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 ...

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 after the Islamic ...

KUALA LUMPUR, MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — After a series of flip-flops, authorities in Malaysia decided this week that a 32-year old Muslim woman caught drinking beer in violation of Islamic law ...

KARAI, Malaysia -- Malaysian authorities abruptly postponed the caning of a model for drinking beer until after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but insisted today the punishment would not be ...

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 ...

A Malaysian court will hear a bid to set aside caning sentences handed down to 27 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, lawyers said, a punishment that rights groups have decried as vicious and tantamount ...

Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! Malaysian high court ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The first woman in Muslim-majority Malaysia to face caning for drinking beer was reprieved Monday because of the holy month of Ramadan. Her family said she would rather ...

KARAI, MalaysiaKARAI, Malaysia — Officials say the caning of a Muslim model who was apprehended for drinking beer has been postponed until after the Islamic fasting month. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno ...