Housewife fined RM5,000 for spreading false news on Covid-19

BernamaPublished: Oct 13, 2021 6:42 AM

A housewife was fined RM5,000 by the Sessions Court in Kangar, Perlis today after she pleaded guilty to a charge of spreading false news on the Covid-19 infection last April.

Judge Musyiri Peet meted out the fine, in default five months’ jail, on Nor Sakinah Razelan, 31.

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