A woman is Malaysia is set to be caned for drinking beer. Malaysia imposes sharia laws for Muslims, including a ban on drinking alcohol, but non-Muslims are free to drink. Here's more info on Malaysian Caning and the distinction between "criminal caning" and "sharia caning". For criminal caning the object is to administer pain and suffering, and with sharia caning it is to administer humiliation and shame.
Frightening and surreal that this is still going on in the 21st century, especially in a country that we generally consider a success story.
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