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 7, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FOUR INDONESIANS GET DEATH SENTENCE
Four Indonesian men were sentenced to death in Malaysia after the High Court found
OCTOBER 4, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE NIGERIAN STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three Nigerian college students were sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
a free trip to Malaysia has become the final destination
a free trip to Malaysia has become the final destination
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013GermanyDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES GERMAN TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
In Malaysia, a high court outside the capital Kuala Lumpur found Bebou Akpo
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
the Federal Court Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- AUGUST 22, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced a 55-year-old rubber
the High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced a 55-year-old rubber
- AUGUST 14, 2013MexicoDEATH PENALTY
a Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction and death sentence on five men
a Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction and death sentence on five men
- AUGUST 5, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR WIFE'S MURDER
The High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia, sentenced a businessman to death by hanging
JULY 25, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNABIS TRAFFICKING
The High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, sentenced a Nigerian college student to death after he
JULY 19, 2013GuineaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: GUINEAN MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Guinean trader was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court in Malaysia after he
- JULY 17, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN ESCAPES GALLOWS AFTER SINGAPORE LAW REFORM
A Malaysian convict has become the first person in Singapore to have a mandatory death
- JULY 2, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a single mother from Thailand was sentenced to death
a single mother from Thailand was sentenced to death