KUALA LUMPUR: Masterskill Education Group Bhd (MEGB) is filing a cross appeal on the quantum of damages awarded over the visuals of its college on a TV3 news report and is now seeking RM100 million in damages.
MEGB said on Friday, May 13 that Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd (STMB) had appealed against the decision of the High Court on April 28 where MEGB was awarded RM250,000.
'The plaintiff (MEGB) has instructed its solicitors to file a cross appeal on the quantum of damages awarded in order to enhance and increase the quantum to RM100 million,' it said.
To recap, MEGB won its suit against STMB over the visuals of its college on a TV3 news report about 60 colleges which had been deregistered.
On April 28, the High Court founds that MEGB's unit Masterskill (M) Sdn Bhd had successfully proven STMB during the TV3 Buletin Utama defamed Masterskill by''showing visuals of the Masterskill college.
The visuals were shown during the narration that 60 colleges had been deregistered even though this news had nothing to do with Masterskill group.
The High Court then found STMB liable for defamation''and''awarded damages of RM200,000 and costs of RM50,000 to Masterskill.
MEGB said on Friday, May 13 that Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd (STMB) had appealed against the decision of the High Court on April 28 where MEGB was awarded RM250,000.
'The plaintiff (MEGB) has instructed its solicitors to file a cross appeal on the quantum of damages awarded in order to enhance and increase the quantum to RM100 million,' it said.
To recap, MEGB won its suit against STMB over the visuals of its college on a TV3 news report about 60 colleges which had been deregistered.
On April 28, the High Court founds that MEGB's unit Masterskill (M) Sdn Bhd had successfully proven STMB during the TV3 Buletin Utama defamed Masterskill by''showing visuals of the Masterskill college.
The visuals were shown during the narration that 60 colleges had been deregistered even though this news had nothing to do with Masterskill group.
The High Court then found STMB liable for defamation''and''awarded damages of RM200,000 and costs of RM50,000 to Masterskill.
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