Civil servant among eight foreign women held for prostitution
GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested eight foreign women, including a civil servant from a neighbouring country on Friday, believed to be involved in prostitution activities in Timur Laut district. District police chief ACP Soffian Santong said that police carried out operations from 6 pm to 10 pm by conducting seven raids on several premises such as […]
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 […]
Two Indonesian women jailed for engaging in prostitution
KUCHING: Two Indonesian women were each sentenced to four months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today, for engaging in prostitution by offering sex services at a budget hotel in Jalan Rock, last Sunday. Nurhasanah, 31, and Juwita, 21, each pleaded guilty to one charge which was read separately by two magistrates, namely Zaiton […]
Foreigner fined RM2.8k for prostitution
KUCHING: A Vietnamese woman was fined RM2,800 in default four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for engaging in prostitution by offering sex at a beauty centre last June 25. Accused Vo To Ngan, in her early 40s, pleaded guilty to a charge read out under Section 379B of the Penal Code before […]
Woman jailed for two months for prostitution
SIBU: A woman opted for two months’ incarceration as she could not pay the RM1,500 fine imposed by the Magistrates’ Court here today for prostitution. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar had fined the 29-year-old accused RM1,500, in default two months’ imprisonment, after she pleaded no contest to the charge. She was charged with offering sexual services […]
Woman gets seven months for prostitution
SIBU: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday (May 23) for prostitution. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar handed down the sentence after Tatik Wahyuni, 44, from Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, pleaded no contest to the charge which was read and explained to her. According to the charge sheet, the […]
Fined RM2,000 for providing sexual services
KUCHING: The Magistrate Court has fined an Indonesian woman RM2,000 for providing sexual services. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi meted out the sentence on the accused Yurnani Oyong, 25, after she pleaded guilty after the charge was read to her. The court sentenced the accused to two months jail term if failure to explain its fine. According […]
Vietnamese woman pleads guilty to prostitution
KUCHING: A Vietnamese woman was fined RM2,800, in default three months jail, by the Magistrate’s Court here today for prostitution. Le Thi Kim Mo, 32, pleaded guilty after the charge was read out by an interpreter in front of magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the charge, Le was charged under Section 372B […]
Viet woman fined for vice
KUCHING: A 33-year-old Vietnamese woman was handed a fine of RM2,200 in default four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court for soliciting for the purpose of prostitution here. Tran Thi Huyen from Hai Phong, Vietnam committed the offence at about 8.30 pm in a room at Hotel Hua Kuok Inn at Ban Hock Road on […]
Single mother released on good behaviour bond
KUCHING: A single mother who pleaded guilty to soliciting for the purpose of prostitution two years ago, was released on a two-year good behaviour bond on Friday (Sept 3). Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali also imposed a RM5,000 bail with one local surety after Terina Kunyan from Serian had the charges read to her. […]
