Shopping spree lands M'sian woman in jail
By Md Ezam 

With the intention of going shopping at the shops in Tutong, but knowing that she had entered Brunei illegally, had landed Elisabeth Anak Tengah to one month imprisonment if she failed to pay the $800 fine imposed. The Immigration Prosecuting officer Moharefandi Hj Md Tahir told the court that the defendant was found at a house at Simpang 64, Jalan Pengasing in Kampong Sengkarai, Tutong two days ago.

The Sarawakian widow with three children was caught by the Immigration officers who conducted an inspection onto the said house. The inspection was carried out after the Immigration officers received a public complaint.

When asked about her passport, the defendant had failed to produce her passport to the Immigration officers and was subsequently brought to the enforcement section of the Immigration Department for investigation, the court heard.

Investigations revealed that the defendant is a Malaysian national and she had admitted entering Brunei a day before she was caught through Kampong Bebuloh, Limau Manis without the possession of a passport.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin