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Reduction of Najib’s jail sentence: PM wants all criticisms to stop

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants all criticisms and condemnations regarding the reduction in jail sentence and fine meted out to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to be stopped and for all quarters to respect the decision of the Pardons Board.  He said the main consideration was not legal matters […]

Exposing sister to porn lands man in jail, caning

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a 33-year-old man to eight years in prison and three lashes of the cane for exposing his younger sister to pornographic materials on a smartphone. Judge Iris Awen Jon meted out the sentence after the accused pleaded guilty to a charge framed under Section 15(e) of the Sexual Offences […]

Habitual offender sentenced for possession of housebreaking tools

KUCHING: A man with a history of four previous criminal records related to theft and drugs has once again been sentenced for possession of equipment believed to be intended for housebreaking. Mohd Saifullah Mohd Safri, 29, was fined RM1,000, in default one month in jail, by the Magistrates’ Court here on Monday (Oct 9). He […]

Illegal dumping: Council warns of fines, jail

KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council has warned that anyone caught dumping renovation or construction waste illegally will face fines and potentially even jail time. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said under the Local Authorities Cleanliness By Law 1999, the first offence will result in a fine of RM1,000, while a second will result in a […]

Illegal gets five months’ jail, caning

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to five months in prison and one stroke of caning by the Sessions Court here for entering Malaysia without a valid travel permit. Accused Aswandi, 26, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 before Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman in accordance with Section 6(3) […]

Five strokes, 12 years’ jail for robbery

SIBU: A 39-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years’ behind bars and given five strokes of the whip by the Sessions Court here yesterday for committing gang robbery. Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan convicted Frankie Chaong Lagi from Nanga Temiang, Song of the offence after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Another accused Shirley Patrick […]

Police receive reports of fake RM20 notes in Sibu

SIBU: The Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) here received 14 reports from wet market hawkers in Sibu Jaya claiming they were scammed with fake RM20 notes yesterday (Jan 30). Yesterday, a 30-second video went viral on social media that some hawkers were cheated by a customer with counterfeit RM20 notes. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli […]

Foreigner jailed one month for trespassing

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to one month in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here, for trespassing into a government building on Jan 10. The accused, Lim Khiong Meu, 49, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to a charge framed under Section 447 of the Penal Code. According to the charges, […]

Man gets 7 months’ jail for abusing drugs

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to seven months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here, for involving in drug abuse activities. Mohd Amirul Jesmi, 24, from Kampung Bintawa Ulu pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. Amirul was charged under Section 15 (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act […]

Two cops under probe, remanded for fake claims

KUCHING: Two police officers were remanded for four days by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for investigations on fake claims totalling RM19,980 to carry out remaining service work and building repair at the Julau district police headquarters. Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim allowed the two suspects to be remanded for four days beginning January 18. Both […]