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Terengganu mulls public areas for caning sentences under shariah law
13 Nov 2025 16:09 GMT
… the possibility of conducting caning for shariah offences in … various groups, including the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), … also warned that public caning contravenes both federal and … previously said rejecting public caning for shariah offences …
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Singapore Introduces Caning for Online Scammers Amid Rising Fraud Cases
08 Nov 2025 07:41 GMT
… enacted a law introducing mandatory caning for scammers. This decision … for discretionary punishment.
Judicial caning in Singapore dates back to … from human rights groups. Organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have labeled caning as …
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Singapore’s scammers could face punishment by caning: Report
06 Nov 2025 21:39 GMT
… may punish convicted fraudsters with caning, according to statements from … information.
Offenses warranting a caning under Singapore law have … to caning penalties.
Caning has faced criticism from human rights advocates, including Amnesty International, which …
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Singapore to use caning as punishment for online scammers; social media reacts
06 Nov 2025 16:22 GMT
… punishment. The amendment removed mandatory caning for some crimes, like vandalism … .
Rights groups such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have long criticised the … Tanzania and northern Nigeria permit caning. Some Caribbean and Pacific nations …
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Caning in class? Malaysia PM Anwar thinks yes, critics cry foul
26 Oct 2025 08:55 GMT
… Anwar said he believes caning — if done under … personally supports the reinstatement of caning, but with strict conditions … Advocates and followers of caning contend that old and … rights activists, including the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), …
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Anwar voices view on school caning
24 Oct 2025 02:09 GMT
… including the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia.
“As for caning ... my personal … conditions, but not public caning,” he said during Ministers’ … said while some human rights groups viewed caning as a form of … a need (to reinstate caning in schools), but only …
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PM Anwar backs regulated caning in schools to discipline students, but acknowledges public concern
23 Oct 2025 07:01 GMT
… understood why some quarters protested caning.
The prime minister said he … calling for the reinstatement of caning as a disciplining method.
Children … , including commissioners from the National Human Rights Commission, expressed scepticism about whether …
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General : Caning In Schools Should Be Reconsidered With Strict Guidelines, Says PM Anwar
23 Oct 2025 04:35 GMT
… of the view that caning in schools should be … the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM).
“As for caning... my personal … strict conditions, not public caning.
“The caning could be on the … said that while some human rights groups view caning as a form …
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EDITORIAL: Caning no solution to fraud
22 Oct 2025 23:06 GMT
… post asking whether public caning could help deter crimes … expand the use of judicial caning — traditionally applied to … a “step backward” for human rights. Influencer Cheng Tsai-wei (鄭才暐), … punishment.
Aside from the human rights concerns and the poor …
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KMT lawmaker suggests caning fraud convicts
20 Oct 2025 20:07 GMT
… propose adopting Singapore’s caning system, he said.
Hung … step backwards” for human rights in Taiwan.
Caning criminals would draw … Advice Web site, judicial caning is applicable to more … trafficking and vandalism.
Judicial caning can be administered to …