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
- MARCH 25, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Wan Mohd Azman Hassan, 30, and Ibrahim Nawang, 29,...
Wan Mohd Azman Hassan, 30, and Ibrahim Nawang, 29, were sentenced to death by the High Court after they were found guilty of trafficking 1
- MARCH 14, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia suspended for 30 days the execution of Filipino...
Malaysia suspended for 30 days the execution of Filipino convict Andy Baguindah in order to revaluate his case upon request from the Philippine government
- MARCH 14, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Lee Kwai Heong, 38 and Lee Ah Seng, 25 were sentenced...
Lee Kwai Heong, 38 and Lee Ah Seng, 25 were sentenced to death by the High Court after being found guilty of murdering a fisherman, Sanip Leham, 50
- JANUARY 12, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Datuk Nik Aziz, controversial spiritual leader of the...
Datuk Nik Aziz, controversial spiritual leader of the hardline Party Islam Se Malaysia, declared he wanted the federal government to allow rapists to be stoned to death publicly as per strict Islamic law
- JANUARY 11, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Sabri Mat Isa, 30, was sentenced to death by...
Ahmad Sabri Mat Isa, 30, was sentenced to death by the High Court after being found guilty of trafficking 958gm of cannabis in 1999
- JANUARY 9, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Cabinet agreed to proposed stricter penalties such...
The Cabinet agreed to proposed stricter penalties such as the death penalty for rapists who cause death and child rapists
- JANUARY 1, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death...
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death sentence for murder
- DECEMBER 27, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohd Alladin Talib, 41, was executed
Mohd Alladin Talib, 41, was executed
- DECEMBER 27, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Ghazali Mat Ghani, 35, a former commando, was executed
Ghazali Mat Ghani, 35, a former commando, was executed
- DECEMBER 27, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Ariffin Agas, 35, was executed by hanging for murder
Ariffin Agas, 35, was executed by hanging for murder
- DECEMBER 26, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On the proposed death penalty for those convicted of...
On the proposed death penalty for those convicted of raping minors National Unity and Social Development parliamentary secretary Datuk S
- DECEMBER 20, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
"While other countries are moving away from the death...
"While other countries are moving away from the death penalty, we are bringing more crimes under it