KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index finished marginally higher, supported by strong buying interest in consumer-related counters, amid mixed performance across regional markets. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose by 1.40 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 1,711.39 from Tuesday's close of 1,709.99. The key index opened 12.36 points firmer at 1,722.35 and moved between 1,711.31 and 1,722.63 throughout the session. Market breadth was negative, with losers leading gainers 678 to 493, while 549 counters were unchanged, 1,016 untraded and 34 suspended. Turnover increased to 4.50 billion units worth RM3.45 billion from 3.93 billion units worth RM3.45 billion on Tuesday.
Yesterday, the Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed the Home Ministry's application to stop The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily from resuming publication, pending the outcome of its appeal.
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Among other things, Asmabi had said that Zahid was himself "in doubt" on whether The Edge had published its articles by relying on allegedly unverified information on online news portals, especially Sarawak Report.
In the legal challenge filed by The Edge, the home minister and the Home Ministry’s secretary-general are named as respondents.
A hearing date has yet to be fixed at the Court of Appeal for the government's appeal against the September 21 ruling, Loke said.
She also disagreed that the High Court's decision today would render the government's appeal academic.
"It is not academic because we are still going to argue that the decision of minister is right. If we are successful in that, of course the Court of Appeal would dismiss the damages assessment as well," she said.
She said no date has been fixed for the assessment of damages to be awarded to The Edge for its September court victory, adding that the publisher's lawyers did not object to the government's application for stay of that matter.
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