Malaysia 2010
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News on Malaysia in 2010
- DECEMBER 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: COUPLE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Fisherman Shahrizal Said, 33 and his wife Zarimah Yusoff, 30, both from Alor Setar, Kedah, were sentenced to death by Justice Nurmala Salim of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in heroin weighing 91.86gm, monoacetylmorphines weighing 73.76gm and me
DECEMBER 24, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: INDONESIAN WOMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Judge Dr Badariah Sahamid sentenced indonesian woman
DECEMBER 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
Malaysian High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa sentenced M. Nagarajan
DECEMBER 9, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO INDIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court sentenced a 41-year-old Indian national to death for drug trafficking.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Myanmar factory worker Kyaw Kyaw Latt, 42, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim for murdering housemate and fellow countryman Khim Maung Kyaw, 28, in Bukit Mertajam on July 11, 2009.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AFFIRMED
the Malaysian Federal Court unanimously affirmed the death sentence of local cook Wong Vui Chin for trafficking 147.94gms of syabu at Labuan on June 16, 2000.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH - DRUG TRAFFICKING MONOACETYLMORPHINES
cobbler Chen Chee Sin, 31, and mirror frame maker Liew Kah Poh, 28, were sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Badjenid for trafficking 28.6 grams of monoacetylmorphines at Taman Permata Hulu Klang on December 13, 2005.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TECHNICIAN GETS THE NOOSE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
technician Azizan Yahaya, 50, was sentenced to death by hanging by Malaysian High Court Justice Datuk Mohd Azman Husin after he was found guilty of trafficking in 1,147.3gm of cannabis at Jalan Kuala Kedah on June 15, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
sand dredger N. Balamurugan, 27, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Yasin Nasfy for hacking his lover K. Gantimadi, 45, to death with axes in Mambau on August 16, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES IRANIAN MAN TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
A Malaysian court sentenced an Iranian man to death by hanging for trafficking
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
shop assistants Ismail Ibrahim, 36, and Azhar Zakariah...
shop assistants Ismail Ibrahim, 36, and Azhar Zakariah...
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Filipino pub singer Jacqueline Quiamno, 25, to death for trafficking in 3.903kg of cocaine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on June 28, 2005.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Thai woman Phrueksa Taemchim, 26, was sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking drugs.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY STAYS, SAYS NAZRI
the Malaysian government has no plan to abolish the mandatory death penalty, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said.
OCTOBER 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO FRIENDS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Ahmadi Asnawi of the Malakan High Court in Malaysia sentenced Darwis Zaihani, an
- OCTOBER 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: NIGERIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Nigerian footballer Danny Phiri, 25, was sentenced to death by Justice Datuk Abdul Alim Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court, for trafficking in 530.14 grammes of heroin in Puchong on May 15, 2009.
- OCTOBER 12, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SECURITY GUARD TO HANG FOR DRUG CHARGE
Malaysian High Court Judge Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki sentenced security guard Rosnan
- OCTOBER 8, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DRINK SELLER TO HANG FOR DRUGS
Malaysian High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin sentenced coconut drink seller Nadzari Awang Hamat, 37, to death for trafficking in 8,183.8g of cannabis in Puchong on June 8, 2000.
- OCTOBER 5, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: IT'S GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE MURDER
the Malaysian High Court sentenced former policeman Mohd Nahar Abu Bakar...
- OCTOBER 4, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DUO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Normala Salim of the Penang High Court in Malaysia sentenced friends welder
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PART-TIME MODEL
in Alor Setar, Malaysia, High Court Judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim sentenced unemployed man Ismawi Ishak, 25, to death for killing part-time model Mohamad Azhary Mohamed Osman, 26, at Sungai Petani on May 4, 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO MEN GET DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING GANJA
in Alor Setar, Malaysia, High Court Justice Datuk Zamani A. Rahim sentenced factory van driver Rizal Sham Ahmad, 32, and his friend, unemployed Md Fitri Md Saad, 31, to death for trafficking 2,805 grammes of ganja in Gurun on February 7, 2006.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE ON FORMER TILE LAYER UPHELD
the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, reaffirmed the death sentence of former tile layer Chan Kwee Fong, 56, for murdering Ng Weng Beng, 44, at Terengganu on August 16, 2002.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Georgetown, Malaysia, High Court judicial commissioner Nurmala Salim sentenced traditional medicine seller M. Jegatheswaran, 32, to death for trafficking in 958g of cannabis in Jalan Permatang Pauh, on May 8, 2007, in his motorcycle.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF CHILD
in Shah Alam, Malaysia, taxi driver Mohd. Fazli Azri Jamil was sentenced to death by High Court Judge Datuk Mohtarudin for murdering Syafiah Humaira Sahari, 3. Sahari was stomped on and kicked on a football field.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GIRLFRIEND'S FORMER HUSBAND
in Kuching, Malaysia, Aboys Saon, 25, was sentenced to death by High Court judge Ravinthran Paramaguru for killing his girlfriend's former husband Mupug Sat, 42, on October 14, 2007.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judicial commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab of the High Court in Alor Star, Ma
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING LOVER
Malaysian High Court judge Datuk Abd Halim Aman sentenced furniture shop assistant Hoo Eu Hee, 44, to death for murdering his lover, Wong Nyik Yon, 46, after a fight in Jalan Datuk Keramat on November 29, 2007. She was stabbed eight times on her chest and
- AUGUST 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MINISTER AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
A senior Malaysian minister reportedly urged the government to abolish the death
- AUGUST 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SALESMAN TO HANG FOR FIANCEE'S MURDER
Judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced salesman Raja Saiful Nizam Raja