Author: Lydia Aman

Fine for man who filmed colleague in toilet

KUCHING: A company employee was fined RM3,500 here today for keeping a picture of a woman colleague urinating in a toilet three years ago. Ling How Tze, 31, who works in the accounts division of the company, pleaded guilty to the charge read out before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. He was

Prostitution: Foreign teenager fined RM3k

KUCHING: A foreign teenage girl was fined RM3,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for engaging in prostitution. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced the 18-year-old Vietnamese-born accused to two months’ jail should she fail to pay the fine after she pleaded guilty to the charge read out in front of her.

Vietnamese women and local man fined

KUCHING: A local man and two Vietnamese women were each fined RM13,100 here on Tuesday (June 7) for having drugs. Chai Ming Tung, 30, Nguyen Thi My Linh, 24, and Pham Thi Cam Tran, 21, each pleaded guilty to their charges read out before Magistrate Fatimah Azura Wan ali. They

Man gets two years for arson

KUCHING: A man was sentenced to two years in prison by the Sessions Court here for burning five sacks of paddy belonging to his acquaintance, causing a loss to the tune of RM500. Augustine Carlebim Fabian, 33, pleaded guilty to the charge on yesterday that was read out before judge

Courier company employee fined for hurting disabled man

KUCHING: A courier company employee was fined RM1,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here for hurting a disabled man (OKU) with firecrackers. Mohd Aidid, 22, pleaded guilty to the charge on yesterday, read before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. The court sentenced him to two weeks in jail if he

Fined RM4,000 for having syabu

KUCHING: A 39-year-old local man was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for possessing 1.51 grams of syabu. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali passed the sentence on Lu Hieng Hock after the charge was read out in front of him. The court sentenced the accused to seven

Jailed six months for beating father, 86 with a broomstick

KUCHING: An unemployed woman was sentenced to six months’ jail for beating her 86-year-old biological father by the Sessions Court here today. Accused Yeo Ngang Sui, 50, pleaded guilty to a charge read out by an interpreter before Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman. According to the charge, she was charged under

Jobless man escapes the gallows

KUCHING: An unemployed man missed the gallows for distributing 855.8 grams of syabu, when the Federal Court substituted the charge to possession of drugs. A three-judge Federal Court panel headed by Chief Justice of Malaya, Tan Seri Azahar Mohamed along with Chief Justices of Sabah and Sarawak, Tan Seri Abang

School bus driver gets four years for molest

KUCHING: A school bus driver was sentenced to four years imprisonment today for molesting a teenage girl. Accused Zolhaji Mohamad, 47, pleaded guilty after a charge under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 was read out by an interpreter before judge Maris Agan at the

Man released on good behaviour bond over machete possession

KUCHING: A man was released on a two-year good behaviour bond by the Sessions Court here today on charges of possessing a machete in a public place last May 13 without lawful intent. Judge Dayang Ellyn Narisa Abang Ahmad imposed a bail of RM8,000 with two local sureties after accused