There are two types of stories on the subject of caning children. Type A is what I call the ‘civilisation’ piece. Usually written and published by a Western liberal, the ‘civilisation’ camp condemns ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia-- Indonesia's deeply conservative Aceh province on Friday caned several unmarried couples for showing affection in public and two women for prostitution before an enthusiastic ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia-- A Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province has sentenced two gay men to public caning for the first time, further undermining the country's moderate image after ...

A Malaysian Muslim model who faced a caning for drinking beer in a case that grabbed headlines around the world has had her sentence reduced to community service, her father said Thursday. Kartika ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — An Islamic court in Indonesia ’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged ...

As Singapore’s ambassador to the U.S., I would like to clarify some misperceptions conveyed in Jon Pelson’s Feb. 6 op-ed “Lee Kuan Yew’s Cane and Trump’s Tariffs” about the way our country carries out ...