Published on: Saturday, February 27, 2021
By: Jo Ann Mool
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Kota Kinabalu: A 46-year-old unemployed Filipino was sentenced to 16 months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here Friday for keeping someone else’s MyKad.
Ibrahim Maruji pleaded guilty before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles to having one Stephen Radin @ Azmi’s MyKad bearing the serial number of 680710-12-5169 at 3pm on Feb 18, at Inanam town.
Inspector Kelvan Elson Maik, prosecuting, in presenting the facts of the case, told the court that Ibrahim was arrested by police during the operation on illegal cigarette and drug junkie jointly conducted by several authority bodies.
Published on: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
By: Jo Ann Mool
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Kota Kinabalu: A sundry shop here was fined RM2,500 or two months jail for selling iodised coarse salt that contained much less iodine from the minimum rate set under the Food Regulations 1985.
Ghulam Superstore represented by its owner pleaded guilty before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles to selling three packets of (three kilogrammes) of iodised coarse salt under the brand Cap Kuda Laut which only contained 15 mg/kg iodine that was less than the minimum rate set under Regulation 285(1A) of the Food Regulations 1985.
According to the said Regulation, iodised table salt or iodised salt shall contain potassium iodide or iodate, or sodium iodide or iodate equivalent to not less than 20 mg/kg and not more than 40 mg/kg of iodine.
Published on: Wednesday, February 03, 2021
By: Cynthia D Baga
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Hartono Janang
(pic) from Tandek, Kota Marudu, was brought before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles, to face the charge against him on Tuesday.
He is accused of murdering one Kamalia Yussop at 6.55pm on Jan 19 this year in Bandaran Berjaya area, here.
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The offence, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death sentence on conviction.
However, no plea was taken from Hartono as his plea would be recorded at the High Court.
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The court set April 12 this year for mention pending the post-mortem and medical reports.
Pending the date, Hartono was ordered remanded further as the charge against him has no provision for bail.
Kota Kinabalu: Two women were fined for illegal gambling.
Jahidah Bahinding, 41, and Siti Rahmatiah Musih, 28, pleaded guilty separately before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles to the charge against them on Monday.
Jahidah was fined RM800 or two weeks’ jail for having a piece of paper containing 4D numbers which was illegal.
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She committed the offence at 4.35pm on Aug 8, 2020 at the Pintu A2 in Karamunsing Complex, here.
The offence, under Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to six months’ jail, or both, on conviction.
Meanwhile, Siti Rahmatiah was ordered to pay a fine of RM1,000 or three months’ jail for online gambling at 11.15am on Oct 11, 2020 at an unnumbered premises in Ruang Singgah Mata 1, Asia City, here.
Published on: Friday, January 29, 2021
By: Jo Ann Mool
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Kota Kinabalu: A 42-year-old woman, who broke the screen of an ATM in a bank here last year was slapped with a fine of RM4,000 or 13 months jail.
Hildah Luguh pleaded guilty before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles on Thursday to committing mischief by banging the ATM’s screen using a trash can lid at a Maybank branch in Alamesra at 12.35pm on Dec 21, last year.
Inspector Kelvan Elson Maik, prosecuting, informed the court that prior to the incident, Hildah entered the premises without taking turns outside and informed a bank officer that she wanted to open a savings account there.