Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng failed in his appeal today over his defamation suit against MCA vice-president Tan Teik Cheng and the English daily, The Star.

The Court of Appeal’s three-judge panel consisting See Mee Chun, Azmi Ariffin and Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid, unanimously dismissed Lim’s appeal, ruling that it has no merits.

The court also ordered Lim to pay...