KOTA KINABALU: A lorry driver was sentenced by the Sandakan Sessions Court on Tuesday (Nov 12) to a total of 14 years in jail and two strokes of the cane for raping his underage girlfriend. Judge Zaini Fishir @ Fisal meted the sentence to Mohd Zaman Kamrud Zaman, 20, after he pleaded guilty to two counts...
BANGKOK: A mother on Saturday (March 30) filed a complaint with Pattaya police against the owner of a “mu kratha” shop for allegedly caning her son and daughter-in-law as punishment for reporting late to work. The mother, Anong Sidaprom, 37, filed a complaint at Pattaya Police Station on Saturday evening, against the owner of the Fah...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A construction worker became the first khalwat (close proximity) offender in Terengganu to be sentenced to caning by the Syariah High Court here. Syariah Judge Hamidi Shafie meted out the sentence on Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, who pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 31 (a) of the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment (Takzir) (Terengganu)...
