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birdwatcherBBC A Malaysian woman sentenced to be caned for drinking beer has had her punishment commuted. "The sultan has decided that the caning sentence will be substituted with a three-week community service at a children's home in Pahang from 2 April," Ms Kartika's father, Shukarnor Mutalib, told the AFP news agency.
