This is a timeline of Malaysian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Malaysia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Malaysia.
Hand axes from early hominids, probably Homo erectus, have been unearthed in Lenggong, making them some of the oldest evidence of hominid habitation in Southeast Asia.[1][2]
40,000 BCE
The earliest evidence of modern human habitation in Malaysia is a skull excavated from the Niah Caves.[3][4][5]
11,000 BCE
Perak Man: The oldest complete skeleton found in Malaysia.[6]
Emergence of Kedah Tua civilization began with the involvement of the community in Guar Kepah conducting trade with foreign traders in Sungai Mas. The center of the civilization was in Sungai Mas and Pangkalan Bujang.
Gangga Negara also served as a port, frequented by foreign traders for its rich natural resources such as gold and tin.
Yijing returned to Kedah and Srivijaya on his way back from India to China. He described the Malays as having high status in regards to controlling the economy and its kingdom's entry points.
Sang Sapurba, a legendary ancestor of major dynasties in the Malay world, and a descendant of Alexander the Great or Dhul-Qarnayn, enters into a sacred covenant with Demang Lebar Daun, the ruler of Palembang, and subsequently laid the basis of the relationship between the Malay rulers and subjects.
Perak nobles journeyed to Acehnese and requested Alauddin Mansur Syah for a successor. He sent his brother to become Perak's monarch to maintain the unbroken Malacca dynasty lineage.
Perak nobles turned to Sultan Iskandar Thani of Aceh who sent his relative, Raja Sulong, to be the sultan of Perak because the previous sultan died without an heir and many royal family members died due to an epidemic that swept through the sultanate. Raja Sulong was a prince of Siak and was not genealogically linked to Perak royalty on his father's side.
Brunei Civil War: Started over disagreement between the son of the Sultan of Brunei, Pengiran Muda Bongsu and Pengiran Muda Alam, the son of Pengiran Abdul Mubin over the results of a cockfight which Pengiran Muda Bungsu lost.
Kelantan split into two, Kelantan Barat (center in Kota Kubang Labu) and Kelantan Timur (center in Kota Pangkalan Datu).
1671
Puteri Saadong managed to heal the King Narai of Siam, who promised her freedom if she able heal his disease. Puteri Saadong return to Kota Jelasin and killed her husband, Raja Abdullah, who remarried with another princess.
Siam recognized Syed Hussin Jamalullail as the ruler of Perlis.
1846
8 July
Brunei captured by the British
August
Brunei cedes Sarawak - Tg. Datu to mouth of Samarrahan to James Brooke
18 December
Brunei cedes Labuan to the British
1853
January
Rentap forces attacked Brooke's fort in Nanga Skrang and killed Alan Lee, a British officer.
1855
Ali Wallace was recruited as a cook for Alfred Russel Wallace in his explorations and was later responsible for independently collecting many significant specimens that are credited to Wallace.
1859
25 June
Sharif Masahor forces attacked Brooke's fort in Kanowit and killed Charles Fox and Henry Steele, two British officers.
War break out in Sungai Ujong between the forces of Dato' Kelana and Dato' Bandar. British sided with Dato' Kelana and defeated Dato' Bandar and Sungai Ujong felt to British dominance.
Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong represented one of the 43 farmers being put to trial in a court for doing farming without permission.
1928
Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong assembled about 1,000 people in Kampung Buluh, to launch their resistance to get the British out of their state. Several police stations were attacked were made in Kuala Berang.
The British returned and established a military administration in the Straits Settlements.
23 September
Kedah and the three other states were returned to the British.
29 January
Communist allied trade unions stage a successful 24 hour general strike across Malaya.
1946
1 April
The Straits Settlements were dissolved and replaced by the Malayan Union, conceived to unify the Malay Peninsula under a single government.
8 February
Charles Vyner Brooke declared that the Sarawak Supreme Council agreed on the cession of Sarawak to British.
1 July
British officially declared Sarawak as Crown Colony of Sarawak
1948
31 January
Opposition from Malay nationalists forced the Malayan Union to disband in favour of the Federation of Malaya, which restored the symbolic positions of the rulers of the Malay states.
