A couple in Indonesia has been caned 140 times for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol because it violates Sharia, or Islamic religious law. The 21-year-old woman fainted after what ...

Banda Aceh, Indonesia — Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such ...

PETALING JAYA – School is back in session, classes are on, and the books are out in Malaysia. But what about the cane? There has been quite a debate on the matter since Selangor police chief Shazeli ...

Singapore’s government said on Friday that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from December 30, under changes to criminal law to deter surging fraud cases. The changes, passed by ...

Singapore has reinstated an old punishment to combat a sharp rise in online scams. Parliament has amended the criminal law to permit caning for individuals involved in scams and scam mule activities, ...

Singapore, where spitting in public and selling chewing gum is illegal, has long been known for its strict laws. Now, scammers and recruiters for scam groups face a legal crackdown that allows them to ...

To combat a surge in modern-day online scams, Singapore has turned to a punishment from the past: caning. This week, Singapore’s Parliament amended criminal law in the city-state to introduce caning ...

The move is the government’s latest attempt to combat a spike in financial fraud that has cost Singaporeans around $2.8 billion since 2020. Singapore this week passed a law allowing for the caning of ...

Singapore’s Parliament has approved a law making caning mandatory for scammers and syndicate recruiters in response to rising financial fraud cases. Credit: Canva.com Singapore's Parliament has ...

Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that introduced caning as a punishment for scammers and money mules, as the country battles a scourge of fraud cases. Under the Criminal Law ...

The Malaysian Mental Health Association said physical punishment may produce short-term compliance but often leads to long-term emotional and behavioural consequences. (File pic) The Malaysian Mental ...