Friday, 16 January 2026

Author: Lydia Aman

Man fined RM1,000 for unlicensed lottery ticket purchase

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to a fine of RM1,000 in default three weeks in prison for purchasing unlicensed public lottery tickets last week. Wong, 35, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to a charge framed under Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming

Pregnant wife assaulted over uncooked rice

KUCHING: Due to merely uncooked rice, a husband dared to assault his wife, who was five months pregnant, causing injuries throughout her body. However, this act had serious repercussions when Kirk Hammet Abdul Haris, 25, unemployed, was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to charges under Section

Illegal entertainment centre fined

KUCHING: The manager of an entertainment centre in the city was fined RM2,000 or two months imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court today (Jan 16) for operating without a valid licence from local authorities. Jalian Saranta, 37, pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the charge, he

Ex-soldier on good behaviour bond to cool off

KUCHING: A former soldier who vented his anger on his wife after discovering she was cheating on him was placed on a six-month good behaviour bond here Monday. He pleaded guilty to shoving his wife against the wall and causing minor injuries to her arms after seeing pictures and videos

Notorious paedophile Alladin Lanim gets 40 years and whipping

The Sessions Court here on today (Jan 12) handed down a 40-year prison sentence and 21 strokes of the cane to a paedophile. Alladin Lanim, 43, pleaded guilty to three charges involving the production of pornographic videos and pictures with his phone, targeting a 13-year-old boy five years ago. He

Father gets 45 years and whipping for raping daughter

KUCHING: A father has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and 36 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here on Friday (Jan 12). The verdict comes after he was found guilty of raping his 16-year-old daughter, leading to her pregnancy four years ago. Judge Iris Awen Jon

Security guard gets six months for copper wire theft

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court today (Jan 11) sentenced Mohad Rizal Juman, a 30-year-old security guard from Tawau, Sabah, to six months in prison. The charges stemmed from his theft of copper wire belonging to a luxury car distributor company in early January. Rizal pleaded guilty to the charges under Section

Courier fined for falsifying police report

KUCHING: Due to using company funds of RM1,200 for personal use, a courier willingly filed a false police report, claiming to have been robbed by two men in an incident at Jalan Demak last November. However, the act backfired when Syafiq, 21, was fined RM700 or one month in jail

Teen pleads guilty to raping 12-year-old girlfriend

KUCHING: In the Sessions Court on Wednesday (Jan 10), a 19-year-old teen pleaded guilty to raping his 12-year-old girlfriend in December of last year. The accused admitted guilt as soon as the charge under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code was read before Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman. The charges state

Man fined RM3,500 for stealing iron fence

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Jan 9) imposed a fine of RM3,500 or a five-month jail term on a 25-year-old man for the theft of an iron fence belonging to a restaurant owner in Kampung Bako on Jan 4. Noramzee pleaded guilty to the offence under Section 379 of