Sultan commutes woman's caning sentence, lawyer says. Islamic law dictates caning Muslims seen drinking alcohol. In Malaysia, Islamic courts operate alongside civil ones. She is likely to be fined somewhere around 1400 dollars for drinking beer in a hotel. Caning is not the usaully outcome for a crime of this size.

This is just terrible to think that someone was caned for doing something as little as drinking beer in public. I am not saying that these cultures practices are wierd or wrong, i just do not agree wiht them and think that they should be changed. People should be treated equally around the world. It shouldnt matter what sex you are or race, we are people of this earth. I hope that this women does not get these punishments and that the Islamic people understand that this is wrong of them to do.