Two men get six months’ jail each for electricity theft in Miri

MIRI: Two men have been sentenced to six months’ jail each for stealing electricity to power cryptocurrency mining operations. Sim Khiok Leng, 62, changed his plea to guilty during case management at the Sessions Court on Tuesday (Aug 5), where he was charged under Section 33(5) of the Electricity Ordinance (Chapter 50). According to the facts of...

Man fined RM120,000 for crypto mining linked power theft, wife fails to turn up for trial

MIRI: A 49-year-old man has been fined RM120,000 by the Sessions Court for electricity theft linked to cryptocurrency mining. The accused Hii King Lee on Friday (July 11) pleaded guilty to two separate charges under Section 33(5) of the Electricity Ordinance (Chapter 50). The first offence involved the dishonest abstraction of electricity at a row of commercial...

Girl Group Announces Their Disbandment, Final Appearance

They were together for nine years. After nine years together, a girl group is going their separate ways. The announcement comes ahead of their final appearance, which will take place this summer. Wagamama Rakia | QOOLONG Wagamama Rakia is an alternative Japanese idol girl group that debuted on June 17, 2016. The group currently has four members: original members Hoshikuma Minami and Kaine...

Private Muhammad Muqriz died of blunt trauma to the chest, says Army

KUALA LUMPUR: The cause of death of Private Muhammad Muqriz Aseri from the 20th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (20 RAMD), Kem Sri Miri, Sarawak, on Monday (March 24) was due to blunt trauma to the chest. The Malaysian Army, in a statement Wednesday (March 26) confirming it had received the report on the soldier's...

Miri landslide: Help from experts in KL to be sought if needed, says Deputy Premier

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee is prepared to bring in experts from Kuala Lumpur to assist in rescuing victims buried in the landslide which occurred in Miri early Wednesday. Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the Sarawak Deputy Premier, said such expert assistance will only be sought if necessary. "For now, the...