Author: Danny Wong

Man gets seven years for cheating friend

SIBU: A man, who faced four charges of cheating, was on Thursday (Jan 27) sentenced to a total of seven years’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar ordered the sentences on the four charges to run concurrently. In the first charge, Hasirin Ismail, 52, from Semporna,

Marine industries association concerned about high freight rates

SIBU: Sarawak Association of Marine Industries (Samin) has expressed its concern that the high freight rates imposed by shipping companies, especially in the container shipping trade position, is causing adverse effects to shipyards in Sarawak and Malaysia’s marine industries.  “Up to 75 per cent of a ship is made of

Cop gets jail for graft

SIBU: A police officer was on Monday (Jan 17) ordered to be put behind bars for five months for two charges of graft. Sergeant Wan Bedwi Wan Yusup, 30, pleaded no contest and was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment for each charge with the sentences running concurrently. In the first

Pork sales unaffected by ASF deaths

SIBU: Despite the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) in three farms in Durin in which mass deaths of pigs were reported recently, the sale of pork has not been affected. The deaths were confirmed on Monday (Jan 10) by the state veterinary diagnostic laboratory using rT-PCT tests. A pork

PSB leader quits, questions party terms

SIBU: A senior member of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has quit the party claiming he was forced to enter an agreement that went against his beliefs to finance his election campaign. Presidential council member Datuk Seri Abang Aditajaya Abang Alwi also withdrew his candidacy for the Kuala Rejang constituency, saying

Time to recognise legally adopted stateless children

SIBU: All stateless children born, abandoned and subsequently legally adopted in Malaysia should now be recognised by the government as Malaysian citizens. An opposition assemblywoman here who raised this matter pinned her hope on the precedent set by a recent Federal Court judgement that a stateless child born and found

Man gets three years for violating court order

SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court here on Friday (Nov 19) sentenced a man to three years’ imprisonment for not maintaining peace and good conduct as ordered. Meor Zakaria Nordin, 25, from Kampung Bahagia Jaya, Jalan Teku pleaded guilty to the charge framed under Section 6(7) of the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive

Indonesian worker gets 13 years’ jail for countryman’s death

SIBU: The High Court here today sentenced an oil palm plantation worker to 13 years’ jail for culpable homicide not amounting to murder of his countryman. In his judgement, Judicial Commissioner Christopher Chin Soo Yin found the accused named only as Odang, 33, from Indonesia guilty of the amended charge

Longhouse folk turn up for booster

SIBU: A total of 120 residents from ten longhouses at Nanga Tutus, along Batang Igan near here turned up for their Covid-19 booster shots on Monday (Nov 15). The vaccination centre, set up at SK Nanga Tutus, was manned by staff from the Sibu Health Department. The programme was organised

Man in possession of contraband released after paying RM100k fine

SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court here fined a man RM100,000 in default of six months’ jail for possessing contraband cigarettes. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar also directed the accused to pay leviable customs duty due amounting to RM7,680 in default of two weeks’ imprisonment, within two weeks. Mohd Mazlan Mohamad, 32, who