Author: Lydia Aman

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

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Online investment scam – technician fined Rm41,500

KUCHING: An air conditioning technician was fined a total of RM41,500 in default 166 weeks jail for illegally possessing RM601,899.60 in a company’s account meant for online investment fraud activities. Goh Kah Loon, 26, from Kajang, Selangor, pleaded guilty to 83 charges under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offences

Indonesian fined RM10k for operating online gambling machine

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was fined RM10,000 by the Magistrates’ Court on Monday (June 26) after pleading guilty to operating an online gambling machine using a smartphone at a shop in Padungan here on June 20. The 20-year-old defendant admitted to the charge under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming

Fined RM3,000 for damaging luxury vehicle

KUCHING: A construction manager has been fined RM3,000 in default three months’ jail by the Magistrate Court here for damaging a luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) belonging to the new boyfriend of his former girlfriend. The accused, Alex Chua, 36, who hails from Limbang, pleaded guilty to a charge read