Malaysia delays caning woman for drinking beer

Ms Kartika had requested that her caning take place in public The caning of a Malaysian woman for drinking beer has been delayed until after Ramadan, officials have said. Kartika Sari Dewa Shukarno pleaded guilty to the offence under Malaysia's Islamic law and was to have received six strokes of a rattan cane this week. She will be the first woman in Malaysia to be punished in such a way, but has not appealed against her sentence. Malaysia's majority Malays are subject to Islamic laws, while the large Chinese and Indian minorities are not.