Malaysia
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The death penalty is provided for by various laws
- News items in the archive
- 970
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Malaysia is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 970 news items on Malaysia, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- OCTOBER 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
Malaysian national Ong Kok Soo, 60, and Singaporeans Lau Ching Hong...
- OCTOBER 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BAR WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Malaysian Bar Council called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to abolish the death penalty as part of his reform agenda.
- OCTOBER 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Indian national Abu Baker Siddiq Abdul Kader, 29, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for possessing 710 grams of Ketamine and other illicit drugs at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on August 6, 2010. He was also sentenced to a year
- OCTOBER 6, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: PUBLIC FORUM ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
a public forum promoting the abolition of the death penalty will be held on October 13 to create awareness among Malaysians as well as better understand public opinion on the issue.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki sent Indian national Munuswamy Sundar
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER UPHELD
Datin Zahari, Datuk Skinner and Datuk Albert of the Malaysian Appellate court upheld the death sentence of P. Balan Subramaniam for murdering his wife R.Angeladevi, 48.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TOUR BUS DRIVER ESCAPES GALLOWS
in Malaysia, Appeal Court Justice Zaleha and Datuk Skinner and Datuk Albert set aside the death sentence of tour bus driver Mahadzar, 37, and sentenced him to life imprisonment on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TRIO TO HANG FOR DRUGS
Kwok Weng Fatt, 62, Abdul Rahman Lee Abdullah, 54, and Nurul Jannah Seng
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGAPOREAN GETS CHANCE TO OVERTURN DEATH SENTENCE
Singaporean woman Noor Atiqah M. Lasim, 26, who was sentenced to death in 2011 for drug trafficking in Malaysia, was successful before the Court of Appeal in her application to introduce fresh evidence to overturn her conviction.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN’S DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED
Judges Matjeraie, Ma’ah, and Ali of the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal in Malaysia affirmed the death sentence of labourer Ejah Jaafar, 51, for murdering Hajan Jaiman, 37, in Jalan Utara, Sandakan, on October 21, 2006.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: RUBBER TAPPER TO HANG FOR GIRL’S MURDER
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced rubber tapper Mohd Haris Abdul Talib, 28, from Kupang in Baling, to a mandatory death sentence.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MALAYSIAN TRIO TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Malaysians found in possession of 45kg of drugs were sent to the gallows
AUGUST 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG PEDDLING
Datuk Wira Low Bop Bing, Datuk Clement Allan Skinner and Justice Sangau Gunting of
- AUGUST 22, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 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 PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 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 PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 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