16 June
European owned plantations and tin mines in Malaya were attacked by Communists, in an event known as the Sungai Siput incident. This event is recognised as the beginning of the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960).
The British communist newspaper the Daily Worker leaks photographs of British soldiers in Malay posing with the severed heads of guerrillas belonging to the Malayan National Liberation Army, a common practice among British forces during the Malayan Emergency. These photographs create an uproar among British politicians and military leaders. Winston Churchill then orders Gerald Templer to stop this practice.[12][13]
A constitutional conference proposed the appointment of the Reid Commission to devise a constitution for a fully self-governing and independent Federation of Malaya.
The Federation of Malayan constitution took effect for the first time.
30 August
Stadium Merdeka was officially opened.
31 August
Historical midnight started with Union Jack flag which, was lowered for the first time along British national anthem "God Save the King" and replaced by the independent Federation of Malaya flag with national anthem, Negaraku.
Early morning, the proclamation of independence was held in Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur with historical shout "Merdeka" with 7 times by first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960 was passed by Dewan Rakyat and later, to be effective in August 1960.
28 July
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, which known as Bunga Raya, declared as the Malayan national flower.
31 July
End of state of emergency against Communist Party declared by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah, but conflict still ongoing until 1989 . A victory parade was held in Kuala Lumpur on the same day.
Dato' Onn Jaafar, the founder of UMNO, has died. His body was laid to rest at Makam Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru.
17 January
Cobbold Commission: The Cobbold Commission, was a Commission of Enquiry set up to determine whether the people of East Malaysia who supported the Federation of Malaysia proposal which consisting of Malaya, Brunei, Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak.
19 April
Stadium Negara, Malaya's first indoor stadium was officially opened.
1 September
A referendum on the terms of integration into the Federation of Malaysia was held in Singapore.
8-17 December
Brunei revolt: The insurrection of Brunei by opponents with Indonesia supportive against Brunei monarchy and its proposed Malaysia has begun, later influenced then Sultan of Brunei to reject Malaysia proposal, thus marked the beginning of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
The Malaysian Houses of Parliament, which known as "Bangunan Parlimen" was officially opened.
28 December
Television of Malaysia was launched by the then Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.
1964
25 April
Election was held for the first time since formation of Malaysia. Alliance won most of seats but Singapore party, People's Action Party (PAP) has won 1 seat in Selangor. This PAP victory send outrage and angry reaction to UMNO and threatening Malaysian politics.
21 July
Race riots, which involved Malays and Chinese has occurred during Prophet Muhammad birthday celebration in Singapore, resulted 23 killed, 454 injured and 3568 were arrested.
2 September
Second race riots has happened again in Singapore due to murder of a Malay trishaw rider, resulted 13 killed, 106 sustained injuries and 1,439 were arrested.
1965
10 March
Bomb blast was detonated by Indonesian saboteurs at the MacDonald House building in Orchard Road, Singapore.
27 May
Singapore and PAP leader, Lee Kuan Yew with joined several other multiracial parties announced formation of Malaysia Solidarity Convention or Malaysian Malaysia, thus sparked controversy over the Malaysia sovereignty among Malay leaders.
7 August
Proclamation of Singapore was agreed by Malaysia and Singapore government that Singapore would be separated from Malaysia as independent and sovereign nation relating after Malaysia and Singapore have not found any alternative solution to those concerned national issues.
9 August
Exit Singapore: Malaysian Parliament voted to expel Singapore from the Malaysia, gave Singapore to become independent nation.
27 August
The National Mosque, which known as "Masjid Negara" was declared open by then Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Syed Putra.
30 August
Subang International Airport was officially opened.
14 - 21 December 1965
SEAP Games was held by then Agong, Sultan Nasiruddin in Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur for the first time.
1966
7 February
Exchange of notes by the government of Malaysia (formerly Malaya) and Philippines constituting an agreement relating to the implementation of the Manila Accord of 31 July 1963.
