Thursday, 3 July 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Man in assault case out on RM4k bail

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here on Monday (July 4) rejected the plea of ​​a man who intentionally injured his father. Irwan Shah, 42, had earlier pleaded guilty to one charge under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A of the same Code. Judge Maris Agan released

Unemployed fined RM3,500 for burglary, theft

KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM3,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here on Monday (Jul 4) for breaking into a house and stealing a pair of shoes. Mohd Syafik, 25, pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the first charge, he was accused of breaking into

Man jailed six months for housebreaking

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to six months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for trespassing and stealing six television units belonging to an electronics company in June last year. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi passed the sentence on accused Mohd Amin Abdullah, 30, after changing his guilty plea during

Costly act of breaking ATM screen

KUCHING: A young man was fined RM5,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for breaking the screen of an automated teller machine (ATM) because he was angry that he could not withdraw RM100. Accused Julio Patrick, 37, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar to a charge under Section 427 of

Gang robbery suspect acquitted, discharged

KUCHING: A local man was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court here yesterday, on charges of committing a gang robbery at a grocery store, in November last year. Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman made the decision after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against

Man gets RM1,500 fine for punching another

KUCHING: A 22-year-old man was fined RM1,500, in default one month’s imprisonment, by the Magistrates’ Court here on Tuesday (June 28) for punching another man. Wan Abdul Rahman pleaded guilty to the charge read out by an interpreter before magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. He was alleged to have intentionally injure a

Woman gets fine, teen jailed for online gambling

KUCHING: Online gambling operations have earned a local woman a fine of RM10,000 and a foreign teenager five months’ imprisonment. Xian, 24, and the 19-year-old Indonesian pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. Zaiton ordered her to be jailed for five months if she fails to pay the fine. The teenager

Man gets RM3,500 fine for methamphetamine possession

KUCHING: A 23-year-old man was fined RM3,500, in default seven months’ imprisonment, by the Magistrates’ Court here on Thursday (23 June) for possessing 1.38g of methamphetamine. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar passed the sentence on Selhapis Conia Pori after the charge was read out in front of him. According to the charge,

Jobless man fined for having stolen property

KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM2,000 in default spend two months in prison here today for having a stolen helmet, mobile phone and a helmet case. Abdul Rahman, 29, pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. He committed the offence in the parking lot of a shopping

Court upholds fine for defaming ex-YB

KUCHING: The High Court today upheld a lower court’s decision to fine a salesman who had used the profile name ‘Hui Tai Lang’ on Facebook to defame former Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei. High Court Judge Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli agreed with the Magistrate’s Court’s decision to fine Chin Siaw