Teen foreigner fined RM10k for illegal online gambling activities
KUCHING: A teenage Indonesian was fined RM10,000 in default of one week’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for involvement in operating an online gambling machine using a smartphone in a hut in Kampung Rampangi. The 16-year-old male accused pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, […]
Man fined RM60,000 for employing six illegal immigrants
SIBU: A 36-year-old man was fined a total of RM60,000 by the Sessions Court here on Friday (May 26) for hiring six illegal immigrants. In default of payment, he would face 18 months’ imprisonment. Judge Marutin Pagan convicted Ngu from Jalan Hua Kiew on the charge and imposed a fine of RM10,000, in default, three […]
Five fined RM700 each for causing violent brawl
KUCHING: Five men were each fined RM700 in default one month’s jail by the Magistrate Court here today (May 12) for causing a violent brawl last March. Norzaimi, 29, Mukhris, 21, Aloysius 24, Razali, 22, and Ozzy, 31, all pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. They were involved in causing a […]
Man fined RM2,500 for threatening girlfriend with knife
KUCHING: A man was arrested for pointing a knife at his girlfriend and stealing her smartphone, including RM150 in cash. The action landed James Ting Wei Liong, 21, in trouble as he was fined RM2,500 in default four months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today. Ting, who works as a shop assistant, pleaded […]
Ex-cop jailed one month, fined for trespassing
KUCHING: A former police officer was sentenced to one month in prison and fined RM3,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after being found guilty of trespassing into the Sarawak State Palace (Astana) without proper permission two years ago. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali imposed the sentence on Aszaha Abdul Hamid, 46, of Kampung […]
Jobless man fined RM1k for committing mischief
KUCHING: A 36-year old unemployed man was fined RM1,000 by the Magistrates’ Court after the man punctured a tyre and broke a windscreen wiper of his elderly neighbour’s car. The accused, Jesfrel, 36, pleaded guilty to a charge read by an interpreter before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. The accused was charged with mischief under Section 427 […]
Ex-army officer fined RM6,000 for seducing married woman
PETALING JAYA: A former senior military officer was fined RM6,000, in default five months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for seducing a married woman seven years ago. Magistrate Zhafran Rahim Hamzah handed down the sentence to Azmi Ali, 48 after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Azmi pleaded guilty to […]
Jobless man fined RM6,000 for offensive Instagram video
RAUB: The Sessions Court here today imposed a fine of RM6,000, in default three months imprisonment, on an unemployed man who pleaded guilty to improper use of the network service by sending obscene videos through the Telegram application to a woman three years ago. Judge Ahmad Faizadh Yahaya meted out the fine on Muhaimi Nabil […]
Two cousins get two months’ jail, fined RM1,500
KUCHING: Two male cousins were each sentenced to two months in prison and fined RM1,500 by the Magistrate’s Court today for stealing items belonging to the mother of one of the accused. Elvin Thomas Nuing, 23, and Janykhal Ujang, 30, pleaded guilty to two charges which were read separately in front of two different magistrates. […]
Fined for illegal possession of diesel
SIBU: The Sessions Court here today (Feb 22) fined a 37-year-old man RM25,000 in default three months’ imprisonment for possessing diesel fuel without licence. Judge Marutin Pagan convicted Chiong Kung Chuong after he pleaded guilty to the charge. According to the charge sheet, Chiong was found in possession of 24,286 litres of diesel fuel with […]
