Malaysia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- August 31, 1957, amended several times, last in 2007
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law; legislative acts reviewed by the Supreme Court; Islamic law applies to Muslims in family and religious matters
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate (Dewan Negara) and House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- civil courts include: Federal Court, Court of Appeal, and High Courts; Sharia courts include Sharia Court of Appeal, High Sharia Court, and subordinate Sharia tribunals. Sharia court decisions cannot be appealed in civil courts
RELIGIONS
60% Muslims, 19% Buddhists, 9% Christians, 6% Hindus, other
From the country
- OCTOBER 11, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY; BILL MAY BE TABLED SOON
The Malaysian government has decided to abolish the death penalty and a proposed Bill is expected to be tabled at the next parliament sitting, local media reported on 10 October 2018.
OCTOBER 4, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: BOYFRIEND, HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING HIS FIANCÉE
The First Court in Chumphon province on September 28, 2018 sentenced Ronnachai Panchart and his girlfriend, Naruemon Chuaysombat, to death after finding them guilty of involvement in killing the man’s fiancee.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED FOR 3 MEXICAN BROTHERS
The deaths sentences against three Mexican brothers - Jose Regino, Simon and Luis Alfonso Gonzalez Villarreal - convicted of drug trafficking in Malaysia have been commuted to prison terms, a lawyer said on September 21, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO AFRICAN MEN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two Africans have been sentenced to death for trafficking 2,083g of methamphetamine.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: AMERICAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING EX-WIFE
An American man was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for murdering his ex-wife
AUGUST 30, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO GAVE PATIENTS FREE CANNABIS OIL
A man was sentenced to death in Malaysia for processing cannabis oil and distributing it to patients in need.
JUNE 29, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING REMOVING MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
The government is looking into the need to make amendments to do away with the mandatory death penalty in legislation pertaining to criminal offences,
- JUNE 6, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TAN CHUN CHENG AND TAN CHOON HUI SENTENCED TO DEATH
FOR DRUGS
MAY 3, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY NO LONGER MANDATORY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (Madpet) is pleased that the Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act 2017, which received royal assent on 27 December 2017, has finally, after much delay, come into force on 15 March 2018.
APRIL 4, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE MEN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men, including two Taiwanese nationals, were sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia after they were found guilty of trafficking in 8kg of drug into the country.
MARCH 29, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING EX-GIRLFRIEND
The Miri High Court sentenced a man to death by hanging this morning after he was found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend two years ago.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.
the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.