The RM2 million compensation award against Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng is meant to discourage uncalled-for and unverified statements in the current social media age, according to the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.

In the full grounds of judgment in a defamation suit by e-commerce firm MonSpace (M) Sdn Bhd and its founder Jessy Lai against the DAP lawmaker, judge Akhtar Tahir said that the defendant must be more responsible in his speech and actions.

He said that Lim as a parliamentarian cannot be “trigger happy shooting from the hip” as while that might not have killed any person physically...