Ex-MAS chairman negotiating for settlement in suit against news portal

By M Mageswari, The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysia Airlines executive chairman Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli is negotiating with the publisher of online news portal The Malaysian Insider and two others for a possible settlement in his RM200mil defamation suit against them.

The parties informed High Court judge Justice Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal in chambers here Monday over the possible out-of-court settlement.

Lawyer Lim Kian Leong acted for Tajudin while lead counsel George Miranda represented the defendants.

Speaking to reporters later, Miranda said that the parties were in negotiation to work out a settlement.

“We will inform the judge on Sept 28 whether the parties have reached any out-of-the-court settlement,” added Miranda.

Lim also confirmed this to the media after the suit was called for case management for the first time.

Tajudin had named The Malaysian Insider Sdn Bhd, its chief executive officer/editor Jahabar Sadiq and reporter Shazwan Mustafa Kamal as defendants in the suit filed on Aug 18.