Sunday, 28 December 2025

Man fined RM1,500 for punching pregnant lover

KUCHING: A man took the audacious step of causing harm to his romantic partner, who happened to be a married woman, citing the challenge of sustaining their relationship due to his lover’s unresolved divorce from her husband. However, the act resulted in dire consequences when Stephen, 34, a contract worker, was fined RM1,500 in default […]

Four lorry drivers fined RM4,000 each for overloading their vehicles

SIBU: Four lorry drivers, who pleaded guilty to charges of carrying excess load in early October, were each fined RM4,000 in default three months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here on Tuesday (Dec 12). Timber lorry drivers, namely Yong, 63, and Steven, 59, were each charged with overloading timber logs. Their vehicles were weighed […]

Duo fined RM20k each for illegal possession of turtle eggs

LIMBANG: Two friends were each fined RM20,000, in default six months in jail, by the Sessions Court here on Friday (Dec 8) for illegally possessing 11,611 eggs of the Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae turtle species without a permit. Faidznur, 32, and Khairul, 38, each pleaded guilty to one charge read jointly before Judge Monica Linsua. According […]

Man fined for can opener assault

KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM1,500 or sentenced to three months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for intentionally causing injury to his brother-in-law by throwing a food can opener last Wednesday (Dec 6). Khairunnas, 23, pleaded guilty to one charge read by the interpreter before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan. According […]

Woman fined for filing false sexual assault report

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court today (Nov 16) fined a 25-year-old woman RM1,500 after she pleaded guilty to lodging a false police report, claiming she was sexually assaulted at a hotel in Batu Kawa on Oct 30. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi ordered the accused, Ayu, 25, to face a three-month jail term in default of the fine. […]

Lorry driver fined for punching employer

KUCHING: A lorry driver was fined RM900 in default one month in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here, for intentionally causing pain to his employer by punching him in the face. Nabil, 30, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries up […]

Man and woman fined for drug abuse

KUCHING: A man and a woman were each fined RM2,800, with a default sentence of three months in prison, at the Magistrates’ Court here, for their involvement in drug abuse. Zamree, 31, and Najwa, 22, both pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to charges under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which is […]

Man sentenced for damaging father’s wardrobe mirror

KUCHING: A man has been fined RM1,500 or faces three months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here for damaging his father’s wardrobe mirror.Awang Faridd Shah Awang Zainudin, 41, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan on Tuesday (Sept 5).He was charged under Section 427 of the Penal Code, which carries […]

Employer fined RM1,500 for injuring foreign workers

KUCHING: A massage centre owner was today fined RM1,500 in default of two months’ jail for injuring two foreign workers last month. Lim Kim Non, 69, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries up to one year in prison or up […]