A Malaysian Islamic appeals court judge has deferred indefinitely the caning sentence imposed on a woman caught drinking beer. 
 
Local news reports said the chief judge of Pahang state's Shariah court ordered a review of the six-lash sentence, deeming it too extreme. 
 
Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, was
         
        
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