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
- MAY 19, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: EX-POLICEMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Malaysia, a former police constable was sentenced to death by Judicial
- MAY 14, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HOUSEWIFE SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH
a housewife and her cousin were sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after they were found guilty of murdering her husband in 2004.
- MAY 12, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Datuk Wira Moktarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court sentenced...
Judge Datuk Wira Moktarudin Baki of the Malaysian High Court sentenced...
MAY 12, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FORMER COP SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Kuantan, Malaysia, a former policeman was sentenced to death after he was
- MAY 8, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH ROW MAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
in Malaysia, the death sentence of 28 year old former motor mechanic Tan Yew Choy's was cancelled when he was acquitted of drug charges.
- APRIL 29, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN’S EXECUTION IMMINENT IN CHINA
“Malaysian Ong Kim Fatt’s execution is taking place after all avenues to commute his sentence were exhausted,” said MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong
APRIL 27, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a lorry driver was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found guilty of trafficking in 511g of cannabis.
- APRIL 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA APPEALS TO CHINA FOR CLEMENCY
the Malaysian Foreign Ministry sent a clemency appeal for Malaysian Ong Kim Fatt who is on death row in China for drug trafficking, said its Deputy Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong.
- APRIL 22, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO THAIS TO BE HUNG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
two Thai nationals were sentenced to death by the High Court in Temerloh, central
- APRIL 15, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DESPATCH BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
the Malaysian High Court found a despatch boy guilty of killing his wife four years ago, and sentenced him to death by hanging. Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah convicted Herman Aliseman, 32, from Sarawak, of stabbing his wife Noor Azura Abdul Aziz
- APRIL 14, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Justices Mahmud, Sharif and Embong upheld the death sentence of Chung Tain Kong...
Justices Mahmud, Sharif and Embong upheld the death sentence of Chung Tain Kong...
- APRIL 13, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MOVE TO SEEK CLEMENCY FOR MALAYSIAN HELD IN DEATH ROW
clemency is being sought for Ong Kim Fatt, a Malaysian who is facing a firing squad in China for drug smuggling.