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
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH ROW INMATE FILES MOTION AGAINST LENGTH OF EXECUTION WAIT
it was reported that Malaysia's longest serving death row prisoner, Sapuan Hanim, has filed a motion with the Federal Court to commute his death sentence on the basis that for the past 15 years he had suffered from mental anguish and the pressure of wakin
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. GRANDFATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the High Court sentenced 62-year-old grandfather Lau Yew Kwan to death for bringing into Malaysia from Paris 2,144.8gm of MDMA.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TWO TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING
families of Mohamed Awang, 48, from Tanah Merah, and Thai national Rohing, 42...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNABIS TRAFFICKING
a 31-year-old man was sentenced to death by a High Court in Kuala Lumpur...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE WILL BE MAINTAINED, SAYS NAZRI
the government of Malaysia reiterated that capital punishment for serious crimes would not be abolished.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING STEPDAUGHTER
army lance corporal Shahrul Izwan Ahmad Zaidi was sentenced to death by hanging...
- AUGUST 25, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced to death Abdul Razak Dalek...
a High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced to death Abdul Razak Dalek...
- AUGUST 8, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TWO MEN CONVICTED ON DRUG CHARGES ESCAPE THE GALLOWS
two men escaped the gallows when Malaysia’s Court of Appeal set aside their conviction and death sentence for trafficking heroin.
- AUGUST 4, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the leader of a militant group called "Al-Mau'nah" was hanged at a prison in Malaysia's central state of Selangor.
the leader of a militant group called "Al-Mau'nah" was hanged at a prison in Malaysia's central state of Selangor.
- JULY 12, 2006BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI. MALAYSIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH ON DRUGS CHARGES
Mohammad bin Usin, 28, a Malaysian national, was sentenced to death by the Brunei High Court after he pleaded guilty to transporting from Miri...
- JULY 3, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDER
the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Malaysia, upheld the death sentence handed down to a former security guard, Mohd Abbas Danus Baksan...
- JUNE 29, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH PENALTY WON'T BE ABOLISHED, GOVERNMENT
the death penalty will be maintained to show the Government’s seriousness in curbing serious crimes, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk M. Kayveas said, adding that the punishment was based on the principles of prevention and was in