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 25, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Malaysian Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged...
The Malaysian Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged five men who appealed against their conviction and death sentence for the 26 July 1998 murder of A
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Teh Hock Leong, a 33 year old private transport operator,...
Teh Hock Leong, a 33 year old private transport operator, was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia after he was found guilty of trafficking in 580
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction...
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on Emmanuel Yaw Teiku, a 43 year old Ghanian national, by the Alor Star High Court on July 24, 2001, for trafficking in more than half a kilogramme of heroin into Malaysia in
- AUGUST 30, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Jefri Ibrahim, a 26 year old welder, was sentenced...
Jefri Ibrahim, a 26 year old welder, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 1,7 kg of cannabis on August 10, 2001
- AUGUST 8, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mijan Mohamed Deros, a 57 year old Malaysian national,...
Mijan Mohamed Deros, a 57 year old Malaysian national, was sentenced to death by the High Court for trafficking in 527
- JULY 30, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Wong Joo Sen, 34, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian...
Wong Joo Sen, 34, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found guilty of trafficking in 6,000 Ecstasy pills in 2001
- JUNE 26, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Court of Malaysia substituted with a death...
The Federal Court of Malaysia substituted with a death sentence the sentence of life imprisonment imposed by the High Court on Jemari Jusoh, an Al-Ma'unah member convicted of committing treason in 2000
- JUNE 26, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor...
The Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor called for the public execution of those found guilty of rape and murder
- JUNE 8, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Wan Marzuki Wan Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to death...
Wan Marzuki Wan Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to death by the High Court for trafficking in over 3 kilos of cannabis in 1999
- MAY 1, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Indonesian government was...
It was reported that the Indonesian government was working to save 12 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia for various crimes
- APRIL 27, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Moh Chuan Pin, a 28-year-old blacksmith, was sentenced...
Moh Chuan Pin, a 28-year-old blacksmith, was sentenced to death by the High Court for murdering a telecommunications equipment salesgirl in 2001
- APRIL 24, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia voted against the resolution on the death...
Malaysia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva