Saturday, 31 January 2026

Author: Lydia Aman

Jobless man gets 12 months’ jail for threatening to kill mother

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced an unemployed man to 12 months in prison for threatening to kill his mother after she refused to give him money. Mohammad Aeffyzanikhrulkhan, 42, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nazwa Radzali to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a

Man jailed for attacking daughter’s boyfriend with machete

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a man to 27 months in prison for slashing his daughter’s boyfriend on the head with a machete in a fit of rage. Jali Sagai, 54, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to a charge under Section 324 of the Penal Code, which

Man gets 11 months’ jail for syabu abuse

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced a labourer to 11 months in prison for abusing syabu drugs in May this year. Abdul Azim Allias, 38, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to a charge framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 15 of

Jailed for hitting wife over keys

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a 57-year-old man to nine months in prison for assaulting his wife after she asked for the car keys to check the battery he had removed. Chan Hua Boo pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to a charge under Section 323 of the

Man fined RM2,900 over syabu possession

KUCHING: A local man was fined RM2,900 or in default six months’ prison by the Magistrates Court for possessing 0.04g of syabu five years ago. Roney Mang, 38, from Kampung Batu Gong, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge read to him by a court interpreter.

Indonesian jailed two years, nine months over migrant smuggling

KUCHING: The High Court sentenced an Indonesian man to two years and nine months in prison for smuggling eight of his countrymen into Malaysia two years ago. Judicial Commissioner Zaleha Mohd Yusuf Pan handed down the sentence after Joni Dulhadi, 34, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 26J of

Accused in Jalan Stephen Yong shooting death pleads not guilty

KUCHING: A traffic police officer pleaded not guilty before the High Court today to a charge of intentionally killing a man by shooting him with a gun in an incident after leaving a nightclub at Jalan Stephen Yong here in April. The accused, Genesis Nitchell David Reddy, 30, made the

Indonesian jailed two years for smuggling migrants

KUCHING: The High Court has sentenced an Indonesian man to two years in prison for transporting smuggled migrants from his home country into Sarawak via Lundu earlier this year. Judge Leonard David Shim meted out the sentence against Jono Lamiri, 39, after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section

Man acquitted of drug trafficking

KUCHING: The High Court here on Monday acquitted and discharged a 40-year-old man of trafficking in 7.35kg of methamphetamine two years ago. Judge Leonard David Shim delivered the verdict after ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against Max Donald James Jimmy at the end

Elderly man in stone-throwing case to undergo psychiatric evaluation

KUCHING: An elderly man with a history of mental illness has been ordered to undergo a one-month psychiatric evaluation after being charged in the Magistrates’ Court today with smashing car windows by throwing stones at Batu Kawa. Bujang Sanusi, 68, a holder of a ‘Person with Disabilities’ (OKU) card, nodded