Man fined RM4,500 for stolen cable possession, drug use
KUCHING: A man has been fined RM4,500, or eight months in prison, after he admitted to charges of possessing stolen electrical cable and engaging in substance abuse.Phang Sian Guan, 35, from Siburan pleaded guilty to both charges presented before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan.In the first charge, he was indicted under Section 411 of the […]
Man fined RM500 for illegal money possession
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM500 in default of ten days in prison for illegally possessing RM18,180 in his account in January last year. Wong Yeak Jun, 28, from Perak pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offences Ordinance 1958. Upon […]
Vietnamese woman fined RM1,500 for prostitution
KUCHING: A Vietnamese woman has been fined RM1,500, with a default sentence of three months in prison, for her role in a prostitution case at a budget hotel in Padungan here last December.Le Thi Hong, 40, admitted guilt in front of Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi, facing a charge under Section 372B of the Penal Code.The offence […]
ChatGPT fined US$2,829 for exposing 687 south Korean users’ personal info
SEOUL: The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) of South Korea said Thursday it has imposed a fine of 3.6 million won (US$2,829) on OpenAI, the operator of the generative chatbot ChatGPT, for exposing the personal information of 687 South Korean users. A now-patched bug in an open-source library on ChatGPT created a caching issue in […]
Man fined RM12k for possessing diesel without licence
SIBU: A 25-year-old man was fined RM12,000 on Friday (June 23), with a default sentence of three months’ imprisonment, for being in possession of 400 litres of diesel fuel intended for sale without the necessary licence. Winston Toh Wei Sheng, through an interpreter, fully understood the charge and the consequences of pleading guilty. Sessions Court […]
Friends jailed for stealing underwear
KUCHING: Three close friends were sentenced to jail and fined by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for stealing women’s underwear from a clothing store at Tabuan Jaya here recently. The accused individuals, Zaridah (37), Edthma (33), and Fransiska (28), all pleaded guilty to the charges presented before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the charge, on June […]
Restaurant worker fined for recording video of man defecating
KUCHING: A homosexual man was fined RM2,500 in default of five months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court for recording an 18-second video of a man defecating in a public toilet at a shopping centre. The accused Raychai, 29, a restaurant worker, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 509 of the Penal Code which […]
Teen foreigner fined RM10k for illegal online gambling activities
KUCHING: A teenage Indonesian was fined RM10,000 in default of one week’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for involvement in operating an online gambling machine using a smartphone in a hut in Kampung Rampangi. The 16-year-old male accused pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, […]
Man fined RM60,000 for employing six illegal immigrants
SIBU: A 36-year-old man was fined a total of RM60,000 by the Sessions Court here on Friday (May 26) for hiring six illegal immigrants. In default of payment, he would face 18 months’ imprisonment. Judge Marutin Pagan convicted Ngu from Jalan Hua Kiew on the charge and imposed a fine of RM10,000, in default, three […]
Five fined RM700 each for causing violent brawl
KUCHING: Five men were each fined RM700 in default one month’s jail by the Magistrate Court here today (May 12) for causing a violent brawl last March. Norzaimi, 29, Mukhris, 21, Aloysius 24, Razali, 22, and Ozzy, 31, all pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. They were involved in causing a […]