SINGAPORE: A female primary school teacher allegedly committed sexual acts on an underage boy in 2019. The boy, who was one of her students, was between 13 and 14 years old at the time. She faces four charges in total, and court documents did not disclose if she was still his teacher when she allegedly committed...
PETALING JAYA: Despite alarming numbers of children riding motorcycles and thousands of underage deaths recorded over the years, warnings alone have proven ineffective – largely due to poor parental oversight and lax enforcement, says the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam). Suhakam Children’s Commissioner Dr Farah Nini Dusuki said enforcement efforts are often futile without stronger...
SINGAPORE: A woman and her boyfriend created fictitious female online personas to target men, whom they later extorted money from by threatening to report their interactions with purported minors to the police. On Wednesday (March 5), the 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty to a cheating charge and two counts of extortion. Seven other charges will be taken into...
KOTA KINABALU: A lorry driver was sentenced by the Sandakan Sessions Court on Tuesday (Nov 12) to a total of 14 years in jail and two strokes of the cane for raping his underage girlfriend. Judge Zaini Fishir @ Fisal meted the sentence to Mohd Zaman Kamrud Zaman, 20, after he pleaded guilty to two counts...
JOHOR BARU: Three underage boys are among four suspects arrested for allegedly kidnapping, beating up and threatening three teenagers here. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the police received a report on Sunday (June 16) morning about three 14-year-old boys who were kidnapped from a supermarket in Skudai. “Early investigations found that a group...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here on Tuesday (April 16) maintained the 20-year jail term imposed on a former transporter for committing 10 counts of physical sexual assault against two underage sisters. A three-member panel of judges comprising Justices Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Azmi Ariffin dismissed his appeal for a lower...
PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry will conduct a review on fines against underage drivers as stipulated under the Road Transport Act 1987, says Anthony Loke. Speaking to reporters after attending the ministry's monthly assembly here on Wednesday (Nov 15), the Transport Minister said all provisions of the Act should also be reviewed from various aspects. "(Regarding punishment) There...
IPOH: An unemployed man has been charged at the Sessions Court here with raping his 11-year-old sister-in-law. The 22-year-old accused, who is married with one child, pleaded guilty after the charge was read to him before judge Norita Mohd Ardani on Friday (Sept 22). The charge was framed under Section 376(2)(e) of the Penal Code read together...
