Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Three claim trial in dangerous weapon charge

KUCHING: Three good friends pleaded not guilty before the Sessions Court here today for possessing dangerous weapons in a public place. They were charged with having in their possessions two machetes and two smaller knives last June. Defendants Seman, 37; Jiew, 36, and Ting, 38, made the not guilty plea after

Junkie fined RM2,500 or four months jail

KUCHING: A local youth was fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for involvement in drug abuse activities. Mohd Shafiee, 30, pleaded guilty to the charge read out by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali who sentenced the accused to four months in jail if he

Duo fined RM2,500 each for drugs

KUCHING: Two individuals who are lovers were each sentenced to a fine of RM2,500 or six months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for possessing 0.83 grams of Methamphetamine last April. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali passed the sentence on Abdul Arif Aiman, 29, and Ezzattul Fitri,

Man gets 2 months for trespass

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to two months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court today (July 18) for trespassing into a telecommunication tower facility owned by Sacofa Sdn Bhd. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali pronounced sentence on Ahmad Faizzirul, 26, after the accused pleaded guilty to the charge.

Boy claims trial to molesting cousin

KUCHING: A teenage boy pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today (July 18) to molesting his 12-year-old female cousin. The 18-year-old claimed trial to two charges which were read out by an interpreter before Judge Taufik Mohd Yusoff. On the first charge, he was accused of raping the

Fined and jail for housebreaking

KUCHING: An unemployed man caught breaking into a house and stealing RM10 in cash was fined RM1,500 and sentenced to two weeks’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today (July 18). Mohamad Azhar, 33, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 457 of the Penal Code for breaking into the

Two fined for keeping stolen item

KUCHING: Two friends’ joy of owning an ultrasound scanning machine (medical) was short-lived, when they were found guilty of possessing the item as it was a stolen property.  In the Magistrate’s Court here today, each was fined RM1,500 for having in their possession a stolen property an offence under Section

Good behaviour bond for weapons possession

KUCHING: The Sessions Court sentenced a man to a three-year good behaviour bond for possession of three dangerous weapons. Allen, aged 40, was also granted a bail of RM10,000 with two sureties today. The accused pleaded guilty to one charge read by an interpreter in front of judge Afidah Abdul

12 months’ jail for causing grievous hurt

KUCHING: A fruit seller was sentenced to 12 months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today, for injuring two men with an axe while fishing at the Kampung Bintangor Jetty, Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol last Tuesday (July 12). Accused Harris, 45, pleaded guilty to two charges read out by

Foreigner fined RM2.8k for prostitution

KUCHING: A Vietnamese woman was fined RM2,800 in default four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for engaging in prostitution by offering sex at a beauty centre last June 25. Accused Vo To Ngan, in her early 40s, pleaded guilty to a charge read out under Section 379B