Situated in the eastern foothills of the Main Range, it began in the 1880s as a gold-mining settlement. Raub is the Malay word meaning "scoop with one's hands," and at one time the ore was reputedly so abundant that this was a common method of working. The Australian Gold Mining Company began production in 1889 at nearby Koman Hill.
Federal Court judge Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli says from the pleadings and contents of the articles and videos, Malaysiakini had subscribed to a belief in the truth and accuracy of the defamatory imputations against Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd on health concerns arising among Bukit Koman villagers in Raub, Pahang, over the company's gold …
The plaintiff, Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd ("Raub"), was a company involved in gold mining. The 1st defendant, Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd (collectively with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants is referred to as "Mkini" where applicable) owns and operates the online news portal known as Malaysiakini. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants were the assistant news editor, …
RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING SDN BHD Federal Court, Putrajaya Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Zaleha Yusof, Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal FCJJ [Civil Appeal Nos: 02(f)-61-08-2018(W)] 2 July 2021 [2021] 5 MLRA 37 JUDGMENT [1] The factual background of the case and the leave questions posed for our determination have ...
According to the statement of apology, Raub Australian was operating a carbon-in-leach gold recovery plant at Bukit Koman under Mining Certificate 483, now known as Mining Lease 1669. The company said the defamatory statements had arisen when concerns raised by the residents of Kampung Bukit Koman through BCAC were published in various media.
In Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd & Ors v Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd [2021] 7 CLJ 145, the 7 questions of law (a.k.a Leave Questions) relating to the media defences before the Federal Court are set out below:-1. Whether reportage is in law a separate defence from qualified privilege or the Reynolds defence of responsible journalism and whether ...
JUDGMENT. Ramly Ali FCJ: [1] The appellant, Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd (also known as RAGM), filed an action against the respondent for libel and malicious falsehood. On 17 May 2016, the High Court dismissed the claim and on 21 October 2016, the Court of Appeal dismissed its appeal. Hence, the present appeal before us.
Explored and founded in the 18th century, it became famous in the early 20th century when large scale mining operations were undertaken by Raub Australian Gold Mine (RAGM), a company registered in 1889 in Queensland, Australia. Initially known as Australian Syndicate Ltd and later as Australian Gold Mining Co. Ltd in 1892. RAGM operated until 1961.
The claimant (Respondent in the proceedings before the Federal Court), Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd ("RAGM"), is a gold mining company that mines and produces gold dore bars at its Carbon-in-Leach ("CIL") plant. The plant is in Bukit Koman in the district of Raub, Pahang (the "Plant"). RAGM commenced its operations on or about February ...
Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd - V - Hue Shieh Lee 2 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT 1. The appellant, Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd (also known as RAGM), filed an action against the respondent for libel and malicious falsehood. On 17.5.2016, the High Court dismissed the claim and on 21.10.2016 the Court of Appeal dismissed its appeal.
Malaysian court rules in favor of activist accused of defamation by transnational mining company Date: 21 Mar 2019 Content Type: Article; Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd v. Hue Shieh Lee [2019.02.13] Date: 13 Feb 2019 Content Type: Article; Federal Court dismisses Raub Australian Gold Mining's appeal in defamation suit Date: 13 Feb 2019 ...
Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd (in creditors' voluntary liquidation) v Hue Shieh Lee, [2019] 3 MLJ 720. In my opinion, the second set of words complained of are not the actual or uttered or published by the defendant to a third party against the plaintiff. Instead, the second set of words complained of is in fact a report or statement by ...
In a statement, Peninsular Gold said its wholly-owned subsidiary Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd (RAGM), which operates the Raub gold mine, has been in discussions with the Malaysian authorities regarding additional operational requirements which the authorities have sought to attach to the current environmental consent which governs the operations there.
The Federal Court has dismissed Malaysiakini's appeal against a lower court decision that ruled in favour of Raub Australian Gold Mining (RAGM) defamation suit. Along with the ruling came an order for the news portal to pay RAGM an additional RM200,000 in costs, on top of the RM350,000 in costs and damages awarded by the Court of Appeal in 2018
PUTRAJAYA - The Federal Court here today upheld the Court of Appeal's order that news portal Malaysiakini and three others have to pay RM200,000 in damages to Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd (RAGM) over the publication of defamatory articles relating to gold mining activities in Bukit Koman, Raub Pahang.The five-member bench led by Federal Court judge …