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2018 in Malaysia is Malaysia's 61st anniversary of its independence and 55th anniversary of Malaysia's formation.
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2018 in Malaysia is Malaysia's 61st anniversary of its independence and 55th anniversary of Malaysia's formation.
| Position | Name |
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| Yang di-Pertuan Agong | Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan |
| Raja Permaisuri Agong | Vacant |
| Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong | Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak (until 9 May) |
| Mahathir Mohamad (from 10 May) | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (until 9 May) |
| Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (from 21 May) | |
| Chief Justice | Md Raus Sharif (until 31 July) |
| Richard Malanjum (from 11 July) |
| Date | Event |
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| 1 January | The nation's oldest shopping center, Ampang Park is officially closed. [1] |
| Astro Radio drops the "FM" suffix for all 11 radio stations as part of its re-branding. [2] | |
| 3 January | Four Singaporeans including a child were an Indonesian rebels killed, while five others were injured in the accident involving five vehicles at the junction of Jalan Lukut-Sepang Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. |
| 6 January | Mah Siew Keong who is also Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister had reportedly made several mistakes in a few lines leaving the audience amused during a joint rally with MCA. His speech has been edited into a viral video. [3] |
| 7 January | 14th Malaysian general election (GE14) :
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| 8 January | The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has postponed the hearing of the defamation suit brought by Prime Minister Najib Razak against former MCA President Ling Liong Sik. [4] |
| 10 January | Former Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad not allowed by prison authorities to visit People's Justice Party (PKR) chief Anwar Ibrahim in Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital. [5] |
| 11 January | An actor and film director, Farid Kamil was arrested for allegedly assaulting a traffic policeman and a civilian at the Kota Damansara police station. He also tested positive for marijuana. [6] |
| 27 January | 50,000 Muslims gathered to pray for the Palestine's well-being and liberation of Palestine from Zionist tyranny near Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. [7] |
| 29 January | Malaysian netizen criticize and make jokes over the new logo of the Visit Malaysia Year 2020 campaign after it was presented at the launch of a promotion in Chiang Mai, Thailand. [8] Minister of Tourism and Culture, Nazri Aziz defend the logo and says criticism is normal, cannot get the consensus of the whole of Malaysia. [9] |
| Film Censorship Board of Malaysia banned Hindi film, Padmaavat because of elements sensitivity to the Muslim. [10] |
| Date | Event |
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| 1 February | Five individuals including two Nepali nationals, aged between 19 and 62 were rushed to Penang General Hospital after experiencing weakness, fatigue and unconsciousness as a result of consuming a kind of durian-flavoured premix coffee believed to have mixed with drug. [11] |
| 13 February | An Employees Provident Fund (EPF) building in Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya was nearly destroyed by a fire at 12 noon. [12] [13] |
| 22 February | Prime Minister Najib Razak mentioned that he had switched from rice to quinoa because it was better for his health. This had attracted torrents of criticisms and a flurry of Google searches on what exactly was quinoa. [14] |
| 23 February | The Prime Minister's Office has clarified that Prime Minister Najib Razak does not rely exclusively on quinoa for his daily nutrition. It said that quinoa was part of Najib's dietary regime because it was recommended by doctors. [15] |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 March | Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia has rejected an emergency motion which was filed to urge Prime Minister Najib Razak to explain attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali's statement that the government will not claim businessperson Jho Low's luxury yacht Equanimity. [16] |
| 8 March | The weekly magazine Economist featured an article titled “Stop, thief! Malaysia's PM is about to steal an election”. [17] |
| 11 March | The 1MDB scandal has made to the front page of leading Indonesian current affairs magazine Tempo. [18] |
| 16 March | Former MCA president Ling Liong Sik has failed to strike out the suit filed by Prime Minister Najib Razak. [19] |
| 21 March | Sand dredging vessel JBB Rong Chang 8 is reported to have capsized off Malaysia's southern state of Johor in the waters of Parit Jawa, Muar in which 14 crewmen were missing. Two crewmen were rescued barely alive from the engine room of the vessel by the Civil Defence personnel 50 hours after being trapped in the vessel. [20] [21] [22] |
| Date | Event |
