KUCHING: A general manager of a government agency was remanded for six days starting today (Jan 11) for allegedly abusing his power by appointing a company to provide souvenirs and preparation work for an appreciation ceremony worth RM27,800, for his own interest. The remand order was issued by magistrate Syarifah
KUCHING: A policeman was charged in the Magistrates’ Court here for trafficking 5.6kg of cannabis early this month. No confession was recorded from Aizat Danial Noor Azman, 30, after the charges were read before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali on Tuesday (Jan 10). Aizat was accused of possessing the
KUCHING: A company that supplies various kinds of noodles was handed a fine of RM10,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here for selling kway teow (flat rice noodles) containing benzoic acid in April of last year. The representative of the company’s Kuching branch admitted to a charge read out by an
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to six years in prison and three strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here on Tuesday (Jan 10) for robbing an elderly man at knifepoint and hijacking his car in September, last year. Accused Mohd Niqa Qastalani Mohamad Ismail, 27, pleaded guilty
KUCHING: A lorry driver was fined RM1,300 or a month’s imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Monday (Jan 9) for stealing and disposing a smartphone belonging to a primary school teacher last year. Bahtrim Haimi, 25, pleaded guilty to the charge read out by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah
KUCHING: A foreign female shop worker was sentenced to three months in prison by the Sessions Court here yesterday after she was found guilty of overstaying in the country for 679 days. The accused Erlinda, 29, from Lubuk Rawa, Indonesia, pleaded guilty to one charge read before Judge Mohd Taufik
KUCHING: A local girl was sentenced to a fine of RM1,000 or two months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday, after pleading guilty to disposing of the stolen property of an iPhone by selling it on Facebook. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar sentenced the 20-year-old offender after hearing a social report
KUCHING: A local guy who pleaded guilty for being involved in the abuse of methamphetamine six years ago was fined RM4,000 or ten months’ jail in default. After having a charge read in front of him, Zammel Jamani confessed before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. After serving his or her prison term,
KUCHING: A local blacksmith was placed on a good behaviour bond by the Magistrates Court here after he pleaded guilty to two charges of possession of illegal firearms and ammunition. The 57-year-old accused pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. He committed the offences at his house at Kampung Tijrak, Jalan
KUCHING : A local youth pleaded guilty before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for stealing RM600 from her colleague at a petrol station in Jalan Sultan Tengah in November last year. The accused, an 18 – year old female from Bintulu, pleaded guilty after being charged with theft under Section 379
