Public Canning

A woman and a man were publicly caned in the Indonesian province of Aceh on Thursday for having an extramarital affair.

A sharia court Wednesday sentenced two Indonesian men to be publicly caned for gay sex for the first time in the conservative province of Aceh, the latest sign of a backlash against homosexuals in the Muslim-majority country.

Police in Singapore said that a 25-year-old woman has been arrested for painting graffiti and placing stickers on public property. If convicted she could be beaten with a cane.

A 33-year-old Malaysian Muslim woman, who was sentenced to be caned for drinking beer in public, has had her sentence reduced to community service.

A woman and a man were publicly caned in the Indonesian province of Aceh on Thursday for having an extramarital affair.

A sharia court Wednesday sentenced two Indonesian men to be publicly caned for gay sex for the first time in the conservative province of Aceh, the latest sign of a backlash against homosexuals in the Muslim-majority country.

Police in Singapore said that a 25-year-old woman has been arrested for painting graffiti and placing stickers on public property. If convicted she could be beaten with a cane.

A 33-year-old Malaysian Muslim woman, who was sentenced to be caned for drinking beer in public, has had her sentence reduced to community service.