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Daily Express
24-05-2025
- Daily Express
6 unable to explain cash
Published on: Saturday, May 24, 2025 Published on: Sat, May 24, 2025 By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: Wong was also ordered to pay a fine of RM100 or three days jail for failing to explain the source of RM1,360, which belonged to one Her Wans Aldy, deposited into his bank account on Dec 22, 2024 at Penampang. Kota Kinabalu: Six individuals were penalised by the Magistrates Court here for committing offences under the Minor Offences Ordinance including three people who failed to explain cash deposits totalling RM30,360 into their bank accounts. Esther Tan, 22, Chong Lee Kean, 57, Francis Wong, 60, Roslan Abdullah,39, Hamjah, 38, and Memeng Erwan, 22, who separately appeared before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus and Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali, pleaded not guilty to the charges against them, respectively. Tan and Chong were each fined RM100 or three days jail for jointly failing to provide a reasonable explanation as to how they had obtained money amounting to RM29,000 belonging to one Fung Sing Tze into their bank account, between March 7, 2019 and March 9, the same year, at a house in Taman Kionsom here. Wong was also ordered to pay a fine of RM100 or three days jail for failing to explain the source of RM1,360, which belonged to one Her Wans Aldy, deposited into his bank account on Dec 22, 2024 at Penampang. Roslan was fined RM100 or one day jail for having a 70-foot length of cable believed to be stolen, in which he failed to explain how he obtained it on May 19, this year, at 5.30pm, at the roadside of Polytechnic, Jalan Sepanggar, Manggatal. Suhaimiwanshah, 38, was fined RM100 or three days for having 15 feet length of cable believed to be stolen, which he failed to explain how he obtained it on May 19, this year, at 10.20am, at Jalan Kepayan, in front of the Aeropod building, Tanjung Aru. Advertisement Memeng was also fined RM100 or three days jail for having a pair of Adidas Samba shoes believed to be stolen, in which he failed to explain how he obtained them, on April 28, this year, at 3.05pm, in a house at Kg Darau Manggatal. The six were charged under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance, which provides for a fine of up to RM100 or a jail term of up to three months or both on conviction. Meanwhile, in Esther and Chong's case, the prosecution told the court that the complainant's money was transferred into their bank account after the complainant fell for an online scam in a Facebook advertisement offering to exchange Malaysian ringgit for Chinese currency. In Wong's case, the complainant's money ended up in Wong's bank account after the complainant was tricked by an online loan scam that the complainant came across on Facebook. Deputy Public Prosecutor Arfa Anchal Khan Muhammad Munir Khan and Inspector Mohamad Hamidi Mohamad Hamzah prosecuted. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
16-05-2025
- Daily Express
Nursery childminder fined for assaulting colleague
Published on: Friday, May 16, 2025 Published on: Fri, May 16, 2025 By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: The charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to one year or a fine of up to RM2,000 or both, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: A nursery childminder was fined RM2,000 or jailed two months on Thursday for assaulting her colleague last week. Dayang Julydah Majikan, 37, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to voluntarily causing hurt to Chong Pui Ying on May 8, this year, at 10am, at a nursery in 1Borneo, near here. Advertisement The charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to one year or a fine of up to RM2,000 or both, on conviction. The prosecution informed the court that, prior to the incident, the complainant was seated and caring for children at the nursery when she was suddenly attacked by Julydah. Julydah pulled the complainant's hair and kicked her so hard that the complainant experienced severe pain and cried due to the injury and emotional distress. Investigations revealed that both Julydah and the complainant were colleagues at the nursery, working as childminders. A misunderstanding occurred as Julydah frequently left the nursery without notice, which resulted in the complainant and another colleague being forced to care for infants that were supposed to be under Julydah's supervision. Counsel Lim Ming Zoong @ Lawrence, representing Julydah, requested leniency citing that Julydah, a divorcee with three children, is now unemployed. Inspector Yusdi Basri applied for a deterrent sentence. In another case, a 31-year-old man was jailed three months for shoplifting. Dinrasil changed his mind and pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of Nike shoes and a black T-shirt from the Bundle Mania thrift shop, in Asia City, on Feb 25, this year, at 11.50am. The charge is framed under Section 380 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to 10 years and liability for a fine, on conviction. The facts of the case presented by the prosecution stated that Dinrasil was seen entering the shop in a suspicious manner. He took a pair of shoes and a T-shirt, put them on, and walked out without paying. Dinrasil even left his slippers in the shop before leaving. Unrepresented, Dinrasil requested a lenient sentence by saying that he is married with two children and worked as a labourer before being arrested. He was ordered to serve the sentence from the date of his arrest. Meanwhile, a 24-year-old man was fined RM100 or jailed three days for having garments believed to be stolen. Danny Ujit admitted to having two jerseys, a T-shirt and a tracksuit which he failed to explain on how he obtained them on April 28, at 3.30pm in a house at Kg Pasir Putih, Putatan. The charge under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance, provides for a fine of up to RM100 and up to three months' jail or both, on conviction. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
14-05-2025
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Unable to explain RM22,500, so man fined
