Sunday, 11 January 2026

Author: Lydia Aman

Worker fined, jailed for assaulting colleague

KUCHING: A man was fined RM1,000 or sentenced to two months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court here today for punching his colleague’s face out of dissatisfaction with his colleague always being assigned work by their employer. Achin Piul, 51, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 323 of the

Unemployed man gets 18-month jail

KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today for breaking into the rented house by prying open the door using a screwdriver, last July. Sharfiqh Masri Reduan, 31, from Kampung Tupong Ulu, pleaded guilty to a charge read in front of

Trader fined for making criminal threats

KUCHING: A trader has been fined RM2,000 or sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Aug 1) for making criminal threats against another trader. The incident occurred due to the defendant’s dissatisfaction with the female victim’s statement, claiming that his mother made defamatory remarks in

Three friends get 12 years’ jail for arson

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sessions Court here sentenced three friends to 12 years in prison for deliberately setting fire to a house belonging to a woman in a case involving a foreign unlicensed moneylender (ah long). Alexander Kimpin, Nelson Ajau and Then Shaw Nam each pleaded guilty before Judge Iris Awen

Unruly man fined for disturbing parade rehearsal

KUCHING: A jobless man was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here in default of two months’ jail for disrupting the full rehearsal of the decorated boat parade held last Thursday (July 27). Muzakie Mahidi, 41, pleaded guilty to the charge on Monday (July 31), under Section 186 of the

Indonesian sentenced to prison for involvement in online gambling

KUCHING: A 35-year-old Indonesian woman has been sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to one count of involvement in online gambling. Feronika was found guilty under Section 4B(a) of the Open Gambling House Act 1953, as revealed before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan.

Career criminal gets prison time for robbing woman

KUCHING: Haierul, a 23-year-old career criminal, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for robbing a 25-year-old woman at Taman Rekreasi MJC Batu Kawa in April. The sentence was delivered by Magistrate Manson Jaro Lenya Barayan after a charge framed under Section 392 of the Penal Code was read.

Man gets six months’ jail for possessing syabu

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court today sentenced a 26-year-old man to six months in prison for possessing 0.33g of syabu in a house at Batu Kawa here. Lo Zheng Gang pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under

Café bistro caretaker fined RM3,000 for operating without license

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court fined a local woman RM3,000 in default of three months’ imprisonment for operating an entertainment centre without a license in Batu Kawa. Simaran Kaur Gill, 56, who worked as the premises’ caretaker pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 5 (1)