BALIK PULAU, March 14 -- A senior citizen who falsely claimed his friend had a bomb in his bag has been fined RM100.

According to The Star, 64-year-old Ng Kok Yeow pleaded guilty to insulting behaviour intended to disrupt public peace. He admitted to the charge immediately after it was read before Magistrate Chia Huey Ting on Friday.

He was fined RM100 or faced three days in jail if unpaid.

According to the charge sheet, Ng informed a Malaysia Airlines employee at the Penang International Airport check-in counter in Bayan Lepas that his friend's bag contained a bomb. The incident occurred around 10.30pm on March 11.

He was charged under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 for making the statement despite knowing it could cause p...