Jobless man fined RM1,200

KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM1,200 in default three months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Apr 5) for going on a rampage and breaking window panes and pulling out the metal grilles at his mother’s house. Farhan, 34, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 427 of the Penal Code which was […]

Unemployed busted for possessing ecstasy drugs

SIBU: Narcotics police arrested a jobless man and seized 180.34g of ecstasy drugs following a raid at Jalan Long Bridge on Monday (Feb 19). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the 34-year-old suspect was picked up for alleged involvement in drug activities at the lobby of a hotel around 4.15 pm. “Inspections led to […]

Jobless man gets one year in prison, RM1k fine for theft, burglary

KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to one year in prison and fined RM1,000 by the Magistrates’ Court for the theft of a motorcycle and burglary of a woman’s bedroom in early February. Norhaizammer, 23,  pleaded guilty to two charges presented before separate magistrates today (Feb 15). On the initial charge, he was accused of […]

Jobless man fined RM10,800 for manhole cover theft

KUCHING: An unemployed man, Delbanie, 29, from Kampung Sebuluh, Bau, was fined RM10,800, in default 25 months in prison, by the Magistrates’ Court here on Friday (Feb 2) for stealing manhole covers from several petrol stations last January. Delbanie pleaded guilty to five charges read before three different magistrates. According to the charges, he stole […]

Unemployed man jailed seven months for drug possession

KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today for the possession of 0.07 grammes of Methamphetamine last October. Bani, 35, pleaded guilty to a charge read by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the charge, he was accused of possessing Methamphetamine […]

Man jailed for threatening father over money

KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to seven months in prison and fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for damaging property and threatening to harm his father because he was not given the money he demanded. Muhamad Nur, 24, from Kampung Bintawa Hilir, pleaded guilty to two charges read to him in front […]

Jobless man gets eight years, caning for assaulting deaf uncle

KUCHING: An unemployed man has been sentenced to eight years in prison and three strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court for inflicting severe injuries on his deaf uncle, who is a Person with Disabilities (PWD), by assaulting him with a machete. Sahnizam, 27, pleaded guilty to two charges read in front of Judge […]

Unemployed gets 10 months’ jail for arson

KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to 10 months in jail by the Sessions Court here, after he pleaded guilty to arson and causing partial damages to a fruit shop at Jalan Padungan. Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi ordered Zulkipli, 31, to serve his prison term effective from the date of his arrest on Oct 22. […]

Jobless man fined for stealing cash from mosque fund

KUCHING: An unemployed man was slapped with a fine of RM3,500 in default seven months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court for stealing cash from the mosque fund amounting to RM350 for personal purposes. Zairy, 33, from Kampung Pasir Panjang, pleaded guilty to three charges which were read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. […]

Unemployed man jailed for attacking family

KUCHING: An unemployed man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for intentionally injuring his mother and sister. The incident took place last Monday (July 17) at their residence in Matang around 10.30 pm. Ameeruddin, 30, pleaded guilty to three charges in court. In the first charge, he caused injury to his 59-year-old mother […]