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Tribunal Orders Ex-Hospital Director To Pay RM10,000 For Sexual Harassment

Malaysia Times desk Original: CodeBlue↗ 9/21 10:00 X
Tribunal Orders Ex-Hospital Director To Pay RM10,000 For Sexual Harassment
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The Anti-Sexual Harassment Tribunal (TAGS) has ordered a former Sabah hospital director to pay a doctor RM10,000 compensation for sexual harassment. A doctors' group says the accused perpetrator plans to file a High Court challenge against TAGS' decision.

From the original report

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment (TAGS) has issued an award requiring an RM10,000 payment and an apology from a former hospital director for sexual harassment.

TAGS reportedly delivered its decision last Friday in favour of the complainant, Dr Christine Lu Shin Yeen, who replaced her accused perpetrator, Dr Yogendra Panchalingam, as acting director of Sabah Women and Children’s Hospital (HWKKS) in Kota Kinabalu following her complaint.

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Sep 21, 2026
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Sep 21, 2026
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