KUCHING: A homeless man was fined RM2,000 in default six months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court for vandalising a flower vase belonging to a hotel at Jalan Padungan here. Lim Teck Chong, 51, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to the charge under Section 427 of the Penal
KUCHING: A former board member of an oil palm fertiliser company was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court today (Dec 9) of four counts of bribery involving RM160,000. Sessions Court Judge Steve Ritikos ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against the 72-year-old accused. The
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined an elderly woman RM300 in default three days in prison for illegally possessing RM8,700 in her personal bank account. The money deposited into the personal account of Sepiah Mohamad, 66, is believed to have been used for online scam activities for the sale of
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to 12 months in prison for abusing amphetamine and methamphetamine. Muhammad Ryann Hidayat Abdullah, 24, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Alwi to a charge under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 15(1) of
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
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
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
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
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
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
