1. ) GRACEFUL FRONTIER SDN BHD 2. ) GOLDEN CASTLE CITY SDN BHD 3. ) GOLDEN HIGHWAY LANDMARK SDN BHD 4. ) PENTAS OTO SDN BHD 5. ) HIGHWAY CITY LAND SDN BHD 6. ) GOLDEN HIGHWAY AUTO-CITY SDN BHD 7. ) GOLDEN STAR LAND SDN BHD v 1. ) THEOW SAY KOW @ TEOH KIANG SENG 2. ) RAVIN MOHANRAJ VELLO

pa-22ncvc-220-11-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 August 2025 • PA-22NCvC-220-11/2020 • 52 min read

60 cases cited (3 SG, 57 foreign)

Catchwords

1. This is a libel suit. The Defendants are said to have published a Notice in a newspaper which is defamatory of the Plaintiffs. 2. The Plaintiffs sued the Defendants. The Defendants mounted a host of defences, and a counterclaim. 3. Who should succeed?

Judges (1)

Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James Delivered

Parties (9)

GOLDEN CASTLE CITY Sdn Bhd Plaintiff GOLDEN HIGHWAY AUTO-CITY Sdn Bhd Plaintiff GOLDEN HIGHWAY LANDMARK Sdn Bhd Plaintiff GOLDEN STAR LAND Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Graceful Frontier Sdn Bhd Plaintiff HIGHWAY CITY LAND Sdn Bhd Plaintiff PENTAS OTO Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Ravin Mohanraj Vello Defendant Theow Say Kow @ Teoh Kiang Seng Defendant

Statutes Cited

Defamation Act

s 8 s 9

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 114(g)

Cases Cited (60)

SG (1)

[1994] SGCA 97

SLR (2)

[1994] 2 SLR(R) 1070 [1994] 3 SLR 801

UK (4)

[1894] 1 QB 838 [1917] AC 309 [1975] AC 135 [1989] 1 WLR 1109

MY (53)

[1973] 1 MLRH 153 [1973] 2 MLJ 56 [1988] 1 CLJ 771 [1988] 2 MLJ 173 [1989] 3 MLJ 1 [1995] 2 AMR 1776 [1995] 2 CLJ 912 [1995] 2 MLJ 493 [1995] 4 MLRH 877 [1996] 1 MLJ 393 [1999] 1 AMR 753 [1999] 1 CLJ 461 [1999] 1 MLJ 371 [2001] 2 AMR 2320 [2001] 2 CLJ 385 [2005] 2 CLJ 569 [2005] 2 CLJ 645 [2005] 3 AMR 1 [2005] 3 AMR 189 [2005] 3 MLJ 485 [2005] 3 MLJ 494 [2011] 6 MLJ 623 [2011] 8 MLRH 175 [2015] 6 AMR 66 [2015] 6 MLJ 187 [2015] 8 CLJ 477 [2017] 10 CLJ 657 [2017] 4 MLJ 611 [2017] AMEJ 0505 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2018] 4 AMR 745 [2018] 8 AMR 558 [2019] 1 MLJ 580 [2019] 2 CLJ 631 [2019] 4 CLJ 301 [2019] 4 MLJ 259 [2020] 3 MLJ 482 [2021] 2 MLJ 514 [2021] 4 CLJ 155 [2021] 5 MLJ 79 [2021] 6 AMR 545 [2021] 7 CLJ 145 [2021] AMEJ 0200 [2022] 3 MLJ 758 [2022] 4 AMR 695 [2022] 5 CLJ 487 [2023] 11 MLJ 234 [2023] 4 CLJ 252 [2024] 3 MLJ 937 [2024] 4 CLJ 657 [2024] 4 MLJ 260 [2024] 5 AMR 341 [2024] 6 CLJ 635

Judgment

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