Tai Boon Wee on June 14 and 15, 2023, claimed Lim had threatened him with a pistol during a confrontation. Lim argued the reports were defamatory, but the Court found he could not prove the reports were published or circulated by Tai. The judges did not need to rule on other defenses, such as justification or absolute privilege, as Lim had not established publication. The case is part of a broader corporate dispute between the two men.",
  "summary": "The Court of Appeal says Lim Kok Han failed to prove that Tai Boon Wee, a director of GIIB Holdings Bhd, published or circulated police reports alleging an armed threat.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Businessman fails in defamation bid over police reports alleging armed threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/businessman-fails-in-defamation-bid-over-police-reports-alleging",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:14:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}