The daily reported that Mohd Razis Ismail, 34, pleaded guilty to the charges.

It said Razis would be sentenced on March 7 to a charge of committing adultery with a woman, aged 40, and having a child out of wedlock with her in 2012.

He admitted committing a similar offence with another woman, aged 24.

He admitted committing all the offences in Kedah, Golok in Thailand and a flat in Jalan Loke Yew here between 2010 and 2012.

In mitigation, Razis told the court he earned a meagre salary, selling water filters and had eight children to feed.

He was offered bail of RM5,000 pending sentencing.

The offences are under Sections 23(1) of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 and Sections 133 and 40(2) of the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984.