Tag - Magistrate's Court

‘I still love my wife,’ says KLIA shooting suspect

PETALING JAYA: The man suspected of attempting to kill his wife at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) says he still loves her. “I still love my wife, Farah Md Isa, thank you," Hafizul Harawi told the media as he arrived at a Magistrate's Court in Kota Baru on Monday (April 22) morning for a remand...

Four suspects remanded for stealing unclaimed money

SIBU: Four individuals, including two civil servants, are held in custody for stealing RM175,000 in unclaimed money. The suspects, three men and a woman aged 29 to 42, were arrested on April 14 and 15. They were alleged to have forged documents to withdraw money from an unclaimed account. They were brought to the Magistrates Court on Monday...

Part-time model charged with lover’s murder

PETALING JAYA: A part-time model has been charged with killing her lover. A. Tamilselvi, 26, clad in purple lock-up garb, nodded to indicate that she understood the charge when it was read out before Magistrate Maslinda Selamat in Teluk Datok, Kuala Langat on Friday (March 22). However, no plea was recorded as murder cases come under the...

Recycling firm owners remanded for bribing enforcement officer

SEREMBAN: The owners of two recycling companies here have been remanded for seven days over an alleged RM4,000 bribe to an enforcement officer. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission obtained the remand order on the duo on Tuesday (Jan 23) following an application by its prosecuting officer Zainab Yahya before magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli here. The owners, in their...

Elderly man fined RM2,500 over ‘luggage held at KLIA’ con

KUALA LUMPUR: An elderly man who is a former airline technician was fined RM2,500 by an Ampang Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (Jan 16) after pleading guilty to defrauding a man by claiming that the latter’s luggage was held up at the KL International Airport (KLIA) last year. Raja Shahyan Raja Abdullah, 82, allegedly tricked Abdul Khadar...

Businessman fined RM2.6mil for failing to submit annual income tax returns

KOTA KINABALU: A company director ended up paying more than three times he owed the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) after he was found guilty for failing to file his income tax annual returns for two years. The 59-year-old automobile batteries dealer Wee Yung Heow was slapped with a penalty of RM2.6mil and fined RM10,000 by a...

Former bank officer charged for cheating in non-existent investment scheme again

KAMPAR: A former bank officer, currently serving a prison sentence for cheating in connection with a non-existent investment scheme, was charged in the Magistrate's Court here on four similar charges involving RM17,350. M. Patmanathan, 43, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before Magistrate A. Hafiizh Abu Bakar. On three charges, he is charged with deceiving three...

Man who stalked, harassed photographer to be sentenced Dec 20

SHAH ALAM: The 37-year-old man who stalked and harassed a female photographer on social media will be sentenced on Wednesday (Dec 20). Mohamad Shafiq Rosli had been charged earlier this year under the newly crafted Section 507A of the Penal Code with stalking 31-year-old Acacia Mardiana Daud through social media platforms. ALSO READ: Accused stalker changes plea to...

Tawau woman slapped with RM10,400 fine for drink-driving, no driving licence

KOTA KINABALU: For driving without a licence and being drunk, a woman was fined a total of RM10,400 by the Tawau Magistrate’s Court after she pleaded guilty to the offences on Wednesday (Dec 6). Magistrate Dayang Aidaku Amira Aminuddin handed a RM10,000 fine to Yapp Siao Fong and four days in jail for drink-driving, and banned...

Inspector Sheila charged with causing public nuisance

KUALA LUMPUR: Sheila Sharon Steven Kumar, better known as "Inspector Sheila" who went viral on social media in June, has been charged with causing a public nuisance. She pleaded not guilty to the charge here on Wednesday (Nov 8), following which Magistrate Illi Marisqa Khalizan granted her RM500 bail with one surety. Wednesday's proceeding was to hear...