High Court fines Vivian Lee RM5,000 for bak kut teh buka puasa photo


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has fined blogger Alvin Tan's former girlfriend Vivian Lee RM5,000 (or six months’ jail in default) for posting a picture associating bak kut teh with buka puasa (breaking of Ramadan fast) back in 2013.

High Court judge Justice Mohd Sofian Abd Razak made the order after setting aside the five month-22 day sentence against Lee meted out by the Sessions Court previously.

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