Court postpones caning of Terengganu lesbian sex case


KUALA TERENGGANU: Two women who were fined and ordered to be caned after they pleaded guilty to having same-sex relations here have had their sentence postponed to Sept 3.

Court registrar Nurulhuda Abd Rahman said the sentence had to be postponed due to "technical reasons".

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