Indonesian national and Brunei hotel housekeeper jailed for stealing


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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): A 23-year-old housekeeping staffer at a hotel in Brunei's Gadong was sentenced to six months’ jail after pleading guilty to misappropriating a guest’s property.

Magistrate Syaffina binti Shahif heard from prosecutor Abdul Musawwir Awang Mahli that Indonesian national Syaiful Bahri was cleaning a room after the guest checked out on September 25 when he came across a mobile phone, which he decided to pocket.

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