Author: Lydia Aman

Farmer claims trial to gang robbery charge

KUCHING: A farmer was charged in the Sessions Court here today for being involved in a gang robbery against a motorcyclist on Dec 2 last year. The accused Kiew Ming San, however, pleaded not guilty before Judge Maris Agan. He was charged with gang robbery using a dangerous weapon and

Youth charged for cannabis possession

KUCHING: A local youth was charged at the Sessions Court here today for possessing 135g of cannabis on Jan 29. The accused Iqmal Zachry Kamal pleaded not guilty to the charge which was read out by an interpreter before Judge Jason Juga. Based on the charge sheet, the 29-year-old was

Friends fined RM2,000 for theft

KUCHING: Two friends were on Thursday (Jan 27) fined RM2,000 each in default five months’ imprisonment for stealing 18 pieces of metal gate scraps from an apartment area on Jan 21. Abdul Hafiz Jimi, 38, and Nizam Rahmat, 27, pleaded guilty to the charge before magistrate Zaiton Anuar. They were

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Man gets 12 months for punching aunty

KUCHING: A local man will be spending time in prison after he was convicted of punching and criminally threatening his aunty in December last year. Haniffah Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Thursday (Jan 27) after he pleaded guilty to two charges.

Local woman, 32, jailed six months for drugs

KUCHING: A 32-year old local woman was sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Wednesday (Jan 26) on a charge of possessing 0.03 gram of the drug methamphetamine on October last year.  Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Nisha Lo Abdullah after she pleaded guilty

Eight months’ jail for strangling own father

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to eight months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for strangling his father who refused to give him his car keys. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Ramlissari Malim, 23, after he pleaded guilty to the charge read before him in

RM4,500 fine for slapping ex-wife and damaging her friend’s car

KUCHING: A local man was penalised with a fine of RM4,500 or eight months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Tuesday (Jan 25). He faced two charges of slapping his ex-wife and damaging the signal light of a car belonging to his ex-wife’s friend. Mohd Roy Haslam Mohd Farious,

Jail and fine for drug trio

KUCHING: Three friends were sentenced to jail and fined by the Magistrate’s Court here for having 0.27gm of methamphetamine in November last year. The first accused, Mior Ahmad Fairuz Abu Kassim, 37, was sentenced to eight months’ jail while the second accused, Nursyafiqah Rosli, 22, was sentenced to seven months’

Woman gets one year eight months jail for cheating

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here, yesterday sentenced a woman to one year and eight months’ jail for cheating to get free entrance tickets to the 2019 Rainforest World Musical Festival (RWMF) at the Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV). Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali meted out the sentence on Safferina Talib,

Man fined RM2,000 for beating wife

KUCHING: A 50-year-old man was fined RM2,000 in default four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for beating his wife with a glass lamp and a flashlight.  Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi meted out the sentence on Supandi Yusran after he pleaded guilty under Section 323 of the Penal Code,