Caning is a widely used form of corporal punishment in Singapore. It can be divided into several contexts: judicial, prison, reformatory, military, school and domestic. These practices of caning as punishment were introduced during the period of British colonial rule in Singapore. Similar forms of corporal punishment are also used in some other former British colonies, including two of Singapore's neighbouring countries, Malaysia and Brunei.
Canes sold in grocery stores, used by parents to discipline children at home
Caning is a form of corporal punishment consisting of a number of hits with a single cane usually made of rattan, generally applied to the offender's bare or clothed buttocks or hands. Caning on the knuckles or shoulders is much less common. Caning can also be applied to the soles of the feet. The size and flexibility of the cane and the mode of application, as well as the number of the strokes, may vary.
A caning sentence being carried out in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, in 2014
A display of rattan judicial canes from the Johor Bahru Prison museum, Malaysia
Caning stand and cane formerly used in Hong Kong prisons under British rule
Visible welts typically sustained from foot caning