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Azalina: Govt studying abolishment of mandatory caning

Azalina: Govt studying abolishment of mandatory caning

This follows growing humanitarian concerns about the punishment and its effectiveness in deterring crime.

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Bersatu MP wants caning brought back to schools

Bersatu MP wants caning brought back to schools

UPDATED 1.47PM | PARLIAMENT | Rosol calls for corporal punishment to be allowed in disciplining students.

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Warisan leader moots strengthening MACC Act with caning

Warisan leader moots strengthening MACC Act with caning

Chin says corruption erodes public trust and undermines governance.

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Group accuses police of breaking law in ordering teens to do ear squats

Group accuses police of breaking law in ordering teens to do ear squats

Madpet calls such punishment torturous and degrading, questions if there was parental consent.

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Clearer cyberbullying definition needed for right punishment - Fahmi

Clearer cyberbullying definition needed for right punishment - Fahmi

Many are dissatisfied with woman's RM100 fine in influencer cyberbullying case.

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Kasthuri: Form death penalty re-sentencing council, abolish whipping

Kasthuri: Form death penalty re-sentencing council, abolish whipping

Former Batu Kawan MP questions effectiveness of whipping, death penalty.

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COMMENT | School is not a concentration camp

COMMENT | School is not a concentration camp

Learning should be a fun process, not driven by fear and punishments.

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Bersatu lawyer: Petty thief facing 10 years, but Zahid off the hook?

Bersatu lawyer: Petty thief facing 10 years, but Zahid off the hook?

Differentiating punishment for theft of RM22 vs millions of ringgit.

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Indonesia set to penalise sex outside marriage in overhaul of criminal code

Indonesia set to penalise sex outside marriage in overhaul of criminal code

Legislative overhaul will also ban cohabitation before marriage and insulting president.

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Teacher allegedly punishes student over velcro shoes, cuts holy string

Teacher allegedly punishes student over velcro shoes, cuts holy string

Student claims teacher also asked her to remove pottu (black dot) from forehead.

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Govt to look at alternative punishment to caning

Govt to look at alternative punishment to caning

Wan Junaidi says lashing up to 15 times is considered excessive.

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Heavier penalties for environmental crimes to be tabled in October

Heavier penalties for environmental crimes to be tabled in October

Amendment seeks to increase fine to RM10m, longer jail sentence.

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LETTER | Ending mandatory death sentence – a step in the right direction

LETTER | Ending mandatory death sentence – a step in the right direction

Death penalty doesn't improve public safety, nor does it significantly reduce crime rates.

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Forcing students to run in the heat is archaic - group

Forcing students to run in the heat is archaic - group

Johor student hospitalised after punishment for not finishing homework.

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PAS leader moots retributive justice, live TV beat down for bullies

PAS leader moots retributive justice, live TV beat down for bullies

He says this could deter future bullying cases.

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Incompetent govt using Hide to punish good people, says Guan Eng

Incompetent govt using Hide to punish good people, says Guan Eng

The last-minute closure directive for any business in the Hide list will cost it heavy losses, he says.

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Dzul: Don't call for stricter punishments when they are already lopsided

Dzul: Don't call for stricter punishments when they are already lopsided

Ex-health minister says soft approach will get better results in getting people to follow Covid-19 SOP.

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COMMENT | Different strokes for different folks

COMMENT | Different strokes for different folks

Many calls have been made for a fair system but when money is a great mover, is change possible?

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COMMENT | White-collar crime, no punishment

COMMENT | White-collar crime, no punishment

COMMENT | We should be deeply troubled by law enforcement complicity in highly lucrative crimes.

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LETTER | Whipping as a deterrent punishment

LETTER | Whipping as a deterrent punishment

In the assessment of a sentence, the main consideration is the question of public interest.

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Klang Valley at mercy of polluters: Time to greatly increase punishments

Klang Valley at mercy of polluters: Time to greatly increase punishments

People in the area have experienced at least five water cuts due to pollution since 2019.

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LETTER | Law protecting children must bring severe punishment

LETTER | Law protecting children must bring severe punishment

The act of neglect or abandonment is an offence under the Child Act 2001.

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Hanipa: 'I expected a gentler solution from minister than arrests of transgenders'

Hanipa: 'I expected a gentler solution from minister than arrests of transgenders'

'Being a transgender per se should never be despised, let alone one be treated as a criminal.'

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Punishment alone not enough for altering national symbols - expert

Punishment alone not enough for altering national symbols - expert

UKM lecturer says such cases have become more rampant as though no lessons were learnt from punishment meted out before.

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