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
AUGUST 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG PEDDLING
Datuk Wira Low Bop Bing, Datuk Clement Allan Skinner and Justice Sangau Gunting of
- AUGUST 22, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED FOR ROTI CANAI SELLER
justices Albert, Skinner and Bing of the Kuching Court of Appeal in Malaysia affirmed the death
AUGUST 21, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indonesian national Effendi, 25, and
AUGUST 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUGS
subcontractor Chong Soon Wah, 38, was re-sentenced to death by presiding Justice Azhar
AUGUST 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MECHANIC TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Ghazali Cha of the Malaysian High Court sentenced
- AUGUST 12, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING SOLDIER
Justice Yew Jen Kie of the Malaysian High Court in Sibu sentenced Indonesian man Rikky Rurba to the gallows for killing soldier Vincent Sabang with a knife in Tan Sri Road at on September 15, 2008.
- AUGUST 11, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE FRIENDS GET DEATH FOR MURDER
Justice Datuk Zamani Abd Rahim of the Penang High Court sentenced friends Visva Nathan Vadeveloo
- JULY 30, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO COPS GET DEATH SENTENCE
policemen Kpl Ailias Yahya and Kons Saiful Azlan Shah Abdullah were sentenced to death in Malaysia by Justice Dr Badariah Sahamid for murdering Indonesian mechanic Yusrizal Yusuf, 38, in Gombak on January 13, 2006.
- JULY 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MP APPEALS FOR FAIR TRIAL FOR VUI KEONG
Malaysian Member of parliament Datuk Chua Soon Bui submitted a memorandum of appeal on Yong Vui Kong to Datuk Husein Hanif, Malaysia's Ambassador to the United Nations.
- JULY 27, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: PAINTER GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
painter Ivan Lau, 44, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 1.6kg of ketamine at the Larkin Perdana condominium on December 16, 2008. He later led police to his apartment where 16.3kg of ketamine was found.
- JULY 27, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGAPOREAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 58-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for drug
- JULY 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FARMER ON DEATH ROW HAS SENTENCE OVERTURNED
farmer Sanggau Jali had his death sentence overturned by Justices Zakaria, Sharif and Yuen of the Malaysian Federal Court.