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
- MARCH 6, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SALESMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
MALAYSIA: SALESMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE March 6, 2009: a 40 year old mineral water salesman was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for shooting at four policemen during a robbery in Sungai Buloh. Yong Kar Mun was charged with bank robbery and
- FEBRUARY 27, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a former customer service technician was sent to the gallows by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in drugs.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 'ALLOW THOSE ON DEATH ROW EARLY APPEALS'
the Malaysian Bar Council wants the judiciary to fast track the appeals of convicted prisoners on Death Row.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a hotel worker was sentenced to hang by the Malaysian High Court...
a hotel worker was sentenced to hang by the Malaysian High Court...
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
two Indonesians, Hasan Rawi, 42, and Bahari Mohd Talib...
two Indonesians, Hasan Rawi, 42, and Bahari Mohd Talib...
- FEBRUARY 16, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH ROW DUO WANT TO GET IT OVER QUICKLY
two men on Death Row in Malaysia declared they would not be seeking clemency from the Pardons Board.
FEBRUARY 16, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TAXI DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a part time taxi driver was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he
- FEBRUARY 7, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
an Indonesian national from Aceh was sent to the gallows by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in drugs.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Zaharah Ibrahim of the Malaysian High Court acquitted...
Justice Zaharah Ibrahim of the Malaysian High Court acquitted...
- JANUARY 30, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore national Kelvyn John, 29, was sentenced to death by judge Abdu Samah Nordin...
Singapore national Kelvyn John, 29, was sentenced to death by judge Abdu Samah Nordin...
- JANUARY 30, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohd Rizal Mohd Jamil, a van driver from Kangkar Tebrau...
Mohd Rizal Mohd Jamil, a van driver from Kangkar Tebrau...
JANUARY 29, 2009PeruDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two people were sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug trafficking.