The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has postponed for the third time the hearing of the RM100 million defamation suit brought by jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim against Minister for Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin.

This is after the court was notified that Khairy's counsel, Muhammed Shafee Abdullah, was unwell, also for the third time.

Justice Azizul Azmi Adnan fixed Aug 7 as the next hearing date, which is two months after Shafee’s medical leave ends on June 7...