{
  "id": 9263074,
  "title": "Court denies RimbaWatch’s bids for judicial review against ministries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/court-denies-rimbawatchs-bids-for-judicial-review-against-ministries-9263074",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T03:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/23/court-denies-rimbawatch-s-bids-for-judicial-review-against-ministries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The High Court in Kuala Lumpur recently rejected RimbaWatch's requests for judicial review against two Malaysian ministries. Kumaresan Thurairaju, RimbaWatch's lawyer, revealed that judicial commissioner Azizan Md Arshad dismissed the applications in chambers. The court did not specify any costs for the case. RimbaWatch had previously filed complaints with the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) and the Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection Ministry (KPDN) regarding a fossil fuel company's marketing of a product as carbon neutral, which RimbaWatch claimed was misleading. The watchdog argued that these claims could negatively impact consumer protection and climate protection efforts. KPDN initially informed RimbaWatch that the complaint was outside its jurisdiction, directing the organization to file with NRES, while NRES suggested filing the complaint with KPDN instead. RimbaWatch intends to appeal the ruling and request the court's reasoning behind the decision.",
  "summary": "RimbaWatch lodged complaints with two ministries over the allegedly misleading marketing of a fossil fuel-derived product as 'carbon neutral'.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Court denies RimbaWatch’s bids for judicial review against ministries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/court-denies-rimbawatchs-bids-for-judicial-review-against-ministries",
        "published": "2026-09-23T03:40:00.000Z"
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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."
}