Published on: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Published on: Wed, May 14, 2025 By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: Johnny was charged under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance which provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months' jail, or both, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: An unemployed man was fined RM100 or three days' jail by the Magistrate's Court here, Tuesday, for failing to explain a cash deposit of RM22,500 into his bank account last year. Johnny Tamin, 32, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Yusdi to failing to provide a reasonable explanation as to how he obtained the money belonging to one Murni Jaiman, which had been deposited into a bank account belonging to him. The offence was committed on July 22, 2024 at Putatan, near here. Johnny was charged under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance which provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months' jail, or both, on conviction. The facts of the case, presented by the prosecution, stated that the complainant's money was transferred into Johnny's bank account after the complainant fell victim to an online scam. The victim received a call from an unknown number and the caller identified himself as a police officer. The caller claimed that the victim's mother's bank account had been used in money laundering activities and that her bank card would be seized. Frightened and anxious, the victim followed all instructions given and provided her mother's banking details. Several days later, the victim conducted a check with the bank and discovered that a series of withdrawals had been made from her mother's account. Suspecting that she and her mother had been scammed by the caller, she immediately lodged a police report. Johnny requested for a lenient sentence. In another case, 11 people were penalised for committing drug-related offences. Three of them – Mohd Jamdi Yadik, Eddy Sorudin and Samil Ajak –pleaded guilty to having syabu weighing 0.07gm, 0.06gm and 0.03gm, respectively, in Manggatal between Dec 14, 2024 and Feb 6, this year. Jamdi was fined RM2,600 or nine months' jail while Eddy and Samil were each jailed seven months. Having drugs under Section 12 (2) of the DDA provides for a fine of up to RM100,000 or up to five years' jail, or both, on conviction. Meanwhile, Samil and eight men were punished for taking syabu and amphetamine. Samil, Md Kasim Ahmad, Mansuruddin Abdul, Caleb Samuel, Murad Jaim, Teanne Dangkar, Mazlan Nazri, Azman Karim and Rosdin Jali admitted to committing the offence between November 2024 and February this year. Kasim was fined RM2,300 or seven months' jail, Caleb and Mazlan were handed eight months jail while the rest received seven months jail each. Taking drugs under Section 15(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to two years' jail on conviction. Inspector Yusdi Basri prosecuted. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
08-05-2025
- Daily Express
Women syabu pushers charged
Published on: Thursday, May 08, 2025 Published on: Thu, May 08, 2025 By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: The women were jointly charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a punishment of either the death penalty or life in prison and whipping with a minimum of 15 strokes. Kota Kinabalu: Two women were charged in the Magistrate's Court here with trafficking 209.19gm of syabu. Undocumented Diana Abdullah and Husna Amirul, 54, who appeared before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus via zoom, allegedly committed the offence on April 21, this year, at 11.40am, in a room of a house at Telipok settlement centre. The women were jointly charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a punishment of either the death penalty or life in prison and whipping with a minimum of 15 strokes. No plea was recorded from them. The Magistrate fixed June 30 for mention pending the chemists' reports and ordered the duo to be remanded further. Meanwhile, an unemployed man was charged with failing to explain a cash deposit of RM22,500 into his bank account, last year. Johnny Tamin, 32, is accused of failing to provide a reasonable explanation as to how he obtained the money belonging to one Murni Jaiman, which had been deposited into a bank account belonging to him. The offence was committed on July 22, 2024 at Putatan, near here. However, no plea was recorded from Johnny after the charge was read out to him. The charge under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months jail or both, on conviction. The Magistrate set May 13 for Johnny's plea to be taken and released him on a bail of RM1,000 in one sureties. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
06-05-2025
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Charged with having stolen sportswear
Published on: Tuesday, May 06, 2025 Published on: Tue, May 06, 2025 By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: The charge is framed under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance which provides for a fine of up to RM100 and up to three months' jail or both, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: A man was charged in the Magistrate's Court here with having sportswear believed stolen. However, no plea was taken from Danny Ujin, who appeared before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin via Zoom on Monday. Danny was accused of having a jersey, a T-shirt and a tracksuit pants in which he failed to explain how he obtained them on April 28, this year, at 3.45pm, in a house at Taman Chanyai, Jalan Tuaran, Likas. The charge is framed under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance which provides for a fine of up to RM100 and up to three months' jail or both, on conviction. The Magistrate set May 13 for Danny's plea to be taken. Pending the date, the accused was released on a bail of RM800 in two sureties. In another case, three individuals were charged with taking drugs. Ronald Rusdi, Shera Spencer and Norliza Ismail were separately charged under Section 15(1) of the Dangerous Drug Act which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to two years' jail, on conviction. No plea was recorded from them. The court fixed June 30 for mention pending the chemist's reports and released them on a court bail pending the date. Inspector Yusdi Basri appeared for the prosecution. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
