Friday August 21, 2009
Former model wants to be whipped in public
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KARTIKA Sari Dewi Shukarnor, the former model ordered to be whipped six times for consuming alcohol, has expressed her wish for the punishment to be carried out in public if possible, Harian Metro reported.
She was quoted as saying that she wanted the punishment to be carried out in public to serve as a lesson to others who consume alcohol.
Met at her home in Kampung Jawang Salak, Sungai Siput, recently, the 32-year-old said she wanted her family to be allowed to watch it, adding: “I hope the media will be allowed to cover it as well. I’ve brought shame to my family despite having received religious teachings from my parents since young. I hope the punishment will bring me back to the right path.”
She said she did not regret her decision not to appeal despite her husband’s persuasion, preferring to treat the entire episode as a challenge from God. She was also quoted as saying she was mentally and physically prepared for the punishment.
However, her husband Muhammad Afandin Amir, 38, is worried for his wife’s health as the punishment would possibly be carried out during the month of Ramadan. “However, I respect the court’s decision,” he said.
> More than 10 residents who were sound asleep in Jalan Selesa, Taman Gembira, Kuala Lumpur, had a rude shock when a car parked in front of their homes suddenly exploded.
The incident occurred at around 5am recently, reported Harian Metro. The explosion was believed to have been caused by an engine problem, as the car had been left with the engine running since midnight. No one was in the car when the explosion occurred.
> Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a sub-heading, it denotes a separate news item.
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