23 Feb 2021 / 17:15 H. Pix for illustration purposes. PUTRAJAYA: Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd which runs news portal, Malaysiakini paid the RM500,000 fine imposed by the Federal Court which found the company guilty of contempt of court over the publication of readers’ comments. Mkini Dotcom’s lawyer, A. Surendra Ananth, when contacted, confirmed that the fine has been paid at the court counter today. He said the company’s chief executive officer, Premesh Chandran personally went to the Palace of Justice to pay the fine. On Friday, the Federal Court gave Mkini Dotcom three days from Monday (Feb 22) to settle the fine. Mkini Dotcom was fined RM500,000 by a seven-member panel led by Court of Appeal president, Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf for contempt of court for facilitating the publication of five readers’ comments.