Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Youth claims trial to drug possession

KUCHING: A local youth charged with possessing 204g of cannabis claimed trial in the Magistrate’s Court here today. Muhamad Azizul Bujang pleaded not guilty to the charge which was read out by an interpreter before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. He and his friends allegedly committed the offence at Jalan Tabuan Park

Teenager gets bail to help father

KUCHING: A teenager accused of theft was granted bail despite the misgivings of the prosecution as he wished to help his father do contract work to support the family. Sessions Court Judge Maris Agan released the 18-year-old on a bail of RM4,000 with a local surety, namely his father, today.

Indonesian cook to be jailed for overstaying

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here today sentenced a former Indonesian cook to one year imprisonment for overstaying in the country, where his Temporary Working Visit Pass (PLKS) had expired more than five years ago. The accused Deden Muhammad Padilah, 22, pleaded guilty to the charge which was read out by

Duo get jail for not having papers

KUCHING: Two foreigners were jailed five months and ordered to get one stroke of the cane for not having proper travel and work documentation. Angga Pranata Putra Tarigan Silangit, 26, and Januardi, 30, pleaded guilty before Sessions Court Judge Jason Juga today. Angga did not have any valid travel document

Increase passenger load to Bario airport: Rep

KUCHING: Flight restrictions and upgrading of the Bario airport runway are among issues to be discussed with a delegation from the Ministry of Transport Malaysia (MOT) during their visit to Bario on Monday (Feb 28). Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala

Man gets 6 months for stealing car battery

KUCHING: A 30-year-old man will have to spend time behind bars for six months for stealing a car battery. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi meted out the sentence on Muhammad Nur Attirmidzi Ibrahim, 30, after he pleaded guilty to the offence. The accused was ordered to serve the jail term starting today.

Village headman fined for cheating

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here today fined a village headman RM8,000 in default 10 months ‘jail after he pleaded guilty to duping an assemblyman into handing over a sum of RM50,000 to the village’s development and security committee’s bank account and JKKK Kampung Ensebang Kuari Baru for a road rehabilitation project

Man fined RM1k for breaking chair, table

KUCHING: A 32-year old man was fined RM1,000 in default one month’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for intentionally breaking a plastic chair and dinner table belonging to his wife thereby causing a RM35 damage. The accused Kamarolezwan Kadrie from Kampung Kranji pleaded guilty to the charge read

Duo fined RM2,000 for stealing a bag of ‘ikan bilis’

KUCHING: Two good friends were sentenced to two weeks’ imprisonment and fined RM2000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today on a charge of stealing a bag filled with anchovies (ikan bilis) weighing 10 kilograms at a supermarket at Jalan Matang on Feb 14. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali passed

Man jailed for drug abuse

KUCHING: The Session’s Court here today sentenced a local man to five years’ imprisonment and one stroke of the cane for involving in illegal drugs. Sessions Court Judge Jason Juga sentenced Asikin Sabli, 25, after he pleaded guilty to the charge read to him by an interpreter. The court ordered