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Capital punishments ability and effectiveness in deterring crime have always been under heavy scrutiny and are yet to be ascertained.

The death sentence imposed by the Tawau High Court today was the first to be handed down after the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo also discussed current issues, including abolition of mandatory death penalty.

The bill aims to abolish the mandatory death penalty, change the punishment to life imprisonment and whipping.

In June last year, Malaysia announced its intention to abolish the mandatory death penalty for non-violent offences and give the courts discretion in sentencing but the road to achieving this is long

The government is implementing an initiative to examine and review the suggestions and views regarding substitute sentences for the mandatory death penalty.

The Penal Code Bill 2022 aims to abolish the mandatory death penalty for offences under the Penal Code.

The government has decided to replace the mandatory death penalty with an alternative punishment, said Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

Kalwant has been on death row in Singapore since he was convicted and handed down the mandatory death penalty in 2016, for drug trafficking.

The Cabinet has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty, but rights groups remain wary over its actual implementation.

The death penalty has proven not to be an effective deterrent, not only in Malaysia but worldwide, a human rights lawyer said.

Shamrahayu said the details were necessary as the government intends to carry out a public survey on the abolition of the mandatory death penalty.

The death penalty still exists in Malaysian law even though the government has, on June 8, decided to abolish the mandatory death penalty.

The government's move to abolish the mandatory death penalty will not jeopardise the police force's enforcement efforts, in particular serious crimes, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said.

The government has yet to set a timeframe for the abolition of the mandatory death penalty to take effect.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.