KUCHING: Four men were charged in the Sessions Court here today for alleged unlawful assembly and rioting with kwan tao (long sharp Chinese weapon), which left two men seriously injured during an incident at a bistro on Nov 1. The men, aged between 18 and 29, pleaded not guilty to
KUCHING: A man was fined RM350 by the Magistrates’ Court here today after pleading guilty to smoking in a prohibited area at Kuching International Airport (KIA) last April. He was charged under Section 16(2) of the Public Health (Control of Smoking Products) Act 2024, read together with Section 16(3) of
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to 14 months in prison, in default fined RM5,000, by the Magistrates’ Court here today for injuring his uncle while under the influence of alcohol. Steven Linnya, 36, from Padawan, pleaded guilty to two charges read before Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nazwa Radzali. He was first charged
KUCHING: A factory security guard was sentenced to five years in prison and one stroke of the cane by the Sessions Court here for possessing sharp weapons in a public place without valid permission. Ahmad Noor, 34, from Lundu, pleaded guilty before Judge Noorhisham Mohd Jaafar to possessing a knife
KUCHING: A local man was fined RM350, in default one week’s jail, by the Magistrate’s Court here today for stealing a flower pot from a restaurant and selling it for RM30 last week. Ahmad Martino Mansor, 53, pleaded guilty to one charge under Section 379 of the Penal Code before
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and five strokes of the cane by the Magistrate’s Court here today for possessing 5.01 grammes of methamphetamine. Mohd Shahdina Syarmin Abdul Rahman, 27, from Samariang, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Senior Assistant Registrar Abdurrahman Abrar Jarni. He
KUCHING: A man who was involved in methamphetamine abuse was sentenced to a RM3,000 fine, in default nine months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court today. Jackson Batin, 42, from Selangor, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act 234) when it was
KUCHING: A 28-year-old unemployed woman was sentenced to one month in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for stealing two handbags from a shopping mall last Thursday. The accused, Nur Dzrien, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code before Senior Assistant Registrar, Abdurrahman Abrar
KUCHING: A 21-year-old man with several past criminal records was sentenced to five years in prison by the Sessions Court here today for possessing a chicken spur weapon in a public place without reasonable excuse. Maxson Nyopub pleaded guilty before Judge Musli Abdul Hamid to a charge under Section 6(1)
KUCHING: Three men were each fined RM350 in default three weeks’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here for smoking in prohibited areas. Sarawak Health Department (JKNS) said two of the offenders were caught smoking at eateries, while another was found smoking at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) in May this
