Malaysia sentences another to caning under Shariah law for drinking alcohol
— Nazarudin Kamaruddin
— Amnesty International reports on Malaysia’s “Shariah law”
— “Amnesty International has also called for the government to repeal all laws providing for caning”

— In Malay-Muslim heartland, caning wins support
— Reuters: “The end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan this weekend could see Islamic authorities in Malaysia carry out the country’s first caning sentence on a woman, a punishment that is fast gaining support.”
— “Although the penalty has been condemned by rights groups and is being reviewed by an Islamic appeal court, it is endorsed by conservative Muslims whose influence is on the rise in this multi-racial, Southeast Asian country of 27 million people”