KUCHING: A local woman was fined RM3,500 in default of four months imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here, for operating an entertainment centre without a license.
Kong Sze Siew, 28, employed as a caretaker of the premises pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to a charge framed under Section 5 (1) of the Entertainment Ordinance 2000.
If convicted, it carries a fine up to RM20,000 or imprisonment up to five years or both.
She is alleged to have committed the offence at a commercial centre in Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, here at around 12.10 am on Sept 9.
According to the facts of the case, a team from Kuching Criminal Investigation Division (CID) conducted a raid on the premises as it was believed to be operating without a license from the local authority.
During the raid, the caretaker of the premises was arrested for failing to produce a valid entertainment centre business license.
Examinations from Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) confirmed that the premises did not have an entertainment license to carry out the activity.
Insp Mohd Adzmei Ahmad prosecuted the case while the caretaker of the premises was unrepresented by a counsel.
