Four badminton players fined RM2,000 each
KUCHING: Four men were fined RM2,000 each on Monday (July 12) for playing badminton in a court during the movement control order (MCO) at Lorong Foochow 11Y, Tabuan Jaya. Meanwhile, the caretaker of the premises was compounded RM10,000. The men were detained around 7.45pm by a team from the Tabuan Jaya police station carrying out […]
Man fined RM10k for overstaying
KUCHING: A foreigner, who pleaded guilty to overstaying in the country, was fined RM10,000 in default two months in jail today (June 30). The court meted out the sentence on Sariantan after he pleaded guilty under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63. However, as Puncak Borneo Prison is still undergoing lockdown orders, he was […]
48 SOP violators fined
KUCHING: Police issued 48 compounds to errant individuals for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO) on Saturday (June 26). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching recorded the most compounds with 19, followed by Bintulu (15), Padawan (seven), Simunjan (two), Miri (two), Lawas (two), and Sibu (one). “The […]
Flout and be fined
KUCHING: There are no two ways about it, flouters of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) will be fined, asserts Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He said this is particularly when dealing with deliberate and repeated offenders of the SOPs laid out to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. “Those who go against […]
Jobless man fails to pay RM3,000 fine
KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM3,000 in default seven months’ jail on Monday for threatening to hurt his mother. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar meted out the sentence on the 23-year-old accused from Kampung Sri Kandong, after he pleaded guilty under Section 506 of the Penal Code. The accused had threatened to hurt his mother at […]
Coffee shop owner served with RM5k fine
SIBU: A coffee shop owner was fined RM5,000 for allowing 11 of his customers to dine in and gamble in the premises at Jalan Market on Thursday (May 27). Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said at around 11.48am, a standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance monitoring team led by ASP Kushairy Bujang inspected the premises […]
Cyber café operator, patrons fined RM20k
KUCHING: Six men were slapped with fines totalling RM20,000 after police caught them inside a cyber café at GalaCity, Jalan Tun Jugah last Monday. Those in the group, aged between 23 and 34, were found violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) for being in a cyber café and premises operating […]
Standardise compounds for SOP violators
KUCHING: The compounds for violating the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) must be standardised, said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch chairperson Datuk Lily Yong. She said the party had received numerous complaints from the public regarding this issue. “They all say the same thing – is there a double standard in enforcement? Why […]
Seven fined for flouting SOPs in longhouse
BINTULU: There is no sparing of longhouse dwellers pertaining to being compounded for acting against restricted guidelines. On Thursday seven people were each issued compound for violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) by gathering and drinking alcohol in a community dwelling premises. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the […]
12 fined for flouting SOPs
KUCHING: Five teenagers were among 12 individuals slapped with a compound each (amount not disclosed) for violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs)on Sunday evening. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa who confirmed the case, said all the flouters committed the offence in two separate locations. “The first case happened […]