PORT DICKSON: A 21-year-old Myanmar national was charged at the Magistrate's Court here with the murder of his compatriot, who was found dead with 29 stab wounds.
No plea was recorded from Maung Thuka Nyita after he was charged before Magistrate Mohd Farez Rahman on Monday (Feb 23), as the matter is under the purview of the High Court.
The accused, who worked as a cook, was charged with killing 26-year-old Zar Bi Myat Khaing on the first floor of a shoplot along Jalan Besar Bukit Pelandok near here.
He allegedly committed the offence between 9pm on Feb 8 and 9am the following day.
Maung Thuka was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder which carries the death sentence, or between 30 and 40 years' jail and caning, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Azriff Firdaus Mohamad Ali told the court the prosecution was not offering bail.
Magistrate Mohd Farez agreed and fixed March 31 for next mention.
This was also to allow the court to get the services of an interpreter.
Police arrested the suspect on Feb 9 after the victim was found dead in the room.
