Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Fined RM5,000 for stealing, selling mother’s gold chain

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a labourer RM5,000 in default 14 months’ jail for stealing and selling his mother’s gold chain for RM9,600. Khairul Anwar Zulkifli, 28, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to the charge under Section 414 of the Penal Code. He committed the offence

Man fined for threatening to kill brother over durians

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined an elderly man RM1,500 in default three months’ jail for threatening to kill his younger brother over durians. Alek Dawi, 58, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to the charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code. The offence happened at a

Indonesian fined RM5,000 for entering Sarawak without permit

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here fined a foreign woman RM5,000, in default four months in prison, for entering Sarawak without a valid travel permit. Berma Susana, 28, from Pontianak, Indonesia pleaded guilty before Judge Musli Abdul Hamid to the charge under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, read together

Junkie gets 10 months jail

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to 10 months in prison for possessing 0.05g of methamphetamine in addition to being involved in substance abuse.   Sopian, 36, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Alwi to two charges framed under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. On

Woman jailed three months for housebreaking, theft

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local woman to three months in prison for breaking into and stealing properties from a house in Kampung Siol Kandis three months ago. Zalikha Suria, 34, pleaded guilty to three charges before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. For the first and second charges, Zalikha and

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