KUCHING: A 30 year old man was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here after he pleaded guilty to gambling in a public place using a smartphone. Mohd Afiq Shefei Rosman was ordered to serve two months in prison if he fails to pay the fine. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan
BAU: A mentally challenged 62-year-old man was found safe after going missing in Kampung Opar, Bau, earlier today. Lehem Diok, who was reported missing while on his way to a farm in the Tiribuh area, was located at the roadside near Padang Sawit SELCRA Bau, 11 km from his home,
MIRI: Three vehicles were seized during an enforcement operation codenamed Ops Patuh by the Road Transport Department (RTD) in the city on Tuesday (Mar 10). Officers from the Miri branch seized a luxury Chrysler 300, a Perodua Axia and a Perodua Bezza after the vehicles were found to have expired
KUCHING: The number of flood evacuees here has shown a declining trend, with a total of 341 people from 91 families currently taking shelter at two temporary relief centres (PPS) as of today. The Civil Defence Force (APM) said both PPS remain operational following flooding in parts of the district.
KUCHING: Two individuals were each fined RM500 in default three weeks’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here today for stealing iron materials from a construction site. Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nadzwa Radzali meted out the sentence on Donald Lawan Baji, 29, and Catherine Ngaring, 30, after they admitted to committing the offence.
KUCHING: The Court of Appeal here today upheld the death sentence imposed on a married couple convicted of murdering a 38-year-old woman in Sibu in 2020. A three-member panel comprising Datuk Wong Jian Heong, Datuk Dr Alwi Abdul Wahab and Datin Paduka Evrol Mariette Peters delivered the unanimous decision after
KUCHING: A repeat offender was sentenced to 34 months’ jail and fined RM3,500 today after pleading guilty to multiple theft-related charges. Mohamad Jalil Sidek Bakar, 32, pleaded guilty to five charges before Senior Assistant Registrar Abdurrahman Abrar Jarni, Magistrate Nur Syaheeqa Nazwa Radzali, and Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan. He was
KUCHING: A 36-year-old man was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today after changing his plea to guilty to a charge of self-administering dangerous drugs. Judge Iris Awen Jon imposed the sentence on Chong Hen Sen after he admitted to
KUCHING: The Court of Appeal here reduced the prison sentence of a man convicted of multiple child sexual offences from 50 years to 32 years, while maintaining 31 strokes of the cane. A three-member panel comprising Datuk Wong Jian Heong, Datuk Dr Alwi Abdul Wahab and Datin Paduk Evrol Mariette
SARIKEI: A 43-year-old man was charged at the Magistrates’ Court here today with the murder of an elderly man in an incident that allegedly occurred in Julau last month. The charge, read before Magistrate Stella Augustine Druce, was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death