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Borneo Post
3 days ago
- Borneo Post
Man fined for peeping in shopping complex toilet
KOTA KINABALU (Aug 15): A 22-year-old man was fined RM25, in default three days' jail, by a Magistrate's Court here for peeping at a woman in a toilet. Terence Thien pleaded guilty before magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to a charge under Section 8(1)(e) of the Minor Offences Ordinance. The offence was committed at a shopping complex toilet here on Aug 7. The court heard that the 25-year-old victim noticed someone standing in front of the cubicle she was in. She saw the person's feet, and upon exiting, the individual fled from the female toilet. The victim attempted to chase him but could not locate him. She reported the matter to a security guard, who reviewed CCTV footage of the incident. Shortly after, the victim spotted Thien and called out to him to go to the CCTV control room. Police were contacted, and the footage confirmed he was the person peeping at her.
Borneo Post
7 days ago
- Borneo Post
Man fined for making false police report on missing car
The Kota Kinabalu Court Complex. KOTA KINABALU (Aug 11): An unemployed man was fined RM2,000, in default, seven months' jail by a Magistrate's Court here for making a false police report. Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin imposed the sentence on Hariff Nazwan Jasofa, 30, after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 182 of the Penal Code. The indictment provides for a jail term of up to six months or a fine, or both, upon conviction. Hariff admitted to make a false report by stating that a car in his possession was missing. He committed the offence at a police station here on July 1. The court heard that investigation revealed that the car was actually not missing but was allegedly seized by the police for investigation into a house trespass case. Hariff lodged the false report because he was worried that the actual owner of the car would get angry if he found out that it was seized by the police.
Borneo Post
24-07-2025
- Borneo Post
Shop supervisor fined for selling items with incorrect Qur'anic texts
KOTA KINABALU (July 24): A shop supervisor was fined RM5,000, in default, seven months' jail by a Magistrate's Court here today for offering items which contained incorrect texts of Al-Qur'an for sale. Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin imposed the sentence on Saadiah Jaidin, 43, after the latter pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 14 (1) of the Printing of Qur'anic Texts Act 1986 (Amendment 2023), punishable under Section 14 (2) of the same Act. The indictment provides for a fine of up to RM50,000 or a jail term of up to five years, or both, upon conviction. Saadiah admitted to offer for sale 22 frames, including frame watches and wordings of Muhammad and Allah, at a souvenir shop at a hypermall at Jalan Sulaman here on March 25. The court heard that the complainant checked the shop and found those items displayed on the shelves. All the items were seized and investigation revealed that the texts were incorrect and did not follow the correct writings set under the law.
Borneo Post
24-07-2025
- Borneo Post
Thai fined for soliciting at reflexology centre
KOTA KINABALU (July 24): A woman from Thailand was fined RM4,000, in default, seven months' jail by a Magistrate's Court here for soliciting for the purpose of prostitution. Miss Phattraraya Noibat pleaded guilty before magistrate Marilyn Kelvin, to committing the offence at a reflexology centre here on July 19. The charge was under Section 372B of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to one year or a fine, or both, upon conviction. The court heard that during a raid at the centre, Phattraraya was found in a room with a man and there was one used condom.
New Straits Times
24-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Shop supervisor fined RM5,000 for selling items with Quranic errors
KOTA KINABALU: A shop supervisor was fined RM5,000 or seven months' jail by the Magistrate's Court here today for selling Quranic materials containing errors. Saadiah Jaidin, 43, pleaded guilty before magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to a charge under Section 14(1) of the Printing of the Quranic Text Act 1986 (Amendment 2023). According to the charge sheet, Saadiah was found to have offered for sale 11 units of Surah Yasin-framed items, one unit of a Quranic verse clock and 10 units of frames, all of which contained Quranic errors at a souvenir shop in 1 Borneo Hypermall, near here, about 12.25pm on March 25. According to the facts of the case, an enforcement team from the Home Ministry's Enforcement and Control division in Sabah conducted an inspection at the premises and discovered the items. Prosecuting officer N. Kelosius Samuil from the Sabah Home Ministry prosecuted. The court also ordered that the seized exhibits be disposed of.
