Man fined RM3k for reselling stolen smartphone on Facebook
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM3,000 in default three months in prison for reselling a stolen Samsung smartphone for RM100 on Facebook. Ariffuddin Sabri, 44, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 414 of the Penal Code, which carries a prison term of up to seven […]
Civil servant fined RM1,800 for hurting sister-in-law
KUCHING: A civil servant was fined RM1,800 in default two months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court for causing hurt to his sister-in-law. Sharir, 27, pleaded guilty to the charge which was read out by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. He was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code for […]
Man fined RM2,500 for drug abuse
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM2,500 in default six months in prison for abusing three different types of drugs last month. Mohd Shukri Bolhi, 29, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 15 (1) […]
Man fined RM1,500 for punching pregnant lover
KUCHING: A man took the audacious step of causing harm to his romantic partner, who happened to be a married woman, citing the challenge of sustaining their relationship due to his lover’s unresolved divorce from her husband. However, the act resulted in dire consequences when Stephen, 34, a contract worker, was fined RM1,500 in default […]
Four lorry drivers fined RM4,000 each for overloading their vehicles
SIBU: Four lorry drivers, who pleaded guilty to charges of carrying excess load in early October, were each fined RM4,000 in default three months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here on Tuesday (Dec 12). Timber lorry drivers, namely Yong, 63, and Steven, 59, were each charged with overloading timber logs. Their vehicles were weighed […]
Man fined RM54k for transporting illegal foreigners, unlawful passport possession
KUCHING: The Sessions Court imposed a fine of RM54,000 on a man for transporting five illegal foreigners in a van and the unlawful possession of an Indonesian man’s passport two years ago. Hii, 44, pleaded guilty to the two charges before Judge Iris Awen Jon at the end of the trial on Wednesday (Dec 13). […]
Duo fined RM20k each for illegal possession of turtle eggs
LIMBANG: Two friends were each fined RM20,000, in default six months in jail, by the Sessions Court here on Friday (Dec 8) for illegally possessing 11,611 eggs of the Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae turtle species without a permit. Faidznur, 32, and Khairul, 38, each pleaded guilty to one charge read jointly before Judge Monica Linsua. According […]
Man fined for can opener assault
KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM1,500 or sentenced to three months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for intentionally causing injury to his brother-in-law by throwing a food can opener last Wednesday (Dec 6). Khairunnas, 23, pleaded guilty to one charge read by the interpreter before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan. According […]
Woman fined for filing false sexual assault report
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court today (Nov 16) fined a 25-year-old woman RM1,500 after she pleaded guilty to lodging a false police report, claiming she was sexually assaulted at a hotel in Batu Kawa on Oct 30. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi ordered the accused, Ayu, 25, to face a three-month jail term in default of the fine. […]
Lorry driver fined for punching employer
KUCHING: A lorry driver was fined RM900 in default one month in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here, for intentionally causing pain to his employer by punching him in the face. Nabil, 30, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries up […]
