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Court Awards Settlement to Detainees (October 10, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On October 2, 2012, a High Court of Malaysia awarded damages to three opposition politicians and two activists who had been ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Sedition Law to Be Repealed (July 19, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On July 12, 2012, Malaysia's government announced that it will repeal a law that has been on the books since the ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Protests over Deaths of Migrant Workers (May 02, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On April 26, 2012, several Indonesian officials made a formal protest to Malaysia over the shooting deaths of three Indonesian migrant ...

Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Indonesia / Malaysia

New Security Law Being Considered (April 17, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On April 10, 2012, a bill for a new law on national security was introduced in the Malaysian Parliament. It will ...

Topic: National security
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Journalist Deported to Face Blasphemy Charges (February 17, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On February 9, 2012, the police in Malaysia detained a journalist from Saudi Arabia, Hamza Kashgari; on February 12 he was ...

Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Malaysia / Saudi Arabia

Bill on Peaceful Assembly Criticized (December 09, 2011) by Constance Johnson

Malaysia's parliament has passed a bill on peaceful assembly that has been called a threat to the basic freedom in that ...

Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Proposed Repeal of Security Laws (October 07, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

On October 3, 2011, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, initiated in the Parliament a proposal to repeal the country's ...

Topic: National security
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Native Villagers Lose Land Rights Suit over Bakun Dam Construction (September 12, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

On September 8, 2011, Malaysia's Federal Court, the highest judicial authority in the country, delivered a unanimous ruling against members of ...

Topic: Native peoples
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Seven Alleged Pirates Charged with Firearms Offenses (February 16, 2011) by Kelly Buchanan

On February 11, 2011, Malaysian prosecutors filed charges against seven Somali nationals who had been captured by Malaysian naval forces in ...

Topic: Piracy
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

New Provisions on Plea Bargaining to Come into Force (December 23, 2010) by Kelly Buchanan

On December 13, 2010, it was reported that a change in the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code to include the concept of ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Court Rejects Appeal of Case Involving Sodomy Charge Against Opposition Leader (September 23, 2010) by Constance Johnson

On September 20, 2010, the Court of Appeals in Malaysia rejected an appeal from an August 16 decision of the Kuala ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Taskforce to Examine Potentially Divisive Internet Postings (September 09, 2010) by Kelly Buchanan

On September 3, 2010, it was reported that the Malaysian government had established a taskforce to examine Internet postings that may ...

Topic: Freedom of speech
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Controversial Caning Sentence Commuted (April 16, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on April 1, 2010, that the caning sentence of part-time model and mother of two Kartika Sari Dewi ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

First Comprehensive Data Protection Bill Passed by House (April 16, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

Malaysia's House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) passed a bill on April 5, 2010, that would for the first time codify a ...

Topic: Right of privacy
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Court Rules Catholic Magazine Can Use the Word "Allah" (January 05, 2010) by Kelly Buchanan

On December 31, 2009, the High Court of Malaysia ruled that a Christian publication has a constitutional right to use the ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Goods and Services Tax to Be Implemented in 2011 (December 24, 2009) by Kelly Buchanan

The Goods and Services Tax Bill 2009 was tabled in the Malaysian Parliament on December 16, 2009. The Second Finance Minister, ...

Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Free Trade Deal Signed (November 06, 2009) by Kelly Buchanan

The Trade Ministers of New Zealand and Malaysia signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2009, ...

Topic: Trade and commerce
Jurisdiction: Malaysia / New Zealand

Measures Adopted Restricting Freedom of the Press (March 30, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on March 23, 2009, that the Malaysian government has banned the publication of two major opposition newspapers, HARAKAH ...

Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Woman May Return to Buddhism (June 02, 2008) by Lisa White

News media agencies have reported that the Sharia court of the Malaysian State of Penang has ruled that a Malaysian woman ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Court Rules in Maritime Dispute (June 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson

In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in ...

Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Malaysia / Singapore

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Last updated: October 10, 2012