A national lawmaker has stirred up controversy by suggesting that the mainland should reintroduce caning to reduce crime, even though the practice was abandoned in China more than 100 years ago....
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Chen Weicai, head of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau’s political affairs department, said on Tuesday during an NPC session that “strict punishment” was needed to solve rising crime in the...
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Two teachers from a kindergarten in Xinyang took turns flogging a four-year-old boy after after he had forgotten to bring an activity book to school.
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'Visit Aceh - see sharia law in action, including public canings.'
It is not your standard tourist billboard but one that the head of Aceh's tourism department believes could be used...
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Retired troops will be sent into Malaysian schools to combat rampant indiscipline, according to a recently announced government plan.
Parents and teachers say it will turn schools...
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Police were looking for an English teacher from a Yuen Long tutorial centre last night after he allegedly caned a 10-year-old pupil for refusing to study. The boy returned home crying with bruises...
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A Children's Court will be set up with the power to sentence young male offenders to caning.
The move follows government concern over a rise in juvenile crime and 'social problems'...
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I refer to Lucy Yim's letter headlined, 'Caning just will not work' (South China Morning Post, March 21), where she argues that the use of corporal punishment in schools is 'counter-productive'....
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A six-year-old boy was caned by his uncle's girlfriend after he was found to have stolen two packs of chocolate at a convenience store, Eastern Court heard yesterday.
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I FULLY agree with your correspondent T. Chau (South China Morning Post, January 29), who is angry over the cruel treatment of youngsters who want to be performers in Peking operas.
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JUST as we suspected. While liberal America was loudly protesting teen-vandal Michael Fay's Singaporean thrashing, not a few good ol' boys were ready to recreate the event in their own living...
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A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with wounding after cane marks were discovered on his nine-year-old son's arms and legs. He was released on $5,000 bail and will appear in North Kowloon Court on...
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