48 SOP offenders fined since May 8
KUCHING: Since May 8, a total of 48 persons have been compounded for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). “Of the total, seven men were compounded at eateries for not practising social distancing and two others were compounded for not providing infrared thermometers at their premises,” said […]
33 fined for flouting RMCO
KUCHING: Thirty-three individuals, including 13 women, were issued with a RM1,000 compound each for failing to practise social distancing in a bistro at Jalan Song here on Saturday. Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said those being compounded also consist five employees of the bistro. “During the inspection, police found that the […]
Hazard: Homestay fined RM10k
MIRI: The proprietor of a homestay at North Yu Seng road here last Wednesday, was fined RM10,000 in default of five months imprisonment for failing to comply with fire hazard abatement as required under Fire Services Act 1988. A Magistrate’s Court here meted out the sentence after the 56-year-old female accused, who appeared before Magistrate […]
RM2,000 fine for drink riding
KUCHING: A man pleaded guilty before the Magistrate’s Court here on Friday (June 5) and paid a fine of RM2,000 for riding under the influence of alcohol on Sept 29, 2019. Ahmad Safwan Hasbi, 23, pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said […]
RM5k fine for defying isolation
SIBU: A site supervisor who broke the Covid-19 quarantine order was fined RM5,000 in default two months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court today after he pleaded guilty yesterday. Magistrate’s Muhammad Faizal Che Saad passed the sentence based on public interest and the nature of the case. The accused, Jeffery Jambo Dana, 27, who was unrepresented, […]
Fined RM2,000 for not displaying price tags
MUKAH: A canteen operator in an oil palm plantation in Balingian near here was compounded RM2,000 for failing to display price tags on goods offered for sale. The head of the local branch of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry, Salihin Den, said acting on public complaint through the mass media, the ministry recently […]
Deputy Health Minister, Perak Exco fined for MCO defiance
GERIK: Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali was today sentenced the maximum fine of RM1,000, in default a month’s jail, for defying the movement control order (MCO) by attending a social event and then having lunch with the attendees two weeks ago. Also fined the same amount were Perak executive councillor for education, human […]
RM4,000 fine for injuring cat
BINTULU: A 57-year-old man was fined RM4,000 by a Magistrate’s Court here for causing injury to a neighbour’s cat. Magistrate Zuraini Ali Musa imposed the penalty on Fung Kuat Yaw after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Fung was charged with causing injury to a cat belonging to his neighbour at Pine Court Apartment at […]
Proactive longhouse folk lauded
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has commended the efforts taken by several villages which had placed warning signs to prevent outsiders from entering their longhouses as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 outbreak. Uggah, who is also the State Disaster Management Committee chairman, said this is good development as it shows […]
Outsiders not welcomed to longhouses
KUCHING: Covid-19 has dealt longhouses in the state a major blow. Reputed for their impeccable hospitality, longhouses throughout the state are never known to turn their visitors away. But Covid-19 has changed all that. Longhouses are not opening their doors to outsiders for the next 13 days because of the increasing number of positive cases […]
