Author: Lydia Aman

Man fined RM4,000 for retaining stolen TV

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM4,000 in default 10 months’ jail for retaining a stolen 50-inch television earlier this month. Khaldum Abdullah, 27, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to the charge under Section 411 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34

Jobless man jailed seven months for theft, drug abuse

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced an unemployed man to seven months in prison for stealing trousers cost RM149.90 from a leading shopping mall and involvement in substance abuse activities two months ago. Zulfiqar, 30, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan on two charges framed under the Penal

Man fined, jailed for illegal possession of protected animal

SRI AMAN: The Sessions Court here fined a man RM5,000 and one day in prison for illegally possessing a protected silvered langur (Presbytis cristata) without a licence. Goh, 21, pleaded guilty before Judge Intan Nurul Farena Zainal Abidin to the charge framed under Section 29(1)(c) of the Wildlife Protection Ordinance

Man jailed one year for stealing loudspeaker

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to 12 months in prison for stealing a loudspeaker from a motorcycle workshop. Mohd Faiq, 25, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to the charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code, which carries up to 10 years in prison

Trader fined RM1,500 for illegal firecracker, fireworks sales

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a trader RM1,500 in default two months in prison for illegally selling various firecrackers and fireworks in April. Zamri, 39, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Alwi to the charge under Section 8 of the Explosives Act 1957, which carries up to

Jobless man busted with stash of weapons

KUCHING: A 30-year-old jobless man, Richard Lau from Sibu, was fined RM500 in default of one month’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for illegal possession of over 50 scheduled weapons.Lau pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Alwi to a charge under Section 37(1) of the Small Offenses

Indonesian fined for operating online gambling

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined an Indonesian man RM10,000 in default 12 months in prison for operating an online gambling using a smartphone. Andra, 26, from Sambas, Indonesia pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to the charge under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, which

Substance abuse lands man in prison for 10 months

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to being involved in substance abuse last month. Mohammad, 40, made the plea as soon as the charge was read out before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan today (Oct 24). He was charged with

Man jailed for retaining stolen motorcycle

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to six months in prison for retaining a stolen motorcycle belonging to another man last Sunday. Richard Embun, 26, from Sembayang, Sri Aman pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to a charge under Section 411 of the Penal Code, which

Masked robber jailed seven years, caning for five-minute crime spree

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a man to seven years in prison and seven lashes of the cane for robbing three men in under five minutes at MJC Batu Kawa earlier this month. Awang Mazheli Awang Jadid, 30, pleaded guilty before judges Musli Ab Hamid and Saiful Bahari Adzmi