Friday, 2 January 2026

Author: Lydia Aman

Man jailed three months for drugs

KUCHING: A 30-year-old unemployed man was sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here, yesterday, for abusing Methamphetamine and Amphetamine ten years ago. Mohd Bahtia Sapee, 30, pleaded guilty to a charge which was read before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. Zubaidah ordered the accused to be under police

Youth fined RM500 for operating gambling devices

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a youth to a fine of RM500 in default of ten days in jail for operating several gambling apparatuses last January. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar meted out the sentence against the 20-year-old accused who pleaded guilty after a social report hearing today. According to the

Man fined RM1,200 for damaging bedroom door

KUCHING: A glass factory worker was sentenced to a fine of RM1,200 by the Magistrate’s Court here, for running amok and breaking the bedroom door of his mother’s house last week. The accused Syahmizam, 29, pleaded guilty to a charge framed under Section 427 of the Penal Code. The accused

Teenager fined RM1k for lodging false report

KUCHING: A teenage boy willingly lodged a false police report claiming that he was robbed by two men armed with an iron rod because he was afraid to be scolded by his father for damaging his mobile phone following a fight with his girlfriend. However, the action of the 18-year-old

Foreigner claims trial to raping minor

KUCHING: A foreign labourer claimed trial before the Sessions Court here to a charge of raping a 13-year-old local girl until she became pregnant. The 26-year-old accused from Sambas, Indonesia pleaded not guilty to a charge under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code before Judge Maris Agan. According to the

Male fined for illegally owning money in bank

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM1,300 for illegally possessing money amounting to RM1,300 in his personal account, which was used for Macau scam. The accused Mohd Eswandy Hasan, 24, pleaded guilty to a charge before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the charges, the accused illegally possessed

Unemployed gets 8 months for trespassing

KUCHING: A jobless man was sentenced to eight months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for trespassing into an unoccupied house in April last year. Mahmud Muhi, 44, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. He was accused of breaking into the house of a 47-year-old man in Jalan Ellis around

Man jailed for threatening to kill own sister

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a jobless man to three months in jail for threatening to kill his own sister. This was due to dissatisfaction that his brother-in-law viralled a video of him stealing electric cables on Facebook. The accused Mohd Shamsul Ahat, 27, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton

Man, 44, fined RM3k for causing mischief

KUCHING: A 44-year old man was fined RM3,000 and was sentenced to four months’ jail in default for allegedly throwing a stone at a dog  which hit a neighbour’s vehicle window. The accused known as Rizal Mostapar pleaded guilty before Magistrate Sandy Yvette Freddy to a charge under Section 427

Hornbill offence: Indon gets shorter prison stay

KUCHING: An Indonesian woman who was handed a stiff punishment for having three heads of the hornbill, a protected species, will now have a shorter stay in prison. Rosmili Sarmila will serve six months behind bars and also pay a lower fine of RM3,000 following her appeal to the High