{
  "id": 1445232,
  "title": "Aliff Syukri allowed to hold off apology to ex-minister Kadir pending appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/aliff-syukri-allowed-to-hold-off-apology-to-ex-minister-kadir-pending",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:30:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1513021/aliff-syukri-allowed-hold-apology-ex-minister-kadir-pending-appeal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has granted entrepreneur and social media figure Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri Kamaruzaman a temporary reprieve from issuing an apology to former Tourism Minister Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir pending the result of his appeal at the Court of Appeal. The court also allowed Aliff's proposal for the RM250,000 damages awarded to be paid into Abdul Kadir's solicitors stakeholder account while the appeal is being resolved. However, Aliff is still barred from publishing or causing the publication of any statement identical or similar in effect to the defamatory remarks made against Abdul Kadir. On April 29, the judge ordered Aliff to pay RM250,000 in damages and RM50,000 in legal fees for making false claims about unpaid investment debts. Abdul Kadir had accused Aliff of demanding RM30 million for a joint venture project and alleged that the project's documentation was fabricated. Aliff's lawyer stated that the court accepted his client's argument that he had no alternative means to recover the debt other than publishing the defamatory statement.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today allowed entrepreneur and social media personality Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri Kamaruzaman to defer an order requiring him to apologise to former Tourism Minister Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir for defamation.",
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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."
}