Journalists not required to reveal sources in defamation cases, according to landmark High Court ruling

KUALA LUMPUR: Reporters are not required to reveal sources in a defamation case, the High Court held in a landmark ruling.

High Court judge Justice Lau Bee Lan dismissed an application by Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing over the issue of whether a journalist had to reveal his sources in a defamation case.