Son gets seven months for death threats against father
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to seven months imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here on Wednesday (Feb 9) for threatening to kill his father. Luwis Setar, 37, pleaded guilty to the charge, which was read out by an interpreter before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. He was charged with making death threats against his […]
Habitual offenders get five-year penalty
SIBU: Four habitual drug offenders will now spend the next five years behind bars for consuming illegal substances. Loh Teck Kian, Kennedy Tansang, both 48, Wellson Gong, 24, and Joseph Benang, 26, who have no less than two previous drug convictions each, were also ordered whipped by Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan. They maintained their […]
Indon gets jail for sneaking migrants in
KUCHING: A foreigner was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and fined RM5,000 in default six months’ jail by the High Court here on Monday for sneaking six Indonesians into the state in November last year. Judge Dr Alwi Abdul Wahab sentenced Soroso, 42, after he pleaded guilty to the charge read to him by an […]
Local woman, 32, jailed six months for drugs
KUCHING: A 32-year old local woman was sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Wednesday (Jan 26) on a charge of possessing 0.03 gram of the drug methamphetamine on October last year. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Nisha Lo Abdullah after she pleaded guilty to the charge read to […]
Eight months’ jail for strangling own father
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to eight months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for strangling his father who refused to give him his car keys. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Ramlissari Malim, 23, after he pleaded guilty to the charge read before him in court. The court also ordered […]
RM4,500 fine for slapping ex-wife and damaging her friend’s car
KUCHING: A local man was penalised with a fine of RM4,500 or eight months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Tuesday (Jan 25). He faced two charges of slapping his ex-wife and damaging the signal light of a car belonging to his ex-wife’s friend. Mohd Roy Haslam Mohd Farious, 37, pleaded guilty after both […]
Jail and fine for drug trio
KUCHING: Three friends were sentenced to jail and fined by the Magistrate’s Court here for having 0.27gm of methamphetamine in November last year. The first accused, Mior Ahmad Fairuz Abu Kassim, 37, was sentenced to eight months’ jail while the second accused, Nursyafiqah Rosli, 22, was sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment. The third accused, Razlan […]
Woman pleads guilty to committing fraud
SIBU: A 25-year-old woman pleaded guilty to obtaining RM31,000 illegally from an investment fraud syndicate. The accused, Jessrene Tan Qiu Tong from Johor, was charged under Section 37 (1) of the Sarawak Minor Offenses Ordinance 1958in the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday. The offence carries a three-month jail sentence and a fine of RM500. According to […]
Woman gets one year eight months jail for cheating
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here, yesterday sentenced a woman to one year and eight months’ jail for cheating to get free entrance tickets to the 2019 Rainforest World Musical Festival (RWMF) at the Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV). Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali meted out the sentence on Safferina Talib, after she pleaded guilty under […]
Man fined RM2,000 for beating wife
KUCHING: A 50-year-old man was fined RM2,000 in default four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for beating his wife with a glass lamp and a flashlight. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi meted out the sentence on Supandi Yusran after he pleaded guilty under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A […]
