Single mom held for sale of illegal lottery
PADAWAN: A single mother was arrested for allegedly selling illegal lottery yesterday (Feb 15). Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the ‘Ops Dadu’ arrest at a shop in Mile 17, Jalan Kuching-Serian here, was carried out around 3.15pm by a Criminal Investigation Division (CID) team. “They detained a 23-year-old woman for […]
Blind single mum weaves songket with sense of touch
KUALA TERENGGANU: Being blind has not stopped single mother of four, Gayah Awang from continuing her ability in songket weaving, a skill she had developed since childhood and is now her main source of income. Though it has not been easy to memorise the layout of the threads and maintain the songket pattern, Gayah, 54, […]
Single mom fined RM1,500 for having nospan
KUCHING: A single mother was sentenced to a fine of RM1,500 or three months’ imprisonment in default by the Sessions Court here on Thursday for possessing 518.62 grammes of dextromethorphan, also known as nospan. Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman sentenced Norsiah, 48, on her own guilty plea to a charge framed under Section 9(1) of the […]
Single mum ekes out a living selling pucuk paku
SIBU: Like any other low income family, single mother Mary Bandau from Sg Assan is also not spared from the effects caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Mary, who has a son, said she would normally depend on selling pucuk paku (wild fern shoots) in town to get by. “As the income from selling pucuk paku […]
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. […]
Single mum loses RM494k to African scam
BINTULU: A single mother lost RM494,000 after she fell prey to an ‘African scam’ between March and May last year. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the victim in her 40s, had met a man known as ‘Li Wei’ via Facebook in mid-February last year. The suspect invited her to […]
Hope Place helps single mother, distributes food packs
KUCHING: Hope Place has come to the aid of a single mother who had been rushed to the Sarawak General Hospital’s (SGH) emergency department. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) received an urgent call from a social worker from SGH regarding the desperate single mother who had tried to hurt herself. The single mother, who has two […]
Love-scammed single mother loses nearly RM1 million
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A single mother here lost nearly RM1 million after falling victim to a love scam syndicate recently. Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief, ACP Shafee Abd Samad, said the 58-year-old account clerk at a supermarket here claimed that she had befriended a man, who claimed to be from the United States (US), via […]
Help out a single mother
BINTULU: With the help of her neighbours, Nancy Semali’s plight has been made known. Nancy, 33, a single mother of five, is a Penan from Long Belok Baram and lives with her children — Wilson Nancy (17), Sheary Nancy (16), Maky Grace (13), Clen (10) and Roland Prangly (6) — in a rented house at […]
Abandoned with five kids
SIBU: A single mother, Teresa Santa Angil, 44, and her five children are suffering in Puchong, a major town in Selangor, after being abandoned by her husband and their father three years ago. According to a story published by the Peninsular Borneo Children’s Association (ABS), Teresa hails from Engkalat Bukit Aup near here. “I live […]
