Saturday, 19 July 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Shop assistant gets five years’ jail, caning for assault

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a coffin shop assistant to five years in prison and two lashes of the cane for causing grievous hurt to a 23-year-old man last year. Delly, 20, pleaded guilty before Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi to a charge framed under Section 326 of the Penal

Matang cafe brawl: Two face attempted murder charge

KUCHING: Two friends were charged in the Sessions Court here Wednesday (Feb 21) with attempting to murder a 36-year-old man at a café in Matang last August. Mohd Khaizorie Wasli, 29, and Suhaimi Jamani, 28, pleaded not guilty to the charge under Section 307 of the Penal Code read together

Rider learns lesson dodging police check

KUCHING: The Magistrate Court fined a local man RM1,500, in default two months in prison, for evading the police during an integrated crime prevention operation at Jalan Belian on Feb 12. Shafik, 21, from Kampung Semerah Padi Baru, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge framed

Man jailed 3 months for stealing phone

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court sentenced a local man to three months in prison and fined him RM1,000 for stealing a smartphone earlier this month. Irrizary, 31, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code. He stole an Honor smartphone belonging to a

Fisherman fined for vandalism, drug abuse

KUCHING: The Magistrate Court here fined a fisherman RM4,500, in default 10 months in prison, for drug abuse and splashing red paint on the fence of a house owned by a 37-year-old man. Mohammad Sofian Jais, 37, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to two charges, read out

Indonesian jailed 30 years for double murder

KUCHING: The High Court has sentenced an Indonesian man to 30 years in prison for the murder of two colleagues on a fishing vessel in the Muara Tabuan Light Industrial Park three years ago. Kim Loi Ujin, 50, pleaded guilty to three amended charges read out by an interpreter before

Indonesians get five months in prison for operating gambling machines

KUCHING: Two Indonesians were sentenced to five months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court here on Friday (Feb 16) for their involvement in operating gambling devices. Tutut, 25, and Suriyadi, 34, pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan. The charge stated that they jointly operated

Jobless man gets one year in prison, RM1k fine for theft, burglary

KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to one year in prison and fined RM1,000 by the Magistrates’ Court for the theft of a motorcycle and burglary of a woman’s bedroom in early February. Norhaizammer, 23,  pleaded guilty to two charges presented before separate magistrates today (Feb 15). On the initial

Trio fined RM250 each for possessing illegal cigarettes

KUCHING: Three young offenders were sentenced to a fine of RM250 each in default one month in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today for possessing 1,237 cartons of various brands of cigarettes illegally. All three accused, aged 19 to 20, pleaded guilty to charges under Section 37(1) of the

Man jailed 2 years, six months for drug possession and abuse

KUCHING: A man has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing 9.28g of methamphetamine and engaging in drug abuse activities last year.Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan delivered the verdict, and the accused faced three charges under the Dangerous Drugs Act