KUCHING: Three friends were sentenced to jail and fined by the Magistrate’s Court here for having 0.27gm of methamphetamine in November last year. The first accused, Mior Ahmad Fairuz Abu Kassim, 37, was sentenced to eight months’ jail while the second accused, Nursyafiqah Rosli, 22, was sentenced to seven months’
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here, yesterday sentenced a woman to one year and eight months’ jail for cheating to get free entrance tickets to the 2019 Rainforest World Musical Festival (RWMF) at the Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV). Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali meted out the sentence on Safferina Talib,
KUCHING: A 50-year-old man was fined RM2,000 in default four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for beating his wife with a glass lamp and a flashlight. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi meted out the sentence on Supandi Yusran after he pleaded guilty under Section 323 of the Penal Code,
KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM4,000 in default of seven month’s imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here on Wednesday (Jan 12) for damaging his mother’s property early January. Accused Hafizi Yusop pleaded guilty after the charge was read out by an interpreter in front of Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. The
KUCHING: An insurance agent, Maxine Rose Frederick, 27, has pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to a charge of trafficking 17.55kg of marijuana. Kuching High Court Judge Datuk Zaleha Rose Pandin fixed Jan 4 next year for mention of the case. She also ordered the accused to be remanded at
KUCHING: The Parti Gabungan Sarawak (GPS) will field several young candidates to contest in the upcoming 12th State Election. According to its chairman, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg described it as a probationary period and early exposure for the young people who are the backbone of the
KUCHING: Incumbent Padungan assemblyman, Wong King Wei, told the High Court here today (Nov 18) that the statement of special assistant to Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Micheal Kong on social media last year concerning Sarawak Federation of Chinese Associations (SFCA) president, Datuk Richard Wee, was defamatory and involved personal
KUCHING: An Indonesian teenager was fined RM10,000 in default of one month’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for engaging in an online gambling activity. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced the 16-year-old accused from Bengkayang, Indonesia yesterday (Nov 17). The court also ordered the accused to be referred
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced an unemployed man to a fine of RM1,500 in default of five months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to damaging his father’s bedroom door when his sister refused to buy cigarettes for him. Jannis Teng, 34, pleaded guilty to the charge read out by
KUCHING: A former Nigerian student liaison officer escaped the gallows when the Federal Court reversed his conviction and death sentence for the offence of trafficking methamphetamine weighing 158.30g six years ago. A three-judge panel chaired by Datuk Seri Mohd Zawawi Salleh with Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan and Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli
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