48+ min ago (431+ words) PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has upheld a 24-year prison sentence imposed on a father convicted of sexually assaulting his 13-year-old daughter. A three-member panel comprising Justices Datuk Azman Abdullah, Datuk Mohamed Zaini Mazlan and Datuk Noorin Badaruddin dismissed the 45-year-old appellant's bid to overturn his conviction and sentence. When reading out the court's decision on Tuesday (Nov 25), Justice Noorin said the punishment meted out was appropriate given the gravity of the offence, describing it as a heinous crime. "The court must send a clear warning not only to the appellant but also to the public that sexual crimes against children, especially when committed by'biological parents, are viewed very seriously and warrant severe punishment," he said. The court also ordered a warrant of imprisonment to be issued for the man to begin serving his sentence immediately. He had been out…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (254+ words) Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025 A sign on the wall of the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement with RealPage over allegations it helped landlords fix rents by sharing pricing information through its software, court papers showed on Monday. Under the settlement, Realpage agreed to a three-year monitorship and limits on how it collects and uses non-public data. The case was among the first accusing companies of coordinating with competitors via software, also known as algorithmic collusion. Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater said in a post on X that the settlement was "as good as any relief we would get from a court order after a lengthy and expensive trial, and importantly, it brings that relief to American consumers now, not three years from now." The DOJ had sued in North…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago (253+ words) SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's police have ordered Apple [AAPL.O] and Google [GOOGL.O] to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said on Tuesday. The order under the nation's Online Criminal Harms Act came after the police observed scams on Apple's iMessage and Google Messages purporting to be from companies such as the local postal service SingPost. In September, the government also threatened to impose fines on Meta Platforms [META.O] if it did not introduce measures like facial recognition to help curb impersonation scams on Facebook, including those involving key government office holders. While government agencies have registered with a local SMS registry so only they can send messages with the "gov.sg" name, this does not currently apply to the iMessage and Google Messages platforms. "Members of the public may assume…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago (456+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has ordered the sister of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho and his close associate Eric Tan to pay close to US$2.8bil (RM11.58bil) to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) over "tainted proceeds" that belonged to the sovereign wealth fund. Justice Mahazan Mat Taib granted the judgment in default (JID) against Low May Lin, the sister of Low or known as Jho Low; and Tan, whose whereabouts remain unknown; after finding that 1MDB had proven its case against the two. "The evidence before this court reveals an elaborate, multi-layered, and multi-faced syphoning of funds orchestrated by individuals in positions of power, aided by a network of offshore entities and trusted associates, including the defendants," Justice Mahazan said here on Tuesday (Nov 25). "The plaintiffs also called three witnesses, namely former 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, UK-based financial fraud investigator…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (249+ words) The TSMC logo is displayed on a building in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit in Taiwan's Intellectual Property and Commercial Court against its former Senior Vice President Wei-Jen Lo, who recently joined Intel. In an emailed statement, TSMC said the lawsuit is based on the terms of the employment contract between TSMC and Lo, the non-compete agreement signed by Lo, and regulations such as the Trade Secrets Act. "There is a high probability that Lo uses, leaks, discloses or transfers TSMC's trade secrets and confidential information to Intel, thus making legal actions necessary," TSMC said. Intel and Lo did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Lo, who helped drive TSMC's mass production of cutting edge 5-nanometre, 3-nm and 2-nm chips, joined Intel in October…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago (248+ words) Humans are capable of both unspeakable cruelty and incomprehensible kindness in equal measure. Examples of both are all over social media as they make us either abandon hope or restore faith in the human race. Sadly, a video has gone viral of a homeless man being splashed with water and kicked for sleeping on the sidewalk outside a bank in Kuala Lumpur. The 37-second video apparently shows a security guard and another man splashing water and kicking the homeless man, who was lying on the sidewalk, in order to force him to leave. Did this really happen? According to AmBank, the incident took place recently outside their Taman Maluri branch in Cheras. "We are aware of a video circulating online regarding an unfortunate incident involving a third-party security guard and a man believed to be a cobbler mistreating a gentleman…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago (126+ words) PETALING JAYA: Over 2,600 flood victims have been placed at temporary relief centres in Selangor as of Tuesday (Nov 25) morning. Read full story Floods: Over 2,600 evacuated to 20 relief centres in Selangor Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025 PETALING JAYA: Over 2,600 flood victims have been placed at temporary relief centres in Selangor as of Tuesday (Nov 25) morning. The state Fire and Rescue Department said in a statement that a total of 736 families (2,681 victims) have been placed at the 20 shelters opened in the state. It said the districts most affected by the floods since Monday (Nov 24) are Hulu Langat, Klang, Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam and Petaling. No shelters have been deactivated as of this morning, it added....

7+ hour, 43+ min ago (213+ words) SEREMBAN: The man who was attacked by several assailants at an entertainment centre here early Sunday (Nov 23) died of a stab wound to the chest, according to police. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Azahar Abdul Rahman said this was the finding of a medical team from Hospital Rembau after an autopsy of the victim. The victim was in his 40s and self-employed, he added. "We are still looking for other individuals to help in investigations," he said in a statement on Tuesday (Nov 25). On Monday (Nov 24), ACP Azahar said police had detained two suspects to assist in investigations of the man's death. ALSO READ: Man fatally beaten, stabbed during fight at entertainment outlet in Seremban" The two have been remanded for five days, he added. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. A preliminary police probe…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago (135+ words) ONE temporary relief centre was opened at Dewan Desa Timah Langat in Dengkil, Selangor at 11.30pm on Monday (Nov 24), the first in the Sepang district Read full story Floods: First evacuation centre activated in Sepang on Monday (Nov 24) Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025 ONE temporary relief centre was opened at Dewan Desa Timah Langat in Dengkil, Selangor at 11.30pm on Monday (Nov 24), the first in the Sepang district. This follows heavy rain on Monday that caused floods in Kampung Batu 31. Sepang Municipal Council deputy president Muhamad Shah Osmin said at the council's full board meeting that as at 12.30am, a total of 44 people from eight families were seeking shelter at the centre. He said each family was given a disaster kit that contained a "toto" mattress, mat, pillow and hygiene kit....

9+ hour, 11+ min ago (459+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Calling the man who sexually assaulted and murdered her son an animal, Robiatul "Adawiah Aziz, did not hold back on her thoughts after the perpetrator's sentencing. Sinar Harian reported that the mother of the nine-month-old boy who was killed four years ago shared her thoughts on social media (in a Facebook post). "You are so cruel to me that you (sodomised and killed) my child. "You are not a human being, you are an animal!," she said in a post Friday (Nov 21). She admitted to feeling sorry for the actions of the perpetrator (the husband of her child's nanny) who was willing to commit such a heinous act. "This world is too cruel for my heavenly child. "After four years of patiently waiting for the decision on whether you are guilty or not, you have finally been sentenced....