- Family Institution
- Community
- Civil Society
- Socio-Cultural Institutions
- Religious Institutions
- Economic Institutions
- Political Institutions
- Administrative Institutions
There are also corruption issues towards tourists and initiated by tourists that have harsh penalities. In the past there have been attacks on foreingers including Americans. the United States Government has qualified two groups as terrorists groups inside Malaysia. They are the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). JI is a branch of al-Qaeda and both of these organizations have multiple groups operating in Southeast Asia. The last known attack on Americans was in 2000 and another attack in 2003 involved other foreigners. Most of the crime on tourists is purse snatching, pick-pocketing, automobile theft, and credit card fraud. They take drug trafficing very seriously in Malaysia. It is a mandatory death penalty if you are found with 15 grams (1/2 oz) of heroin or 200 grams (7 oz) of marijuana. Another serious crime is distributing religious books of a different faith to Malaysian Muslims.
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