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Caning in Singapore
Caning is a widely used form of corporal punishment in Singapore.
Caning of Charles Sumner
The caning of Charles Sumner, or the Brooks–Sumner Affair, occurred on May 22, 1856, in the United States Senate chamber, when Representative Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist Republican from Massachusetts.
Caning in Malaysia
Caning, also referred to as whipping in traditional British legislative terminology, is used as a form of corporal punishment in Malaysia.
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