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
- JANUARY 17, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a lorry attendant in Malaysia was sentenced to death by the High Court after he was found guilty of murdering a 47 year old businesswoman five years ago
a lorry attendant in Malaysia was sentenced to death by the High Court after he was found guilty of murdering a 47 year old businesswoman five years ago
- JANUARY 9, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND IN HOTEL ROOM
a married shipping agent was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia for the murder of his girlfriend.
- JANUARY 8, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Malaysian High Court sentenced a man from Aceh to death for trafficking in 491g of ganja in 2006
- JANUARY 8, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad of the Malaysian High Court...
judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad of the Malaysian High Court...
- JANUARY 1, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder...
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder...
- DECEMBER 26, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a 38-year-old man was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for murdering prominent lawyer
a 38-year-old man was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for murdering prominent lawyer
- DECEMBER 19, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a bus driver convicted in a murder and rape of computer engineer in 2000...
a bus driver convicted in a murder and rape of computer engineer in 2000...
- DECEMBER 17, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a man from Aceh, Indonesia, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail and 10 strokes of the rotan
a man from Aceh, Indonesia, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail and 10 strokes of the rotan
- NOVEMBER 15, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT SENTENCES TWO INDONESIANS TO DEATH
a Malaysian court sentenced two Indonesians, Mohamad Idris and Jainuddin, to death
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT FREES HONG KONG MAN FACING DEATH
Malaysia's highest court freed a Hong Kong man, overturning his death sentence for alleged drug trafficking and ruling that police fabricated evidence against him.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY SINGAPORE COURT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 20-year-old Malaysian was sentenced to death by a Singapore court for a drug trafficking offence, the local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT QUASHES MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
a Singaporean thanked three Malaysian Federal Court judges for sentencing him to 18 years' jail for shooting a 12 year old girl seven years ago.