Thursday, 15 January 2026

Author: Lydia Aman

Man jailed eight months for arson threat

TRANSLATED BY MA CHEE SENG KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today (Nov 14) sentenced an unemployed man to eight months in prison for threatening to burn his father’s house because he was not given the requested money. Hafizul Bohari, 23, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 506 of the

Woman jailed nine months for drug abuse

KUCHING: A local woman was sentenced to nine months in prison by the Magistrate Court here today for her involvement in drug abuse activities involving Methamphetamine and Amphetamine. The accused, Helena Samuel, 29, pleaded guilty to the charge, which was read out by an interpreter in front of Magistrate Syarifah

Man fined over cable theft equipment

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced by the Magistrate Court here today to a fine of RM300 or five days in jail for failing to provide valid reasons for possessing cables and cable cutting equipment when arrested by the police. Mohamad Rafie Ahmad, 25, from Kampung Matang, pleaded guilty to

Man gets jail for trying to steal cables

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday sentenced a local man to five months in jail for attempting to steal cables that caused electricity supply to be cut off in a government office building. Iskandar, 31, from Kampung Sri Arjuna pleaded guilty to a charge which was read before Magistrate Mason

Man gets jail for trying to steal cables

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday sentenced a local man to five months in jail for attempting to steal cables that caused electricity supply to be cut off in a government office building. Mohamad Iskandar Helmi, 31, from Kampung Sri Arjuna pleaded guilty to a charge which was read before

Man fined, jailed for damaging ex’s car 

KUCHING: A local man, unable to cope with the end of a 12-year relationship, vented his anger by damaging his ex-girlfriend’s car in October. However, Austin Morris, 30, faced legal consequences when he was fined RM4,000 in default six months imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Nov 8). Austin

Unemployed junkie fined, jailed

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a jobless man to six months in prison and a RM3,000 fine for possessing 0.86g of methamphetamine and being involved in substance abuse. Mohd Azri Bakar, 33, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to two charges framed under Section 12(2) and Section 15(1)(a) of

Man fined for possession of stolen stainless steel gate 

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Nov 7) fined a man RM2,000 or four months in jail for possessing a stolen stainless steel grille. Abdul Hafiz Jimi, 40, from Kampung Tabuan Hulu pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 411 of the Penal Code, before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan.

Man fined RM2k for breaking stall’s glass

KUCHING: A man was sentenced to a fine of RM2,000, in default four months’ imprisonment, by the Magistrates’ Court for deliberately breaking the glass of a stall, causing a loss of RM100. Gilbert Karun Ding Robert, 26, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 427 of the Penal Code, which

Female gambling operator fined RM5k or faces imprisonment

KUCHING: A female gambling operator was sentenced to a fine of RM5,000, in default two months’ imprisonment, by the Magistrates’ Court here for carrying out top up for online gambling activities in public. Dai Siaw Hung, 34, pleaded guilty to a charge on Tuesday (Nov 7), which was read out