Illegal gambling, scam cases on the rise this year

KUCHING: Crimes, such as illegal gambling and various forms of scams were on the rise throughout the period under review — January 1 to November 30 this year. In addition to this, there were sensational crime cases that caught the attention of the whole country. Among them was a manhunt in Kuching for an alleged human […]

15 years, six strokes for CBT

KUCHING: A man, whose claim of being a human organ trafficker was found by police to be false, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to be caned six times for committing criminal breach of trust (CBT) today. Sessions Court Judge Steve Ritikos meted out the sentence on Shaifullizan Abdul Mutalib, 48, after […]

Ex-govt assistant accountant charged with CBT

KUCHING: A man, whose claim of being a human organ trafficker was found by police to be false, has pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here on Thursday to three counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT). The 48-year-old man entered the plea after the charges were read to him before Sessions Court Judge Marutin […]