Malaysia delays caning beer woman

Islamic officials in Malaysia have delayed the beating of a Malaysian woman for drinking beer, until after Ramadan.



Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting and prayer.



Kartika Sari Dewa Shukarno pleaded guilty to the offence under Malaysia\'s Islamic law and is expected to receive six strokes of a rattan cane this week.



The 32 year old trained nurse and mother of two asked last week that her caning be administered in public.



She will be the first woman in Malaysia to be punished in that manner.



Malaysia\'s majority Malays are subject to Islamic laws, while the large Chinese and Indian minorities are not.



The caning is now to be carried out around the middle of next month.