Slap lands woman RM1,200 fine

KUCHING: A 29-year-old woman was fined RM1,200 for slapping her male acquaintance during an incident at the Jalan Samarak traffic light intersection here, last week. Juliana from Bau pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi on Today (Sept 19). Zubaidah ordered the accused to serve three months jail if she fails to pay […]

RM6k fine for selling unregistered cosmetics

SIBU: The Sessions Court today fined a woman RM6,000, in default six months’ jail on two counts of violating the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984. Judge Marutin Pagan convicted Juliana, 26, of the offence and fined her RM3,000 in default three months’ jail for each charge. According to the first charge, she was […]

Man jailed three months and fined for drug abuse, meth possession

KUCHING: A local man was fined RM3,400 and jailed for three months by the Magistrate’s Court here, today, for being involved in drug abuse activities and possessing 1.16 grams of methamphetamine last April. The accused Razak, 36, pleaded guilty to two charges which were read by an interpreter in front of Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. Based […]

Woman slapped with fine for making fake police report

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a woman to a fine of RM1,000 or one month in jail today for making a false police report claiming that she was robbed to avoid paying a fine to make a new identity card. The accused, Victoria Soh Siew Ying, 39, pleaded guilty to the charge which was […]

Chinese national slapped with RM2,000 fine for prostitution

KUCHING: A Chinese national was sentenced to a fine of RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here for being involved in prostitution by offering sex services at a massage centre in Jalan Tun Jugah, last August. The accused, Luan Yan Yan, 34, pleaded guilty to a charge read under Section 379B of the Penal Code before […]

RM2,000 fine for woman who punched husband

KUCHING: A local woman was handed a fine of RM2,000 or spend six months in jail here today for punching her husband who did not allow her to name their son as guarantor to buy a car. Businesswoman Ng, 39, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the charge sheet, she had intentionally inflicted […]

Fined RM2,000 for breaking car window

KUCHING: A young man was fined RM2,000  in default two months’ jail by the Magistrates’ Court here today for throwing stones at a car parked in a surau area and causing a rear window to break. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced the accused Taufik, 22, after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 427 of […]

Used goods dealer fined RM600

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court fined a used goods dealer RM600 in default ten days’ jail today for selling used vehicles without a licence in September last year. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali meted out the sentence to Ping, 54, after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 6 of the Second-hand Dealers Act […]

Businessman fined RM2k for having imitation guns

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court today sentenced a businessman to RM2,000 fine or two months’ jail in default for illegally having eight barrels of imitation guns at a shopping mall last June. Mathiew, 38, of Kampung Tabuan Dayak, pleaded guilty to a charge read in front of Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the […]

Rosmah sentenced to 10 years’ jail, RM970 million fine

PETALING JAYA: The High Court here today sentenced Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to a total of 30 years’ jail and RM970 million fine, in default 10 years’ jail, after finding her guilty on all three corruption charges involving a RM1.25 billion hybrid solar project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak. The wife of former prime […]