Sunday, 21 December 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Man jailed for threatening sister with knife

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Mar 26) for threatening to kill his sister with a knife during a verbal altercation. Chai Pei Hua, 30, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code before Magistrate

Youth fined RM4,500 for damaging family property

KUCHING: The Magistrates Court today (Mar 26) fined an unemployed man RM4,500 for damaging family property and being involved in drug abuse activities. Fakhrul Hisham Zainudin, 24, pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan. According to the charges, Fakhrul was accused of intentionally damaging his mother’s

Indonesian jailed for online gambling

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to four months in prison today (Mar 25) by the Magistrate’s Court here for operating an online gambling machine using a mobile phone. Dino, 25, from Sambas, Indonesia, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953. Magistrate

Jailed, fined for stealing cosmetic product

KUCHING: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to two months’ jail and fined RM100 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for stealing a bottle of cosmetic product worth RM73.50. Maryati, 58, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code which was read in front of Zubaidah Sharkawi.

Repeat offender gets one year in prison for construction company break-in

KUCHING: A habitual criminal involved in break-ins was sentenced to 12 months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court here today (Mar 22) for breaking into a construction company, causing RM10,000 in damages. Hew, 45, pleaded guilty to the charge read by the interpreter before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan. According

Man gets six years for hotel robbery

KUCHING: A man was sentenced to six years in prison and three strokes the Sessions Court here today (Mar 22) for committing armed robbery against a female receptionist at a budget hotel two years ago. Khairul, 37, pleaded guilty to one charge read by the interpreter before Judge Saiful Bahari

Man jailed for death threats, teenager gets peace bond

KUCHING: A couple in a drunken state, who brandished a weapon and threatened to kill an elderly woman after they were reprimanded to stop making noise, faced the consequences as they were sentenced in the Magistrates’ Court today (Mar 21). Andry Jani, 27, received an eight-month prison sentence for criminal

Local jailed seven months for meth, nimetazepam possession

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to seven months in prison for possessing 0.17g of methamphetamine and 0.03g of nimetazepam in October last year Mohamad Shaffieudin Mohamad Lihee, 24, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to two charges framed under Section 12 (2) of

Six-month peace bond for wielding machete at SGH

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here placed a local man on a six-month peace bond for wielding a machete at a security guard at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) on Mar 14. Chai Fah Kiong, 58, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to the charge framed under Section 67 of

Man fined for illegal possession of RM5,000 in personal account

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here fined a 54-year-old man RM1,000, in default one month in prison, for the illegal possession of RM5,000 in his personal account. Ng Hock Cheng pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offenses Ordinance 1958. If