Has caning students in Malaysia lost its sting?

Teachers do not want to cane students for fear of reprisal by parents who might resort to legal action. Read more at ...
Post-Bulletin

Malaysia delays caning of woman who drank beer

KARAI, Malaysia — Malaysia abruptly granted a Ramadan reprieve to the first Muslim Malay woman to be sentenced to caning for drinking beer, but insisted Monday the thrashing would still take place ...
WBAL

Amnesty urges Malaysia to quash caning sentence of lesbians

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Malaysia to quash a caning sentence for a lesbian couple, calling the punishment cruel and unjust. Two unidentified ethnic Malay ...
eturbonews

Malaysia Tourism: Will PATA protest lesbian caning at PATA Travel Mart in Langkawi?

September 12 is the start of PATA Mart in Langkawi, Malaysia. It waits to be seen if PATA Chief Mario Hardy will mention this human rights situation in Malaysia that justifies a response when the ...
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Malaysia PM urges woman to appeal against caning

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s prime minister urged a Muslim woman waiting to be caned for drinking beer to appeal the sentence, saying Tuesday that her plea would likely get a sympathetic ...