PUTRAJAYA, May 29 — The Federal Court has upheld the death sentence of a former businessman for the murder of a female marketing executive 18 years ago.

PUTRAJAYA, May 16 — The Federal Court has upheld the death sentence of a Singaporean man for the murder of his eight-year-old Thai stepson in 2008.

PUTRAJAYA, May 7 — Two turtle egg collectors escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal commuted their mandatory death sentence to 12 years imprisonment today for causing the death of their colleague attempting to break up a fight eight years ago.

KUALA TERENGGANU, April 13 — The Kuala Terengganu High Court today sentenced an unemployed man to death by hanging, after he was found guilty of killing his niece three years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Imprisonment for an extended period of time, along with whipping, is seen as the most appropriate alternative punishment for the 11 offences which lead to the mandatory death penalty, said Ramkarpal Singh.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The Cabinet has agreed to several new policies related to efforts to abolish the mandatory death penalty, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Bill related to the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in the country will be tabled for first reading at the Dewan Rakyat next month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — In line with Malaysia's move to abolish the mandatory death penalty, seven bills were tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today to make the necessary amendments to the pertinent laws.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 — A former bird nest seller escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal here today set aside his conviction and death sentence on two drug trafficking charges.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 13 — The government has decided to replace the mandatory death penalty with an alternative punishment said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

PUTRAJAYA, June 13 — The death penalty still exists in Malaysian law even though the government has, on June 8, decided to abolish the mandatory death penalty, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said.