Malaysia 2011
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News on Malaysia in 2011
- MAY 12, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: PIPE-LAYER TO HANG FOR MURDER
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nafsy Yasin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced pipe-layer Ali Tan Abdullah, 35, to death for murdering his neighbour...
- MAY 8, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: CAR DEALER DEALT GALLOWS FOR DEALING IN DRUGS
car dealer Airiy Azmi Mohamad, 31, from Kelantan...
- MAY 6, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO THAIS FREED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE ON APPEAL
Thai nationals Sureeya Wutthisat, 47, and Asan Tong, 45, had their conviction and death sentences set aside by Malaysian Court of Appeal judges Maarop and Daud and High Court Judge Wahi because the High Court had committed misdirection when assessing the
- APRIL 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: WOMAN TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
Malaysian woman Roshamima Roslan, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Steven Chong of the High Court in Singapore for trafficking 21.48g of heroin in her car at Woodlands on May 6, 2009.
- APRIL 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO INDIANS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Indian nationals were sentenced to death in Malaysia. Judge Siti Mariah Ahmad of the Kuala Lumpur High Court found Samad Mohamad Sulthan, 44, guilty of trafficking 3.9 kg of ketamine at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 25, 2009.
APRIL 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR
construction worker Zulkifli Sakun Ahmad Edin Chun, 33, from Kodiang, was sentenced
- APRIL 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO COUSINS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two cousins have been sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- APRIL 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO MEN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG OFFENCE
Judge Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced restaurant helper Khairulnizan Osman...
APRIL 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Siti Mariah Ahmad sentenced Mohd Fais Diram, 28, from
APRIL 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR BURYING WOMAN ALIVE IN A CAR
former Kemaman local council worker Zulhisham Fadly Muhamad, 30, was sentenced
- APRIL 15, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: COURT ALLOWS APPEAL
Justices Chao Hick Tin, Andrew Phang and V. K. Rajah of the Singaporean Court of Appeal allowed Malaysian national Khor Soon Lee's appeal against his death sentence for drug trafficking because he did not know heroin was among the drugs he carried.
- APRIL 15, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SINGAPORE
in Singapore, Justice Chan Seng Onn sentenced Malaysian national Dinesh Pillai Reja Retnam...
- APRIL 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FISHERMAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING 148GM OF DRUGS
fisherman Beh Boon Kim, 32, from Perak, was sentenced to death by Justice Ghazali Cha of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 125.5gm of heroin and 23.2gm of monocetylmorphine in orange boxes in the boot of a car at Jln Medan Imbi on January 22, 2010.
- APRIL 12, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TAXI DRIVER TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
taxi driver Shahrul Nizam Hamid, 40, of Kubang Rotan, was sentenced to death in
APRIL 10, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FATHER AND SON TO HANG FOR MURDER
the High Court in Kedah State, Malaysia, sentenced father and son to death by hanging
- APRIL 8, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SECURITY GUARD TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
Judge Datuk Lim Yee Lan of the Malaysian High Court sentenced security guard Shamuddin Sohan, 42, to death by hanging for trafficking cannabis weighing 941g in front of the Grand Seasons Hotel in Jalan Pahang on May 29, 2002.
- APRIL 8, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT REJECTS APPEAL OF INDONESIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Malaysia, a Putrajaya Appeals Court panel of judges led by Dato Clement Skiner rejected the appeal of Indonesian Muhammad Imron of Aceh, a.k.a Fernandez.
- APRIL 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING SYABU
a man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Sabah State, Malaysia
- APRIL 5, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN MAN FACES IMMINENT EXECUTION IN SINGAPORE AFTER APPEAL FAILS
Amnesty International urged Singapore’s president to grant clemency to Malaysian man Yong Vui Kong, 23.
- APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SECURITY GUARD SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR TRAFFICKING 9,482 GRAMS GANJA
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Akhtar Tahir of the Malaysian High Court...
- APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 68-YEAR-OLD SENT TO GALLOWS FOR MURDERING NEIGHBOUR
Justice Datuk Zamani A. Rahim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Lee Chin Hua...
- APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong of the Singaporean Court of Appeal dismissed the final appeal of Malaysian Yong Vui Yong, 23.
APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NO REVIEW OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
there are no plans to review the law on capital punishment, Malaysian Home Minister
- APRIL 2, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 30 INDONESIANS FACING DEATH PENALTY IN MALAYSIA
thirty Indonesians are on the death row in Malaysia, manpower attache of the Indonesian...
- MARCH 31, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALASYIA: HAIRSTYLIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAP AND MURDER OF SCHOOLGIRL
in Malaysia, hairstylist Teh Kim Hong...
- MARCH 30, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRANNY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
grandmother Mariah Hamadi, 49, of Rantau Panjang...
- MARCH 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LORRY DRIVER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFICKING
lorry driver See Kek Chuan, 49, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Mohd Sofian Abd Razak of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 8.25kg of ketamine in a bag at the Sunway Resort & Spa Hotel lobby at Persiaran Lagoon, Petaling Jaya, on August 3, 200
- MARCH 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
judge Noor Azian Shaari of the Malaysian High Court sentenced technician Yeoh Thian Hock...
- MARCH 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mohamad Hasnizam Hussein, 33, the son of a retired policeman, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 2.3 kgs of ganja (cannabis) at Kota Damansara on February 14, 2009.
- MARCH 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
unemployed man R. Ravindran, 36, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Mohd Yassin of the Penang High Court in Malaysia for robbing Gayathrii Tangga Maligai Jewellers at Lebuh Pasar on January 14, 2007.