KUALA LUMPUR: Former transport minister Tan Sri Ong Tee Keat filed a RM12 million defamation suit against businessman Tan Sri Robert Phang Miow Sin over his statements carried by the Chinese press in June. Ong, 58, filed the suit yesterday at the Seremban High Court. The former Pandan member of parliament is seeking RM8 million in general damages and RM4 million in aggravated damages. Ong claimed Phang, 75, had allegedly uttered defamatory words concerning his character and conduct published in the newspapers.
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