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| 7 April | 14th Malaysian general election (GE14) :
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| 10 April | The Jakarta Post said caretaker Prime Minister Najib Razak is reminiscent of former Indonesian president Suharto with his similar “manipulative” tactics. An editorial, the Indonesian daily said: "For Indonesians, the manipulative tactics being used by Malaysian leader Najib Razak to win the upcoming general election is a strong reminder of former president Suharto’s tricks during his 32-year rule." [24] |
| 28 April | 14th Malaysian general election (GE14) :
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14th Malaysian general election (GE14) :
| Date | Event |
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| 1 June | The hugely unpopular Goods and Services Tax (GST) is reduced to 0% by the Malaysian Government. |
| 5 June | Tommy Thomas is officially appointed as the Attorney General, being the first non-Malay to be appointed to the post. |
| 5 June | Former prime minister Najib Razak's wife Rosmah Mansor left Malaysia's anti-graft agency headquarters after being quizzed for five hours as part of a probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds at SRC International, a former subsidiary of state investor 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). [29] |
| 20 June | Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met the father of murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu and agreed that the case should be reopened. [30] [31] |
| 27 June | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) celebrate its 20th anniversary. |
| Date | Event |
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| 1 July | Friendster closes down as a company after 16 years. |
| 2 July | New ministers in Pakatan Harapan's cabinet led by Mahathir were introduced. [32] Remaining members sworn in on that day completes cabinet line-up. |
| UMNO Sungai Besar Branch Chief, Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos was arrested by Indonesian police while having a hair cut at a barbershop in South Jakarta. [33] | |
| 3 July | Former Prime Minister Najib Razak is arrested for allegedly stealing US$4.5 billion. [34] |
| 4 July | Najib was charged for the first time in the Sessions Court with three counts of CBT and one charge of abusing his post over SRC International Sdn Bhd's funds totalling RM42 million. The case was later transferred to the High Court. [35] |
| 16 July | Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad lead the 222 Members of Parliament to swear in as members of the Dewan Rakyat for the 14th term of the Malaysian Parliament. [36] |
| 17 July | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Muhammad V of Kelantan opens the first session of 14th Parliament in the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur. [37] |
| Date | Event |
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| 8 August | Former prime minister Najib Razak was charged in the Sessions Court with three counts of having received RM42 million in proceeds from unlawful activities into two of his accounts four years ago, with the money belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd. [38] [39] |
| Touch 'n Go stops selling SmartTAGs, with an RFID pilot to replace these devices starting next month. [40] | |
| 10 August | High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali dismissed Najib's application for a gag order restraining the media and public from publishing statements on the merits of his criminal charges, which would infer Najib’s guilt pending the disposal of his case. [41] |
| 13 August | Najib filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal against the High Court refusal to issue an order restraining the media and public from publishing statements on the merits of his case. [42] |
| 19 August – 2 September | 2018 Asian Games : |
| 31 August | Malaysia celebrated its 61st Independence Day. |
| Date | Event |
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| 4 October | Former prime minister Najib Razak's wife Rosmah Mansor has been arrested at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters, where she was being questioned over her alleged role in the 1MDB scandal. [49] |
| Six firemen drowned while conducting an operation at a mining pool to search and rescue a drowned teenager. [50] | |
| 6 – 13 October | 2018 Asian Para Games :
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| 6 – 18 October | 2018 Summer Youth Olympics :
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| 18 October | Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been arrested the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). [52] |
| 22 October | Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah is installed as the 29th Sultan of Kedah. [53] |
| 25 October | Former prime minister Najib Razak and his former treasury secretary-general jointly are charged with six counts of criminal breach of trust over government payments linked to 1MDB. [54] [55] |
| 26 October | The Negeri Sembilan palace has revoked the Datuk Seri titles that were conferred on former prime minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor. [56] |
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