{
  "id": 14878901,
  "title": "Restaurant manager, assistant charged with CBT involving RM58,400",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/restaurant-manager-assistant-charged-with-cbt-involving-rm58-400",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:20:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1556721/restaurant-manager-assistant-charged-cbt-involving-rm58400"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUANTAN: A restaurant manager and assistant appeared in Sessions Court to face nine charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT) totaling RM58,400.30. Siti Norsuzuanie Ali, 29, and Muhammad Zulhilmi Ahyauddin, 24, pleaded not guilty to the allegations. Prosecutor Azizah Ahmad requested bail of RM30,000 for each accused, while defense lawyer Zaharman Zainal Abidin sought a lower amount. The judge set bail at RM9,000 for each individual, with conditions including surrendering passports, not interfering with witnesses, and reporting to police once a month. The charges, under Section 408 of the Penal Code, allege manipulation of refund transactions involving 1,199 receipts at a Pekan restaurant between January and September.",
  "summary": "KUANTAN: A restaurant manager and an assistant claimed trial in the Sessions Court here today to nine counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM58,400.30.",
  "key_points": [
    "Siti Norsuzuanie Ali, 29, and Muhammad Zulhilmi Ahyauddin, 24, charged with CBT totaling RM58,400.30",
    "Nine charges under Section 408 of the Penal Code for manipulating refund transactions",
    "Bail set at RM9,000 each with conditions including passport surrender and monthly police reporting"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}