Author: Lydia Aman

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

Jobless man jailed one month for desecrating Al-Quran

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced a jobless man to one month in prison for intentionally damaging copies of the Al-Quran belonging to a mosque in Kampung Tabuan Hilir last month. Abdul Ismail Saili, 29, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to the charge under Section 295 of the

Two fined RM650 each for rioting

KUCHING: Two locals, who engaged in a public altercation, were each fined RM650 in default two weeks jail by the Magistrate’s Court here. Mohd Renaldor Masdor, 26, and Awang Norman Effendy Awang Mazlan, 37, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Alwi to the charge under Section 160 of

Man jailed, fined for property damage and substance abuse

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced a man to 12 months in prison for running amok and damaging household properties, resulting in losses estimated at RM1,000. Awang Jazli Awg Jalal, 25, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to the charge framed under Section 427 of the Penal Code. He

Three contract labourers fined RM1,000 each for rioting

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here fined three contract labourers RM1,000 each, in default one month in prison, for rioting in a public place last month. Qamal Khalid, 27, Andika Paidin, 31, and Muhammad Sopian Noor, 26, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Phui Chuan to the charges under Section 160 of

Uncle’s temper costs him dearly

KUCHING: A man was fined RM1,000 or one month in prison for damaging his niece’s windows after she refused to lend him a motorcycle.Roshan, 55, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Phui Chuan to the charge under Section 427 of the Penal Code.He was accused of committing mischief by damaging property

Woman faces jail sentence for stealing from boyfriend

KUCHING: A local woman was sentenced to four months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Oct 17) for stealing electronic items and personal belongings from her British boyfriend in a luxury hotel last September. Nurfazella, 33, from Kampung Bintawa Hilir, pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate

Man fined RM3,000 for possessing drugs

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today fined a man RM3,000 in default six months imprisonment  for possession of 0.06 grammes of drugs last year. Brandon, 26, pleaded guilty to the charge read by the court interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the charge, he was charged

Man fined for uploading obscene video of wife on FB

KUCHING: “The reason I recorded an obscene video of my wife was to use it against her if she did something behind my back,” confessed a man before being sentenced to a RM4,000 fine, in default seven months in prison, by the Magistrates’ Court. Bong, 48, a mechanic, also uploaded