Saturday, 17 January 2026

Author: Lydia Aman

Habitual flasher gets jail term and caning

KUCHING: A habitual offender who made off with a university student’s bag after flashing at her will pay for his crime, this time in prison. The 20-year-old vegetable farmer was handed a 24-month jail term and two strokes of the cane for robbing the 23-year-old woman. Sessions Court Judge Iris

Duo fined for causing damage after binge drinking

KUCHING: Two former security guards of a food and services supply company were each fined RM2,000 or spend three months in prison for damaging company property after consuming alcohol on its premises. Hafiz, 28, and Rostenlin, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges  before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. They

Indonesian man fined for house break-in

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was fined RM1,500 or two months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court today for breaking into a house at Taman Hui Sing here. Tobi Rofiul Muiz, 25, from Karawang, Indonesia, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 447 of the Penal Code before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura

Man fined RM3,500 for stealing, selling wife’s gold necklace

KUCHING: A husband’s action of stealing and selling his wife’s gold necklace resulted in him being sentenced to a fine of RM3,500 in default of five months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today. Mohd Rozly Abdul Latip, 41, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 414 of the

Student assaults cousin over dad’s neglect

KUCHING: A 20-year-old diploma student at a skills institution appeared in the Magistrates’ Court today (Jan 5) charged with assaulting his 18-year-old male cousin on Dec 31. The student claimed that his cousin had neglected their father, who had been left unattended in the hospital for a month due to

Johor man fined RM3,000 for meth possession

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a Johorean RM3,000 in default three months in prison for possessing 0.10g of methamphetamine when he was arrested at a rugby field in September last year. Azman Husaini, 39, from Senai, Johor pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section

Man jailed eight months for possessing stolen car

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced a man to eight months in prison for retaining a stolen car when he was arrested by the police in an integrated ‘Ops Ambang Tahun Baru’ last week. Brendanly Hendry, 26, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 411

Man fined RM3k for reselling stolen smartphone on Facebook

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM3,000 in default three months in prison for reselling a stolen Samsung smartphone for RM100 on Facebook. Ariffuddin Sabri, 44, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 414 of the Penal Code, which carries a prison

Trio jailed 12 months each for stealing rims, tyres

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced three friends each to 12 months in prison for stealing two tyre rims as well as two car tyres from a house in Kampung Sungai Bedil last month. Nawaziz Yusup, 33, Awang Shifa’a Awang Sebawi, 35 and Mohd Safwatullah, 29, each pleaded guilty to

Woman fined RM2,700 for drug abuse

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local woman RM2,700 in default three months in prison for abusing drugs last month. Nurasmida Sebli, 33, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 15(1) of the same