{
  "id": 14715756,
  "title": "Tobacco firm fails to get leave to appeal RM302,400 award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/tobacco-firm-fails-to-get-leave-to-appeal-rm302-400-award-14715756",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T13:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/15/tobacco-firm-fails-to-get-leave-to-appeal-rm302-400-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent ruling, the Federal Court has denied a tobacco company's attempt to appeal a decision ordering it to pay RM302,400 to its former national security manager for unfair dismissal. The three-judge panel, led by Justice Nordin Hassan, determined that the company's proposed legal arguments did not meet the necessary criteria set forth by Section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964. The company, Tobacco Importers and Manufacturers Sdn Bhd, was previously ordered to pay RM50,000 in costs to the former employee. The dispute originated from an incident at a private club following the company's annual dinner in Kuala Lumpur on November 23, 2019, where the manager was accused of inappropriate touching by a female employee. The Federal Court upheld the decision made by the Court of Appeal, emphasizing that the company's alleged harassment occurred within the workplace, making the Standard of Business Conduct applicable.",
  "summary": "Federal Court rejects company’s bid to challenge ruling that its former security manager was unfairly dismissed.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Tobacco firm fails to get leave to appeal RM302,400 award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/tobacco-firm-fails-to-get-leave-to-appeal-rm302-400-award",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:37:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}