Man gets three years for violating court order
SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court here on Friday (Nov 19) sentenced a man to three years’ imprisonment for not maintaining peace and good conduct as ordered. Meor Zakaria Nordin, 25, from Kampung Bahagia Jaya, Jalan Teku pleaded guilty to the charge framed under Section 6(7) of the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985. The Act […]
Advice lands man in bloody attack
SIBU: Saying your piece, no matter how well-intentioned, can lead to disastrous circumstances sometimes. A 23-year-old man found that out the hard way. He was bloodied after getting a clubbing by his irate brother-in-law whom he had cautioned for treating his sister cruelly. The attack took place at Jalan Kampung Nangka at about 5pm on […]
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Longhouse folk turn up for booster
SIBU: A total of 120 residents from ten longhouses at Nanga Tutus, along Batang Igan near here turned up for their Covid-19 booster shots on Monday (Nov 15). The vaccination centre, set up at SK Nanga Tutus, was manned by staff from the Sibu Health Department. The programme was organised by Senator Robert Lau at […]
Man in possession of contraband released after paying RM100k fine
SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court here fined a man RM100,000 in default of six months’ jail for possessing contraband cigarettes. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar also directed the accused to pay leviable customs duty due amounting to RM7,680 in default of two weeks’ imprisonment, within two weeks. Mohd Mazlan Mohamad, 32, who opted to pay the fine […]
Three youths jailed for stealing motorcycle
SIBU: Three youths were sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here for stealing a motorcycle. Randi Daud, 25; Raju Talun, 19, and Chritoper Duri, 22, pleaded guilty to the joint charge on Wednesday (Nov 10) when it was read and explained to them through an interpreter. They were jointly indicted for stealing […]
Body of missing man found floating in river
SIBU: The body of a man, who was reported missing since Nov 8, was found floating in the Bintangor River on Wednesday (Nov 10). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the victim, identified as Ing Chung Kiew, 60, was found by the crew of a fishing vessel around 8.35am. […]
Nine months’ jail for burglar
SIBU: A 32-year-old burglar who broke into a house in Lorong Brooke Drive 22 at 12.45am on Nov 5 and carted away RM2,000 worth of items was on Tuesday (Nov 9) ordered to be put behind bars for nine months by a Magistrates’ Court. The charge against Mohd Khairol Azhar Md Azani from Sri Aman […]
Worker fined RM200,000 for possessing contraband goods
SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court today fined a mini mart employee RM200,000 in default of six months’ jail for possessing contraband goods. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar also ordered the accused to pay the leviable duty amounting to RM793.20 within two weeks, failing which he had to serve two weeks in prison. However Justino Lebun, 44, from […]
Kompia House’s kompia gaining popularity
BY MOHD ZAHID AHMAD ZAKI KUCHING: Two close friends are now smiling with gladness as their kompia business grows in popularity. From one kilogramme of flour per day when they first started, they now they need 40kg to 50kg daily. Kompia House founders Awang Amir Hamzi Awang Mohd Muda and Nur Huda Hamka set up […]