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19 Jul 2012, 9:00 am
Criminal law and procedure - On July 12, 2012, Malaysia's government announced that it will repeal a law that has been on the books since the colonial era and been used to repress political dissent. [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 4:46 am by Family Law
From AsiaoneNews: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: The concept of child marriage appears to be alive and well in Malaysia based on government statistics of premarital HIV screening for Muslims preparing to get married. [read post]
27 Oct 2015, 12:10 pm by Emelina Perez
[JURIST] The government of Malaysia is abusing broad, vaguely worded laws to jail its critics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] said [press release] Tuesday. [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 6:30 am
Malaysia: Drop Political Charges Against Opposition Leader Police Investigation of Anwar Ibrahim Lacks Credibility (New York, August 7, 2008) - The Malaysian government should immediately withdraw politically motivated charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. [read post]
30 May 2007, 8:00 am
[JURIST] Malaysia's Federal Court, the highest court for civil cases, Wednesday rejected an appeal by Lina Joy, who sought to change her religious affiliation on her government registration card from Islam to Christianity. [read post]
9 Mar 2014, 8:00 am by Howard Friedman
 Some in Malaysia have taken to social media to deride the government's response. [read post]
In late July 2019, the Securities Commission Malaysia announced that it would implement an anti-corruption action plan (the Action Plan) seeking to improve the standards of corporate governance within the country. [read post]
1 Jan 2009, 10:17 pm
In Malaysia, the newspaper Catholic Herald has been in a dispute for some time with government officials over the paper's use of the term "Allah" in its Malay language edition to refer to God. [read post]
17 Apr 2018, 6:20 am by Calvin Chan and Jasmine Chan
The lower house of the Malaysian parliament has recently passed amendments to Malaysia’s anti-corruption law. [read post]
10 Apr 2019, 11:42 am by Xi Lucy Shi
Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak, was charged on Wednesday with accepting a bribe in relation to a government solar power project. [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 10:56 pm
Source: Malay Mail Onlinehttp://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/amnesty-international-malaysia-taking-baby-steps-to-abolishing-death-penaltKUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) has lauded the government’s move to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 to give judges discretion over the previously mandatory death penalty.At the launch of its Global Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2017, AIM executive director Gwen… [read post]
9 Aug 2021, 8:43 am by Bruce Zagaris
While the Malaysian government established 1MDB to promote economic development in Malaysia through global partnerships and foreign direct investment, instead the funds held by 1MDB and proceeds of bonds issued for and on behalf of 1MDB. [read post]
9 Aug 2021, 8:43 am by Bruce Zagaris
While the Malaysian government established 1MDB to promote economic development in Malaysia through global partnerships and foreign direct investment, instead the funds held by 1MDB and proceeds of bonds issued for and on behalf of 1MDB. [read post]
19 May 2011, 1:00 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
THE PRESIDENT: I have the honor to submit to you the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malaysia (the “Treaty”), signed at Kuala Lumpur on August 3, 1995, and a related exchange of notes signed the same date. [read post]
In response to these charges, nine human rights organizations, including Amnesty International Malaysia and Freedom for Film Network, condemned Malaysian laws restricting freedom of expression and called for the government to drop charges against the two filmmakers. [read post]
6 Nov 2021, 2:00 am by Katharine Van Tassel
Mahmudul Alam (Universiti Utara Malaysia), Azim Izzuddin Bin Muhamad (Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah), Government Policies, Financial Scopes and Technological Usages for Agricultural Development and Post-Harvest Loss Reduction in Algeria,... [read post]
13 Sep 2018, 7:27 am by Autumn Callan
Mohamad, who was elected earlier this year, conducted large changes to the government when he ousted former Prime Minister Najib Razak. [read post]
12 May 2008, 4:38 am
[JURIST] Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim [JURIST news archive] called Monday for the prosecution of public officials involved in a judicial fixing scandal, one week after government officials ended their investigation into a video [YouTube video; JURIST report] allegedly showing prominent lawyer VK Lingam brokering the appointment of the former Chief Justice of Malaysia to [read post]