January 23, 2026
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Two foreign nationals have become the first individuals in Malaysia to be charged in court for littering under the newly enforced anti-littering law, according to a report by The Star.
MELAKA, Jan 23 — A Myanmar national was sentenced yesterday to 13 years and seven months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here after pleading guilty to 17 charges related to forged documents, including fake passports and counterfeit United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards.
Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman imposed the sentence on 53-year-old San Lwin, identified as an agent for a document forgery syndicate, and ordered the jail terms to run concurrently from the date of his arrest on Nov 8, 2025.
San Lwin faced eight charges of possessing forged documents with the knowledge and intention that they be fraudulently used as genuine, under Section 474 read with Section 466 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment and a fine. He was also charged with three counts under Section 12(1)(a) of the Passport Act 1966 for possessing forged or altered passports or internal travel documents, punishable by up to five years’ jail or a RM10,000 fine.
In addition, he faced five charges under Section 12(1)(f) of the same Act for unlawfully possessing passports or travel documents issued to other individuals, which also carries a maximum five-year jail term or RM10,000 fine. Another charge involved dishonestly using a forged UNHCR card as genuine under Section 471 read with Section 465 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to two years’ imprisonment or a fine.
All the offences were committed at an apartment in Taman Malim Jaya on Nov 8, 2025.
In the same proceedings, a Myanmar married couple, Zaw Naing, 31, and Khin Saw Wai, 26 — both clients of San Lwin — were sentenced to six months and eight months’ imprisonment respectively for possessing fake passports and travel documents at the same location and date.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Syaza Nur Sharif urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence, citing the threat posed to national sovereignty by the increasing activities of immigrant syndicates.
San Lwin, Zaw Naing, and Khin Saw Wai were unrepresented in court, while lawyer Shahrul Affandi appeared for Muhammad Nur Hairul. — Bernama
