Jobless man fails to pay RM3,000 fine
KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM3,000 in default seven months’ jail on Monday for threatening to hurt his mother. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar meted out the sentence on the 23-year-old accused from Kampung Sri Kandong, after he pleaded guilty under Section 506 of the Penal Code. The accused had threatened to hurt his mother at […]
Man faking datukship released on bail
KUCHING: A man from Kampung Tebakang Bidayuh who had used and enjoyed the Darjah Paduka Mahkota Palembang title bearing the title “Datuk” was released on bail of RM1,500 with two local sureties on Tuesday (May 18). Riben was charged under Section 12 (2) of the Offences Related to Orders Act 2017 which is punishable under […]
Five years’ jail, whipping for drugs
KUCHING: A self-employed man will “celebrate” the Gawai Dayak behind bar after he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment plus two strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to drug offences on Monday (May 17). Sessions Court Judge Maris Agan meted the sentence on John Arrieyo Isa,28, under Section 39C (1) of the Dangerous Drugs […]
Sim ready to see Yong in court
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Stakan branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok is ready to face Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong should the latter bring him to court over a posting on his Facebook. He said that on May 7, he was served a letter of demand from the Chong Brothers […]
One month jail for bribe offer
KUCHING: A businessman, who tried to bribe an Immigration officer with cash after he smuggled several Indonesians into the state illegally, was sentenced to a month’s jail on Monday (May 3). Kuching Session’s Court Judge Steve Ritikos ordered Wong Zhong Zhan to be detained in Puncak Borneo prison after he pleaded guilty under Section 17 […]
Man fined RM1,300 for trespassing
KUCHING: A local man who pleaded guilty to trespassing on a quarry area belonging to Cahaya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMS) Quarry was fined RM1,300 or two weeks jail yesterday. Lee Kok Hui, 33, from Taman Sinn Juak Jalan Foochow was sentenced after pleading guilty under section 447 of the Penal Code. Lee broke into the […]
Siblings fined for “snatching” father’s body from hospital
LAHAD DATU: Three siblings, who “snatched” their father’s remains from the Lahad Datu Hospital last Wednesday, were fined RM1,000 each by the Magistrate’s Court here today for obstructing health officers from discharging their duties to screen the body for Covid-19. Magistrate Ryan Sagirann Rayner Jr meted out the sentence on twin brothers Said Jipri and […]
Pensioner fined RM32,000 for false claims
KUCHING: A pensioner from the Tatanegara Bureau Sarawak was slapped with a fine of RM32,000 or ten months jail after he pleaded guilty to 10 counts of alternative charges involving a false claim up to RM45,000, on Monday (Nov 16). Sessions Court Judge Nixon Kennedy Kumbong ordered the accused, Abang Sapawi @Abang Sepawaie Abang Nor, […]
Two plead not guilty to robbery charges
KUCHING: Two men pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here yesterday to snatching a woman’s handbag at Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol on Sept 26. The Court rejected an appeal made by one of the accused, who is a labourer, in request for bail. Meanwhile, the other accused who was unable to be present in […]
Maurice, the French rooster who ruffled feathers, crows no more
LA ROCHELLE, France: A French rooster, who became a symbol of tensions between traditional rural France and encroaching urbanity in a court battle over his early-morning crowing, has died, his owner said Thursday. Maurice the cockerel rose to national fame after his dawn cock-a-doodle-doos so annoyed a retired couple with a holiday home on the […]
