KUCHING: A juvenile from Long Ikang in Baram, who pleaded guilty to an armed robbery charge, was today released on RM5,000 bail with two local sureties. The Magistrate Court ordered the accused to be released on bail pending his probation report set for April 22. He was accused of robbing
KUCHING: A local man who failed to pay a fine of RM10,000 for engaging in online gambling was today sentenced to four months’ jail. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azuran Wan Ali ordered Mohamad Zamberi Abdul Rahman, 26, to be detained in jail when he failed to pay the fine after pleading
KUCHING: A youth who pleaded guilty to raping an underage girlfriend was today ordered to be released on RM5,000 bail with one local surety. A Magistrate’s Court here ordered his release pending his probation report set for April 22. The 18-year-old youth was charged under Section 376(1) of the Penal
KUCHING: Two inmates, who have been sentenced to 18 years’ jail and six lashes of the cane for robbery, have their penalties reduced to 13 years in prison and six lashes yesterday (Mar 22). In their appeal Mohamad Hasrul Seliman from Kampung Tanjung Pisang, Simunjan and Mohd Kamarul Wahab from
KUCHING: A local man escaped the gallows after his plea was accepted by the Court of Appeal on Monday (Mar 22). A panel of judges led by Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, Datuk Ravinthran Paramaguru and Datuk Gunalan Muniandy, unanimously allowed the appeal to be filed by Regoanal Awing @
KUCHING: An entrepreneur, who pleaded guilty to the charge of bribing a civil servant to avoid being prosecuted, was fined RM10,000 or a month’s imprisonment on Friday (March 19). The Sessions Court judge ordered the 51-year-old accused to be fined after the accused pleaded guilty under Section 214 of the
KUCHING: A male Indonesian national who entered Sarawak illegally, was sentenced to five months in prison and two lashes of the cane today. Sessions Court judge Steve Ritikos ordered the accused, Syafaruddin, 27, to serve his sentence starting today. The accused from Pontianak, Indonesia pleaded guilty to the offence under
KUCHING: A former policeman has been sentenced by the court here to death by hanging. Judicial commissioner Christopher Chin Soo Yin on Tuesday (March 9) ordered former inspector Mohamad Sohffian Abu Hassan to the gallows after being found guilty of killing his wife, Siti Nadrah Abdullah, 33, at a house
KUCHING: An unemployed local man was sentenced to 14 years in prison and six lashes today after he was found guilty of two charges of causing serious injury to a man and his own wife. Sessions Court Judge Dayang Ellyn Narisa Abang Ahmad ordered Acheng Husen to serve his jail
KUCHING: A foreign man, suspected of leading a human trafficking syndicate known as Geng Adi Tailo, was today charged in the High Court here together with his group members. Judicial Commissioner Alexander Siew ordered the four men, who are also known as Kumpulan Yeni Ferry, to be further detained at
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