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 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...
- 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 PENALTYMALAYSIAN 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.