Young doctors detained in Melaka for alleged khalwat incident

MELAKA: A young couple, both doctors in their mid-20s, were detained following an alleged khalwat (close proximity) incident at a home in Taman Semabok Perdana here, says Datuk Rahmad Mariman. The Melaka education, higher learning and religious affairs committee chairman said that the pair, both aged 26, were picked up during the 3.25pm raid on Tuesday...

Site of first public caning in Terengganu is 43-year-old mosque

KUALA TERENGGANU: The site for the first public caning in Terengganu is the mosque, Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah in Jalan Sultan Mahmud here, reported Majoriti. The 43-year-old mosque, which features Middle Eastern architecture on a 1.3ha plot, will be the focus of attention when the public caning is carried out after Friday (Nov 27) prayers. On Thursday,...

First caning for khalwat

KUALA TERENGGANU: A construction worker became the first khalwat (close proximity) offender in Terengganu to be sentenced to caning by the Syariah High Court here. Syariah Judge Hamidi Shafie meted out the sentence on Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, who pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 31 (a) of the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment (Takzir) (Terengganu)...