Malaysia 2011
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News on Malaysia in 2011
AUGUST 22, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED FOR ROTI CANAI SELLER
justices Albert, Skinner and Bing of the Kuching Court of Appeal in Malaysia affirmed the death
AUGUST 21, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indonesian national Effendi, 25, and
AUGUST 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUGS
subcontractor Chong Soon Wah, 38, was re-sentenced to death by presiding Justice Azhar
AUGUST 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MECHANIC TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Ghazali Cha of the Malaysian High Court sentenced
- AUGUST 12, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING SOLDIER
Justice Yew Jen Kie of the Malaysian High Court in Sibu sentenced Indonesian man Rikky Rurba to the gallows for killing soldier Vincent Sabang with a knife in Tan Sri Road at on September 15, 2008.
- AUGUST 11, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE FRIENDS GET DEATH FOR MURDER
Justice Datuk Zamani Abd Rahim of the Penang High Court sentenced friends Visva Nathan Vadeveloo
- JULY 30, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO COPS GET DEATH SENTENCE
policemen Kpl Ailias Yahya and Kons Saiful Azlan Shah Abdullah were sentenced to death in Malaysia by Justice Dr Badariah Sahamid for murdering Indonesian mechanic Yusrizal Yusuf, 38, in Gombak on January 13, 2006.
- JULY 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MP APPEALS FOR FAIR TRIAL FOR VUI KEONG
Malaysian Member of parliament Datuk Chua Soon Bui submitted a memorandum of appeal on Yong Vui Kong to Datuk Husein Hanif, Malaysia's Ambassador to the United Nations.
- JULY 27, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: PAINTER GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
painter Ivan Lau, 44, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 1.6kg of ketamine at the Larkin Perdana condominium on December 16, 2008. He later led police to his apartment where 16.3kg of ketamine was found.
- JULY 27, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGAPOREAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a 58-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for drug
- JULY 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FARMER ON DEATH ROW HAS SENTENCE OVERTURNED
farmer Sanggau Jali had his death sentence overturned by Justices Zakaria, Sharif and Yuen of the Malaysian Federal Court.
- JULY 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY AFFIRMED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justices Zakaria, Sharif and Cheng of the Malaysian Federal Court affirmed the death penalty of Thien Teck Soon for trafficking in 95.77g of methamphetamine in 2007 inside a budget hotel in Limbang.
JULY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FOUR FRIENDS GET THE GALLOWS FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
four friends were sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab of the
- JULY 8, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON INDONESIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, upheld the death sentence imposed on an Indonesian found
- JULY 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: YONG VUI KONG PETITIONS PRESIDENT S R NATHAN FOR CLEMENCY
lawyers representing Malaysian national Yong Vui Kong, who was given a mandatory death sentence in Singapore, filed a petition for a presidential pardon.
- JULY 5, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TOUR GUIDE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Mariana Yahya sentenced tour guide Lokman Borhan...
JULY 3, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 11 INDONESIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
11 Indonesians have been sentenced to death in Malaysia and are now awaiting
- JULY 1, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO THAI MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court has sentenced two Thai nationals to death by hanging for smuggling
- JUNE 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE TO HANG FOR KIDNAP
Judge Kamardin Hashim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced
- JUNE 27, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: RESOLUTION OVER MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
A resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia
- JUNE 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH FOR MURDER OF FISH BREEDER
Mohd Faizal Juhari, 24, from Kampung Gong Beris, Pulau Kerengga, Marang, was sentenced to death by High Court Justice Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda for murdering fish breeder Tan Hai Peng in the village on November 30, 2007.
- JUNE 25, 2011Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HK GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a businesswoman from Hong Kong, Lam Chun Wing Joe
- JUNE 13, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Mohd Azman Hussin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indian national
- JUNE 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FLORIST SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
florist G. Gobinanth Reddy, 30, from Butterworth...
- MAY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
fruit seller, Roseedah Che Ubong, 41, a Thai national...
- MAY 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN MAN ESCAPES GALLOWS
in Singapore, Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong and Justices Phang and Rajah of the Court of Appeal allowed Malaysian national Galing Kujat's appeal against his death sentence for bludgeoning Chinese national Cao Ruyin, 40...
- MAY 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRANNY FROM INDIA GETS DEATH
62-year-old Indian national Fazila Bee Abdul Kareem, from Chennai...
- MAY 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN WHO SET FIRE TO WIFE AND KIN UPHELD
judges Yusoff, Sharif and Embong of the Shah Alam Federal Court in Malaysia sentenced unemployed man M. Balamurali, 35...
- MAY 16, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH FOR MAN FOR KILLING GRANDMOTHER
Ridzuan Taib, 21, from Jitra, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Azman Husin of the Malaysian High Court for murdering his grandmother Basah Ahmad, 75, at a house in Taman Berlian in Jitra, on May 11, 2008, when he was 18 years old.
- MAY 16, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
furniture worker Yap Boon Thai, 38, from Bukit Mertajam, Penang, was sentenced to death by Justice Datuk Zamani Abdul Rahim of the Malaysian High Court in Alor Setar for murdering Indonesian woman Ismiyanti, in her 30s, at Sungai Petani on June 7, 2005.