Executioners in Malaysia will be paid 500 ringgit (C$160) a hanging, up from 300 ringgit, the New Straits Times reported. Prison officers flogging convicts will get 10 ringgit (C$3.20) per swing of the cane, up from 3 ringgit, the Malaysian paper also said.

Judicial whipping Malaysian in a prison

He said specially selected prison staff will see their bonuses for each stroke they inflict rise by over 300%.

Hangmen will get a 60% rise to reflect the difficult nature of their job.

With threats to flog an estimated half a million illegal migrants thought to be hiding in Malaysia, prison officers could be in for a major windfall.