Man files false police report to avoid NRD fine
PADAWAN: A man was arrested for lodging a fake police report to avoid being fined by the National Registration Department (NRD) for losing his identity card for the third time. The Padawan Criminal Investigation Division (CID) uncovered the 25-year-old’s dubious act after doubts arose over his report that he was robbed by three men. Padawan […]
Man, 58, fined RM2,200 for criminal intimidation
SIBU: An elderly man was today fined RM2,200 in default two months’ imprisonment by a Magistrates’ Court here for threatening to cause harm to another person. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar convicted Wong Yik Hee,58, from Bukit Penyau Salim of the offence as charged on his own plea of guilty. The accused was charged with threatening […]
Teenager fined RM500 for buying illegal lottery
KUCHING: A teenage boy was sentenced to a fine of RM500 or two months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court today for buying a public lottery without a license at a café in Batu Kawah. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced the 18-year-old accused after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 9(1) […]
Welder fined RM1,500 for inviting man to fistfight
KUCHING: A 26-years-old welder was sentenced to a fine of RM1,500 or two months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court, here, today, for inviting a man to fight on September 18. Syarifah Magistrate Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Patrick Lee after pleading guilty to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code which was read […]
Fined RM500 for possession of unlawful amount
SIBU: A man was indicted in a Magistrate’s Court here today for being found in possession of RM17,200 which was unlawfully obtained. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar convicted Nelson Badindang, 24, from Selangau of the offence as charged and fined him RM500 in default seven days’ imprisonment. The accused pleaded guilty to the charge framed under […]
Bank officer fined RM500 for fraud
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here on Monday fined a bank officer RM500 fine or in default two weeks in jail for illegally possessing RM30,000 in his personal account last February. Saiful, 26, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar to a charge under Section 37(1), Sarawak Minor Offences Ordinance 1958. According to the charge sheet, he […]
Slap lands woman RM1,200 fine
KUCHING: A 29-year-old woman was fined RM1,200 for slapping her male acquaintance during an incident at the Jalan Samarak traffic light intersection here, last week. Juliana from Bau pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi on Today (Sept 19). Zubaidah ordered the accused to serve three months jail if she fails to pay […]
RM6k fine for selling unregistered cosmetics
SIBU: The Sessions Court today fined a woman RM6,000, in default six months’ jail on two counts of violating the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984. Judge Marutin Pagan convicted Juliana, 26, of the offence and fined her RM3,000 in default three months’ jail for each charge. According to the first charge, she was […]
Man jailed three months and fined for drug abuse, meth possession
KUCHING: A local man was fined RM3,400 and jailed for three months by the Magistrate’s Court here, today, for being involved in drug abuse activities and possessing 1.16 grams of methamphetamine last April. The accused Razak, 36, pleaded guilty to two charges which were read by an interpreter in front of Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. Based […]
Woman slapped with fine for making fake police report
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a woman to a fine of RM1,000 or one month in jail today for making a false police report claiming that she was robbed to avoid paying a fine to make a new identity card. The accused, Victoria Soh Siew Ying, 39, pleaded guilty to the charge which was […]