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Put behind bars for threatening to kill own father

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here has handed down an eight-month prison sentence to a 34-year-old man, for his involvement in a menacing incident where he threatened to kill his father using a meat cleaver. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali meted out the sentence after Zamuddi Mospen pleaded guilty to the charge framed under Section […]

Man who threatened Biden shot dead in FBI raid

NEW YORK: During a raid on Wednesday morning, FBI agents fatally shot a man in Utah who was under investigation for threats against US President Joe Biden, reported German news agency (dpa). The man was not identified further. FBI agents attempted to enter a home in Provo, according to Salt Lake City NBC television affiliate […]

Washington hasn’t offered proof TikTok threatens US security: China

ISTANBUL: China said Thursday that Washington has not provided any evidence that the popular video sharing app TikTok is a threat to US national security. “The US has yet to prove with evidence that TikTok threatens its national security,” reported Anadolu Agency as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin saying in a news conference in […]

Turtle landings spotted at Labuan’s Tanjung Aru beach

LABUAN: Kampung Tanjung Aru beach here is becoming a favourite spot for turtle landing, following the discovery of two live endangered green turtles recently. Labuan Fisheries Department director Faizal Ibrahim Suhaili said fewer human activities taking place on the beach is one of the factors that has led to turtles landing on the beach. “Late […]

Man held for menacing to kill cousin’s husband

PADAWAN: The police here arrested a man who went amok and allegedly threatened to kill his cousin’s husband with an axe after he was accused of littering around the cousin’s home. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the 31-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday (Dec 14) after receiving a police […]

Son fined RM2.5k for intimidating dad

KUCHING: A drunk and rebellious son who made a death threat against his biological father, 60, was today fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here. Accused Tommy, 28, who threatened his father last September however failed to pay the fine. As such he was ordered by Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to be imprisoned […]

Man pleads guilty to threat charge, fined RM2,500

KUCHING: A 27-year-old man was fined RM2,500, in default one month’s imprisonment, by the Magistrates’ Court on Friday (Oct 21) for making threats. The accused, Daniel Minkil, 27, pleaded guilty to a charge that was read before judge Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the case brief, the accused allegedly threatened to damage the victim’s reputation at […]

Arrested after threatening lives with machetes

MIRI: Two men were arrested by police after threatening lives with machetes in separate cases. In the first case, a 35-year-old man was caught after a police report was lodged.  He had threatened a security guard at a guard post in a plantation in Suai. According to the security guard (complainant), on May 14 at […]

Unemployed man who threatened to kill his wife gets fine

KUCHING: A 42-year-old unemployed man who threatened to kill his wife when she refused to give him money for drugs was fined RM2,700 in default three months’ jail by the Magistrates’ Court here yesterday. Tan Kok Peng, who was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah […]

Man gets 12 months for punching aunty

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KUCHING: A local man will be spending time in prison after he was convicted of punching and criminally threatening his aunty in December last year. Haniffah Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Thursday (Jan 27) after he pleaded guilty to two charges. On the first charge, the […]