National veteran striker Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, who is better known as Mat Yo, has filed a lawsuit against The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad, its group editor and writer for allegedly publishing articles defaming him.

Norshahrul, 34, as plaintiff, filed the suit on April 27 through Messrs The Chambers of KK Tan by naming the publishing company, New Straits Times group editor Ahmad Lokman Mansor and writer Farah Azharie as the first to third defendants.

According to the court’s list of cases, the case was set for an online e-review today before deputy High Court registrar Farah Shuhada Ramli and...