Man and woman fined for drug abuse

KUCHING: A man and a woman were each fined RM2,800, with a default sentence of three months in prison, at the Magistrates’ Court here, for their involvement in drug abuse. Zamree, 31, and Najwa, 22, both pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to charges under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which is […]

Man sentenced for damaging father’s wardrobe mirror

KUCHING: A man has been fined RM1,500 or faces three months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here for damaging his father’s wardrobe mirror.Awang Faridd Shah Awang Zainudin, 41, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan on Tuesday (Sept 5).He was charged under Section 427 of the Penal Code, which carries […]

Employer fined RM1,500 for injuring foreign workers

KUCHING: A massage centre owner was today fined RM1,500 in default of two months’ jail for injuring two foreign workers last month. Lim Kim Non, 69, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries up to one year in prison or up […]

Man fined RM4,500 for stolen cable possession, drug use

KUCHING: A man has been fined RM4,500, or eight months in prison, after he admitted to charges of possessing stolen electrical cable and engaging in substance abuse.Phang Sian Guan, 35, from Siburan pleaded guilty to both charges presented before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan.In the first charge, he was indicted under Section 411 of the […]

Man fined RM500 for illegal money possession

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM500 in default of ten days in prison for illegally possessing RM18,180 in his account in January last year. Wong Yeak Jun, 28, from Perak pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offences Ordinance 1958. Upon […]

Vietnamese woman fined RM1,500 for prostitution

KUCHING: A Vietnamese woman has been fined RM1,500, with a default sentence of three months in prison, for her role in a prostitution case at a budget hotel in Padungan here last December.Le Thi Hong, 40, admitted guilt in front of Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi, facing a charge under Section 372B of the Penal Code.The offence […]

ChatGPT fined US$2,829 for exposing 687 south Korean users’ personal info

SEOUL: The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) of South Korea said Thursday it has imposed a fine of 3.6 million won (US$2,829) on OpenAI, the operator of the generative chatbot ChatGPT, for exposing the personal information of 687 South Korean users. A now-patched bug in an open-source library on ChatGPT created a caching issue in […]

Man fined RM12k for possessing diesel without licence

SIBU: A 25-year-old man was fined RM12,000 on Friday (June 23), with a default sentence of three months’ imprisonment, for being in possession of 400 litres of diesel fuel intended for sale without the necessary licence. Winston Toh Wei Sheng, through an interpreter, fully understood the charge and the consequences of pleading guilty. Sessions Court […]

Friends jailed for stealing underwear

KUCHING: Three close friends were sentenced to jail and fined by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for stealing women’s underwear from a clothing store at Tabuan Jaya here recently. The accused individuals, Zaridah (37), Edthma (33), and Fransiska (28), all pleaded guilty to the charges presented before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the charge, on June […]

Restaurant worker fined for recording video of man defecating 

KUCHING: A homosexual man was fined RM2,500 in default of five months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court for recording an 18-second video of a man defecating in a public toilet at a shopping centre. The accused Raychai, 29, a restaurant worker, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 509 of the Penal Code which […]