8 February
The National Monument, known as "Tugu Negara" was officially opened by then Agong, Ismail Nasiruddin.
11 August
The final peace agreement was signed with Indonesia, which formally recognised Malaysia, marked the end of Malaysia-Indonesia confrontation
30 - 31 October
US President, Lyndon B. Johnson made historic visit to Malaysia. This is the first US President to set foot on Malaysian soil.
1967 Thomas Cup: Malaysian badminton team defeated Indonesia by 6-3 in the final. This is the fourth title for Malaysian badminton.
12 June
The Malaysian ringgit (Malaysian dollar) was officially introduced, replacing the Malaya and British Borneo dollar.
1 July
Full immigration control at Malaysia-Singapore border was imposed with beginning of passport checks at Johor Immigration Center.
8 August
ASEAN Declaration: Malaysia signed Bangkok Declaration with Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore to form ASEAN.
1 September
Malay language, which known as "Bahasa Malaysia" was declared as national language.
1968
17 February
The Angkasapuri, new main information building for government and also the headquarters for Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) was officially opened in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Shortly after, Radio Malaysia and Television Malaysia (RTM) service were moved from Tunku Abdul Rahman multipurpose hall at Jalan Ampang to the Angkasapuri.
20 May
Malaysian National News Agency, which known as "BERNAMA" was formed.
1969
10 May
1969 Malaysian general election: Alliance won 4th general election in West Malaysia but suffered a loss of two-thirds majority in Parliament for the first time since Independence. Alliance also lost government power to Opposition in Perak, Selangor, Penang and Kelantan.
13 May
13 May incident: Ethnic riots between Malays and Chinese took place in Kuala Lumpur in the aftermath of election. Violence quickly spread to various places in Selangor and some other states.
14 - 16 May
The state of emergency and curfew was declared immediately by then Agong, Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah throughout the country. Security forces were deployed and took control of the violent situation.
15 May
National Operations Council (NOC) was established with Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak as Director of Operations to act as a temporary legislative council in restore law and order in Malaysia after the 13 May riots.
Through contain the racial sentiments, Parliament session was suspended for next 18 months. Newspaper publications were suspended but resumed later on 18 May.
12 July
UMNO Kedah leader, Mahathir Mohamad was sacked by UMNO for gave criticism to Tunku's leadership and urged Tunku to resign.
26 December
Mat Kilau, Malay legend hero, shockilly revealed himself after Friday prayers at Masjid Kampung Pulau Tawar, Jerantut, Pahang. His identity was confirmed later by state and government committee. One year later, he died at age of 105.
1970
4 April
Malaysia's first satellite station was commissioned in Kuantan, Pahang.
Tun Abdul Razak was appointed as second Prime Minister after Tunku Abdul Rahman resigned. Tun Dr Ismail also appointed as Deputy Prime Minister on the same day.
1971
5 January
The major flash flood has occurred in Kuala Lumpur by heavy monsoon rains which were swelled the Klang, Batu, and Gombak rivers. As a result, 32 people were killed in the worst flood disaster.
11 July
New affirmative action program, New Economic Policy, known as "Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB)" was launched by government in the aftermath of 13 May Incident in Malaysia. This policy gave rise to the formulation of this policy, its objectives and implementation methods as well as its impact on the Malaysian economy in general.
9 September
The Star, new Malaysian newspaper, was established.
1972
1 February
Kuala Lumpur has awarded as a city status and Tan Sri Dato' Lokman bin Yusof appointed as the first Kuala Lumpur mayor
22 February - 8 March
Queen Elizabeth II and other royal family made first visit to Malaysia by arriving onboard the Royal Yacht Britannia at the Port Klang in part of an eight-country royal tour of Asia. Her visit was welcomed by then Agong, Sultan Abdul Halim.
1973
29 May
Famous Malaysian actor and singer, P. Ramlee, has died at the age of age of 44 from a heart attack and was buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, in Kuala Lumpur
2 August
Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman has died due to heart attack. He was the first national leader to be laid to rest in Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur. Tun Hussein Onn, son of Dato Onn, has appointed as deputy the next day.
Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, made historic visit to China for the first time and met Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai in Beijing, thus made Malaysia to established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China.
1 June
Barisan Nasional (BN) was fully registered as new coalition party, thus replacing the previous Alliance Party.
7 June
Inspector General of Police, Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim was assassinated by the communist rebels in Kuala Lumpur.
17 August
Petronas, the first Malaysian petroleum and gas company, was founded.
24 August
Barisan Nasional (BN) wins the fifth election for the first time.
15 September
More than 100 houses of poor urban settler families in Tasek Utara, Johor Bahru were demolished, caused 300 people from 60 families lost their homes. Student leaders from various universities came to Tasek Utara, Johor Bahru to offer support to those poor villagers and pleaded those state authorities to stop demolishing their homes but their demand was ignored.
16 September
In response to demolished homes, those Malay squatters set up their tents to camped outside the Johor State Secretariat Building, where they picketed day and night in protest against demolishing their homes, this protest was witnessed by some student leaders from various universities.
19 September
Malaysian police and police riot quietly entered the camp site and arrested 5 people including some student leaders, caused outrage and public outcry to other universities.
20 September
More than 2,500 students from University Malaya took part in a street demonstration outside Prime Minister's Department to demand the release of student leader who struggle to support Tasek Utara squatter families.
21 September
Universiti Malaya (UM) student activists including University of Malaya Students' Association took over the administration and campus of the University of Malaya to demand the release of 2 student leaders who were arrested in Johor Bahru yesterday and this coup lasted for one day. On the same day, 1,000 student activists demonstrated outside the UM campus for same demand. As a result, Malaysian police riot policemen were blocked the student demonstration by fired tear gas and some students were arrested.
9 November
Baling demonstration began with more than 1,000 peasants due to an increase of those food prices and the fall of price of rubber which affecting a majority of the residents of Baling district, who were mostly rubber smallholders in Baling, Kedah.
20 November
Demonstration continued to take place in Baling, Kedah and surrounding areas near Baling area to urged government to resolve the inflation issues. In the next day, Baling events participation continue to rose up with more than 13,000 people.
1 December
Demonstration in Baling, Kedah continued to grow more than 30,000 people to protest due to late respond by Malaysian government to tackle the same issue.
More than 5,000 students took street demonstration at Dataran Merdeka in supporting previously Baling protest, demand government to solve inflation issues but later, Malaysian police riot dispersed peaceful street demonstration with fired tear gas, As a result, many students were arrested due their participation in the same rally.
9 December
Student leaders including Anwar Ibrahim were arrested in connection to street demonstration. They were also arrested under ISA 1960.
National Monument statue was suffered damage due to an explosion, which was set off by a communist guerrilla. Since then, it has been restored to its original state with the renovated statues 2 years later.
1976
14 January
Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak has died at age of 53 in London due to leukemia. His body has flied back to Malaysia 2 days later and laid to rest at Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
15 January
Tun Hussein Onn was sworn in as third Prime Minister.
5 March
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister.
6 June
Sabah chief minister and former state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor), Tun Fuad Stephens, one crew among 9 passengers were killed in a plane crash near Kota Kinabalu. Tun Fuad Stephens' body was later, interred at State Mausoleum near Sabah State Mosque, Kota Kinabalu.
1977
24 April
A car racing in the unlimited formula car race on the program with the Malaysian Grand Prix ran off the track into a group of spectators today, killing five children and injuring 19 other people.
27 September
Japan Air Lines Flight 715, which carried 69 passengers and 10 crew members, has crashed near Subang International Airport, leaving 45 people injured and 34 casualties.
Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 (MH653) has crashed at Tanjung Kupang, Johor, while purportedly being diverted by hijackers to Singapore, leaving 100 people dead including Agricultural Minister, Dato' Ali Haji Ahmad. It was the first deadliest air crash disaster for Malaysia Airlines in history.
1978
28 December
Color television was launched by then Prime Minister, Hussein Onn in RTM 1 channel.
