Author: Lydia Aman

Man gets five months jail, RM16k fine for possessing turtle eggs

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sessions Court here today (July 5) sentenced a local man to five months in prison and also fined him RM16,000 for possessing 850 turtle eggs in July last year. Muhammad Faiq Suandi, 29, from Tanjung Bundong, Samarahan, pleaded guilty to the charge before Judge Iris Awen Jon.

Engineer fined RM25k, faces prison term for sending offensive texts

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here has imposed a hefty fine of RM25,000 or a 15-month prison sentence on an engineer who pleaded guilty to sending racially and sexually explicit text messages via Short Messaging Service to a telecommunications company three years ago. Sim Ngee Thiam, 45, admitted to five charges

Blind fury lands jobless youth in prison

KUCHING: A 22-year-old jobless youth who had challenged his father to a fight in one of his frequent rampages will spend the next one year cooling off in prison. Hafarizan Johari admitted to shattering the window glass and damaging the door in frustration when his father did not take the

Mother fined RM20k for abusing 10-year old daughter

KUCHING: A mother was fined RM20,000 or 12 months’ jail by the Sessions Court here, yesterday, after pleading guilty to abusing her daughter. Safina John, 27, pleaded guilty to stabbing her 10-year old daughter with a broken glass and hitting her with a stick until she was seriously injured in

Employee behind bars for stealing cash

KUCHING: A female employee was sentenced to three months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court today for stealing cash amounting to RM668 which belongs to a beauty and spa centre. The accused Margaret, 24, pleaded guilty to three charges which were read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According

Molester jailed for a year

KUCHING: A lorry driver was sentenced to 12 months ‘ jail by the Magistrate’s Court today (June 30) for molesting another man’s wife in a public toilet during a Gawai event. The accused, Sukre, 47, pleaded guilty to the  charge under Section 354 of the Penal Code which was read

Court tells quarrelsome couple to behave

KUCHING: A married couple was placed on a good behaviour bond for six months here today for a spat which led to injuries. Homemaker Suezaliza , 38, and Sahari , 42, a golf caddy, fought at a residence in Jalan Bangau, Kampung Semerah Padi, at about 6.30am on June 23.

Unemployed pays price for rampage at family home

KUCHING: An unemployed man who lost his head after his mother refused to give him money was fined RM3,500 in default spend three months in prison here today. He was handed the penalty for damaging his mother’s property and threatening to kill his neighbour during a rampage at a flat

Dirty ice factory in Bintawa fined for operating without licence

KUCHING: An ice factory in Bintawa here has been fined RM5,000 by the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (June 27) after pleading guilty to operating without a valid licence certified by the Ministry of Health Malaysia (KKM). The factory owner admitted to the offence as soon as the charge was read

Repeat offender gets 10 months in prison for theft

KUCHING: A man with a history of criminal records has been sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (June 27). Sylverster Stallone Itie, 23, from Lingga, pleaded guilty to stealing a 42-inch television and three plastic bags of electrical wires from a house in Jalan