Tenant empties house and flees

MIRI: Call it rubbing salt into one’s wound but a houseowner was at a loss for words after her 27-year-old tenant not only failed to pay RM3,000 in owed rental but emptied her house of her belongings before he left the building. The 73-year-old houseowner discovered her loss when she went to the Batu Niah […]

Arson lands man in prison for two years

SIBU: The Sessions Court sentenced a 37-year-old man to two years’ imprisonment on Friday (Oct 22) for committing arson. Andrew Sanggau of Kampung Sentosa Salim was charged with committing mischief by using fire, with the intent to cause the destruction of a house at about 12.12pm on Oct 13. The offence, punishable under Section 436 […]

Man sets fire to rented house after eviction order

JOHOR BAHRU: A senior citizen is believed to have set his rented house on fire after being dissatisfied when told to vacate the premises by the landlord at Jalan Maju 3, Taman Pelangi here early this morning. Larkin Fire Rescue and Department deputy chief Mohd Suhaimi Abdul Jamal said five fire-engines from two stations, with […]