Author: Lydia Aman

Unruly man fined for disturbing parade rehearsal

KUCHING: A jobless man was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here in default of two months’ jail for disrupting the full rehearsal of the decorated boat parade held last Thursday (July 27). Muzakie Mahidi, 41, pleaded guilty to the charge on Monday (July 31), under Section 186 of the

Indonesian sentenced to prison for involvement in online gambling

KUCHING: A 35-year-old Indonesian woman has been sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to one count of involvement in online gambling. Feronika was found guilty under Section 4B(a) of the Open Gambling House Act 1953, as revealed before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan.

Career criminal gets prison time for robbing woman

KUCHING: Haierul, a 23-year-old career criminal, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for robbing a 25-year-old woman at Taman Rekreasi MJC Batu Kawa in April. The sentence was delivered by Magistrate Manson Jaro Lenya Barayan after a charge framed under Section 392 of the Penal Code was read.

Man gets six months’ jail for possessing syabu

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court today sentenced a 26-year-old man to six months in prison for possessing 0.33g of syabu in a house at Batu Kawa here. Lo Zheng Gang pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under

Café bistro caretaker fined RM3,000 for operating without license

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court fined a local woman RM3,000 in default of three months’ imprisonment for operating an entertainment centre without a license in Batu Kawa. Simaran Kaur Gill, 56, who worked as the premises’ caretaker pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 5 (1)

Jobless man fined RM2,500 for punching police corporal

KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM2,500 in default of three months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for using violence against a police officer with the rank of corporal who was on security patrol at Jalan Pustaka last February. Iskandar Roslan, 38, pleaded guilty to one charge

Man threatened brother, pleaded guilty in court

KUCHING: A local man was fined RM2,000 or sentenced to three months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for threatening to kill his own brother after being denied money. Kenneth Vinton Langang, 33, immediately pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code, as read by

Four-month prison sentence for drug abuse

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to four months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for abusing Methamphetamine and Amphetamine drugs six years ago. The accused, Mohd Arbi Sufian, 23, pleaded guilty after the charge was read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. The offence took place at

Indonesian woman faces jail for illegal gambling

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday sentenced an 18-year-old Indonesian woman to two months in prison for being part of an online gambling activity on July 11. Sisca, who worked as a gambling operator, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. The charge against her stated that she