Jail, caning for tourist turned fugitive


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): A Filipino man was sentenced to four months’ jail and three whippings on Monday (Aug 14), after pleading guilty to overstaying.

Alvin Jules Abaya, 48, has been on the run for over 1,000 days and earned a living by working as a cleaner at a cemetery on a freelance basis, immigration prosecutor Adi Yusra Adanan revealed.

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