KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sexual relations were caned Monday in a rare public whipping that was slammed by rights activists ...

A 35-year-old man, Sabiu Abdullahi, is to be given 50 strokes of cane as ordered by a Sharia Court for stealing five pieces of roofing sheets in Kano. The victim pleaded guilty to the offence before ...

Singapore is making an unprecedented step towards targeting online scammers, who will now face similar punishments for rape and drug trafficking. On Tuesday, the country’s parliament passed a new law ...

Singapore has now introduced mandatory caning as punishment for those convicted of scamming or being a money mule. (Source: Getty) Singapore is sending a message to scammers that they will suffer ...

A Bill approved by Parliament introduces corporal punishment of between six and 24 strokes for convicted scammers.

A thief who stole a rug carpet due to hunger was sentenced to seven strokes of the cane and washing toilets. Sentenced to flogging (illustration) A 24-year-old man, Daniel Sunday, who stole rug carpet ...

Two Malaysian women convicted under strict Islamic law for trying to have sex were caned in public on Monday, a punishment condemned as "atrocious" by human rights activists. The Muslim women, ages 22 ...

An Upper Area Court sitting in Masaka, Nasarawa State, on Friday ordered that two teenagers – Mohammed Isiyaka and Mohammadu Abudullahi – be given seven strokes of the cane each for assault. Isiyaka, ...

It seems some teachers in our schools are yet to know how far they can go in punishing their pupils or students for whatever misdemeanour they have committed. This is the best we can deduce from the ...

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

A student of the Obada Idi-Emi High School, Imeko Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, simply identified as Ariyo, has died after completing 162 frog jumps and being whiped many strokes of cane.