Chair throwing: Two fined for actions at Songkran festival
Two men were fined RM300 and RM350 each by the Petaling Jaya Magistrates' Court today for causing annoyance to the public during the recent Songkran Water Festival at a shopping mall in Damansara.
Ch'ng Jin Wei, 27, and Ng Boo Sheng, 28, both air-conditioning maintenance workers, pleaded guilty during separate proceedings before Magistrates Shahril Anuar Ahmad Mustapha and Farah Azura Mohd Saad.
The court ordered Ch'ng to...
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