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
- 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, 2009MalaysiaDEATH 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, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two people were sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug trafficking.
- JANUARY 23, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TRAFFICKING MORPHINE, HEROIN
the High Court in Malaysia sentenced a 41-year-old man to death after finding him guilty of drug trafficking. Justice Datuk Ahmadi Asnawi passed sentence on Ng Pak Nang, from Jalan Daud, under Section 39B(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
- JANUARY 23, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
judge Datuk Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin of the Malaysian Federal Court...
judge Datuk Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin of the Malaysian Federal Court...