The practice of caning in Singapore has been controversial, drawing international attention in 1994 when 19-year-old US citizen Michael Fay was given six strokes of the cane for vandalism.

The 42-year-old construction worker was found guilty and sentenced to six strokes of the cane and a fine by a Sharia court judge, according to state news agency Bernama. A father of five from ...

For the charge of cultivating 17 cannabis plants in plastic pots at his residence, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and six strokes of the cane; and for the charge of self-administration of a ...