Ruler Thief Had Much More On Him, Court Hears
By Rol Ezam

Bandar Seri Begawan - The 39 year-old Malaysian who was released on bail for theft of a ruler a week ago and remanded was brought again to the Magistrate's Court yesterday with new charges of the same nature.

Police prosecuting officer said the defendant Phang Ngit Jong, 39, had tried to abscond from Brunei through Sungai Tujoh Control Post a day before he was brought to court while he was released on bail.

However, he was caught by the Narcotic Control Bureau officers who were conducting a roadblock. When asked about his passport, the defendant said his passport was with the police. As a result, he was send to the Immigration Department for being not in possession of travel documents.

On hearing that, Magistrate Abdullah revoked the bail conditions and ordered him to be remanded at the Jerudong Prison until the further hearing set on the February 11 at 3 pm.

No plea was taken yet for the new charge he faced.

The defendant was charged with committing theft of a desktop computer worth $5,000, one Apple laptop priced at $7,000, a LCD monitor costing $700, a PDA computer at $1,200, a sound system computer costing $1,200, a radio cassette player worth $40, a VCD player priced at $700 and a pair of jungle boots costing $60.

Those items belonged to Syarikat Step Management & Training Service Office of Kg Pengkalan Gadong. (Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin)

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