Man gets six years for hotel robbery

KUCHING: A man was sentenced to six years in prison and three strokes the Sessions Court here today (Mar 22) for committing armed robbery against a female receptionist at a budget hotel two years ago. Khairul, 37, pleaded guilty to one charge read by the interpreter before Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi. According to the charge, […]

Suspected burglar caught

SIBU: Police arrested an unemployed man at a budget hotel here on suspicion of committing burglary and theft. Acting Sibu district police chief Supt Dr Collin Babat said the 26-year-old suspect was believed to have committed the crime at a government-owned education flat in Jalan Disa near here. He said the suspect was detained at […]

Man found dead in budget hotel

MIRI: A man was found dead in a budget hotel room at Jalan Bendahara yesterday morning. The lifeless body of the 41-year-old was discovered around 9am by the hotel staff. A team of medical staff from Miri hospital and Miri police were immediately called to the scene. “The body was found lying on the […]