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 ...

PETALING JAYA – School is back in session, classes are on and the books are out. But what about the cane? There has been quite a debate on the matter ever since Selangor police chief Comm Datuk ...

PUTRAJAYA: Caning remains a necessary form of punishment in Malaysia’s education system, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. She said the goal of education is to nurture, inspire and humanise ...

LETTER | Back then, parents and teachers caned their children as a form of discipline or "tough love". We had a rotan at home and at schools to remind us that it will be used as an instrument to mete ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Malaysia should immediately reintroduce the “rotan” or caning to discipline students in all public and private schools nationwide to prevent tragedies from recurring, DAP’s ...

Taking the expression “adding salt to a wound” to new heights, a tuition teacher in Johor Baru yesterday caused second-degree burns on her student in an attempt to cover marks from a caning she had ...

Yet another woman has been sentenced to caning in Terengganu, for being involved in prostitution. According to reports, the Syariah High Court in Kuala Lumpur ordered the twice-divorced 45-year-old to ...

Abdul Matin, 35, went to Malaysia as the prospect of employment and good fortune beckoned him but he returned stony-broke and almost crippled for no fault of his own. Matin was meted out Malaysia's ...

This visual is AI-generated. PETALING JAYA: School is back in session, classes are on and the books are out. But what about the cane? There has been quite a debate on the matter ever since Selangor ...