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 27, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Filipino Nelson Tanoja Diana, 50, was sentenced to death
Filipino Nelson Tanoja Diana, 50, was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 24, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Liew Chee Hong, a mosaic layer convicted of trafficking...
Liew Chee Hong, a mosaic layer convicted of trafficking...
- JANUARY 1, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder, rape, drug crimes, treason and possession of arms.
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder, rape, drug crimes, treason and possession of arms.
- DECEMBER 15, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Nasaruddin Daud, 23 and Azhar Nordin, 29, two former members of...
Nasaruddin Daud, 23 and Azhar Nordin, 29, two former members of...
- NOVEMBER 8, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mat Yazid Mat Akil, a 67-year-old school security guard ,was sentenced to death
Mat Yazid Mat Akil, a 67-year-old school security guard ,was sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Herlina Trisnawati, a 22-year-old Indonesian maid,...
Herlina Trisnawati, a 22-year-old Indonesian maid, was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for murdering her female employer after an argument over burnt curry
- OCTOBER 12, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Zulkipli Othman, 30, of Terengganu, was sentenced to...
Zulkipli Othman, 30, of Terengganu, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after being found guilty of trafficking in 237
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A lorry driver was sentenced to death by the High Court...
A lorry driver was sentenced to death by the High Court in Bernama, Malaysia, for trafficking in 874
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence...
A Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence of Msimanga Lesaly, a 37-year-old Nigerian businesswoman, for drug trafficking
- AUGUST 27, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Johor Baru, Malaysia sentenced former...
The High Court in Johor Baru, Malaysia sentenced former security guard Mohd Abbas Danus Baksan, 47, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering 10-year-old Nurul Huda Gani on Jan
- JUNE 11, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Tan Chee Wee, a 30 year old Malaysian who bludgeoned...
Tan Chee Wee, a 30 year old Malaysian who bludgeoned his friend's wife to death in 2003 was hanged in Changi Prison in Singapore
- MAY 24, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Court of Malaysia commuted the death sentence...
The Federal Court of Malaysia commuted the death sentence imposed on K