Author: Lydia Aman

Indonesian jailed two years for smuggling migrants

KUCHING: The High Court here sentenced an Indonesian man to two years in prison for transporting two undocumented migrants into the state last year. Hairi Muhammad pleaded guilty before Judge Datuk Faridz Gohim Abdullah to a charge under Section 26J of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom)

Man on six-month peace bond over death threat

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered a local man to maintain a six-month peace bond for threatening to kill his brother after refusing to wash the dishes. Asmi, 50, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to a charge under Section 67 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The

3-months prison for stealing gas cylinders

KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here on Thursday (July 11) for stealing six gas cylinders from a self-service laundry shop last June. Mohd Zulfitri Serah, 31, from Kampung Goebilt, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya

Behind bars, fined for attempted robbery with a spear

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to six months in prison and fined RM3,000 by the Magistrate’s Court today for attempting to rob an eatery worker with a spear. Mohd Nizamuddin Sajiman, 30, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 393 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34

Housing developer fined RM5,000 for non-compliance with Tribunal awards

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here fined housing developer Sentoria Borneo Land Sdn Bhd RM5,000 for failing to comply with the Housing Tribunal’s award in five claim cases. Datuk Chan Kong San, a representative of the company, pleaded guilty to five charges framed under Section 53(1) of the Housing Development (Control

Married couple to abide by six-month peace bond

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here has ordered a married couple to maintain a six-month peace bond after they injured each other over the husband’s act of going out with his alleged mistress at a café. Mohd Hafiz, 48, and Norlini, 46, both pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan

Villagers benefit from ecotourism activities with co-ops

KUCHING: Longhouse ecotourism activities carried out with cooperatives can generate income and improve the economy of villagers. Malaysian Cooperative Institute (IKMA) Training Officer Juliana Md Yusof said their visit to Rumah Panjang Ngumbang Santok and Ecotourism Wong Radak, Pantu opened their eyes to the importance of conserving and preserving nature.

Man jailed three months, fined for stealing electrical appliances

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to three months in prison and fined RM1,000 for stealing electrical appliances from an under-construction house on Monday. Izamree, 24, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to the charges under Section 380 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 511

Fined for crashing into cop car to evade arrest

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM3,500 in default five months in prison for crashing into a police vehicle to evade arrest in a drug-related case. Kenny Chiew Chung Sieng, 35, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to the charge under Section 186 of

Former employee jailed for misappropriation

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a former logistics company employee to six months in prison for misappropriating company property by selling a smartphone. Judge Musli Abdul Hamid meted out the sentence after Lai Tze Sen, 49, pleaded guilty to charges under Section 403 of the Penal Code. He was