Now that the holy month of Ramadan is over, Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is preparing herself to be caned anytime soon. Three months ago she was sentenced to a fine (which she paid) and 6 strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol in December 2008. Since then she has become a celebrity of sort, [...]
Malaysia is in the limelight once again. The holy month of Ramadan is over and if you have been following caning cases in Malaysia, you will know that Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno may very soon be the first woman to be caned in Malaysia for drinking alcohol. The Shariah High Court in Pahang had postponed [...]
The same Islamic Court presided by the same judge that sentenced Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno in July to a fine and six strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol has just convicted odd-job worker Nazarudin Kamaruddin to six strokes of the cane and one year’s imprisonment for drinking “samsu”, a cheap local liquor, at [...]
Indonesia is again in the news. This time it involves Aceh, best known as the worst hit area during the 2004 tsunami that hit Indonesia. In a couple more weeks, the Aceh Party (made up of former separatist fighters from the Free Aceh Movement) will take power in the new provincial assembly.
But this new provincial assembly is [...]
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