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Malaysia

Reported by:

Christina E. Sarmen

(BSEd 3-A, Group 3)

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• Malaysia is a federalconstitutional monarchy with atwo-house legislature. Thegovernment is based on the 1957constitution of the Federation ofMalaya, which was anindependent nation from 1957

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to 1963 that occupied present-day West Malaysia. TheFederation of Malaya joined withSingapore, Sarawak, and Sabahto form the Federation ofMalaysia in 1963, although

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Singapore became anindependent republic in 1965. Allcitizens of Malaysia who are atleast 21 years old may vote.

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A. ExecutiveThe head of state is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (ParamountRuler), who is selected by andfrom nine hereditary sultans, orrulers, and serves a five-yearterm. Executive power isexercised by the prime minister,

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who is the leader of the majorityparty or coalition in the House ofRepresentatives (the lowerhouse of the legislature) and isappointed by the head of state.

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B. Legislature

The parliament consists of aHouse of Representatives(Dewan Rakyat) with 219members and a Senate (DewanNegara) with up to 70 members.Representatives are popularlyelected for five-year terms.

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Senators serve three-year terms,and may serve no more than twoterms. Two senators are electedby each of the 13 statelegislatures, and the head ofstate appoints the rest, includingsenators for the federalterritories.

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Legislative power is dividedbetween the federal and localstate legislatures.

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C. Judiciary

The Federal Court (formerly theSupreme Court) is the highestcourt. Below this are two HighCourts, one serving WestMalaysia and the other servingEast Malaysia. A Court of Appealhears appeals from the Federal

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Court, and the Federal Courthears appeals from the HighCourts. Each High Court has achief judge and several otherjudges; the Federal Courtconsists of the chief justice, thepresident of the Court of Appeal,

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the two chief judges from theHigh Courts, and five otherjudges. The chief justice, chiefjudges, and other judges fromthe Federal Court and HighCourts are appointed by the Yangdi-Pertuan Agong on the advice

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of the prime minister and theConference of Rulers, whichconsists of the nine hereditaryrulers and the heads of the otherstates. Lower courts include theSessions Courts and theMagistrates’ Courts. Islamic laws

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apply to Muslims and Muslimsmay be prosecuted in Islamiccourts at the state level.

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D. Local Government

West Malaysia is divided into thefederal territories of KualaLumpur and Putrajaya and 11states: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan,Melaka, Negeri Sembilan,Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pinang,Selangor, and Terengganu. East

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Malaysia consists of the states ofSabah and Sarawak, and theFederal Territory of Labuan. Eachof the 13 states has a titular rulerwhose title varies in differentstates. Effective executive powerin the states rests with the

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chief minister, who heads anexecutive council, or cabinet.Each state has its own writtenconstitution and a unicamerallegislative assembly empoweredto legislate on matters notreserved for the federalparliament.

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