Malaysian football team has qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament after defeated South Korea by 2-1 in play-off match at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. Later, Malaysia replaced by Iraq due to Government joined American-led political boycott towards Soviet Union in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
1981
16 July
Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as fourth Prime Minister after Tun Hussein Onn resigned. Tun Musa Hitam was appointed as deputy the next day
7 September
Guthrie Dawn Raid, quietly secret Malaysia plan, has occurred when Malaysia took over Guthrie Corporation Limited, biggest British-owned plantations groups in the Malaysia through Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) which bought up Guthrie's share at the London Stock Exchange and secured a majority control in series of quick tradings in the early morning, caused those British Guthrie investors lost control of Malaysia's agricultural land.
McDonald's, American famous fast food chain, opened its first restaurant at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
1984
16 April
Labuan became a second Federal Territory state in Malaysia. This is the first Federal Territory in the East Malaysia along Borneo states.
1 June
Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad, which known as TV3, Malaysia's first private television channel, was launched.
1985
10 July
Proton Saga, the first national car, was officially launched by then Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, marked the beginning of car manufacturer industry in Malaysia
3 August
Penang Bridge, the first national bridge, officially opened[17] and later, opened to traffic on 14 September 1985.
19 November
Memali Incident: Worst clash has occurred between police and Ibrahim Mahmud (Libya)'s followers, killing 4 policemen and 14 followers. 159 followers has been arrested including 36 people under ISA 1960.
1986
26 February
Sabah Chief Minister and United Sabah Party (PBS) president, Joseph Pairin Kitingan has asked Sabah Governor, Adnan Robert to dissolve the State Assembly by stating that his party has lost the majority as state government with 4 PBS assembly members left party and government, caused hung state assembly, which was weakened Sabah government and also, led to 1986 Sabah riots.
12 March
1986 Sabah riots: The Sabah riots, known as the "Silent Riot" occurred. During the political riots, 7 plastic explosives were detonated in Kota Kinabalu, adding other 5 explosives in Sandakan, which killed one newspaper vendor and injured a senior Police Field Force officer and another one in Tawau.
13 March
1986 Sabah riots: Curfew was announced by the Sabah's police and held for 39 days in the aftermath of the riots.
16 March
Tun Musa Hitam resigned as Deputy Prime Minister due to unavoidable differences with Mahathir.
24 March
After the failed solution to Sabah's political crisis, Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad negotiated and proposed a unity government formula between PBS and 2 other opposition parties, USNO and BERJAYA but PBS refused it.
14 April
Singer Sudirman Arshad launched the biggest street concert ever held in the Chow Kit Road, Kuala Lumpur in front of more than 100,000 fans at night.
4 May
1986 Sabah state election: The snap election was held in response to civil disturbances and political defections following the results of the 1985 state election. The results showed United Sabah Party (PBS) has won two-third majority and easily, formed the Sabah government with Joseph Pairin Kitingan once again as Sabah Chief Minister.
10 May
Tun Ghafar Baba was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister.
27 June
PLUS Expressways, the Malaysian largest highway concessionary or build–operate–transfer operator company was founded.
17 - 22 October
Pudu Prison siege took place after a group of prisoners seized and held two members of the prison staff as hostages. The siege was resolved 6 days later when Malaysian police stormed the prison and successfully rescued those hostages safely.
1987
24 April
UMNO crisis began with leading President, Mahathir which led "Team A", was challenged by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah who led "Team B" for the Presidency position. Later, the official results saw Mahathir's Team A as the winner, by a thin majority, with 761 votes to Razaleigh's Team B with 718.
27 October - 20 November
Operasi Lalang, a major political crackdown, was carried out by Malaysian police, saw arrest of 119 people including political activists, opposition politicians, intellectuals, students and others under the Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960.
28 October
Home Ministry withdrew the licences of the English language newspapers The Star and Sunday Star, the Chinese language Sin Chew Jit Poh, and the Malay language Watan for temporary period. Those suspended newspapers were lifted one year later.
1988
4 February
1988 constitutional crisis: UMNO was declared an illegal organization by the Kuala Lumpur High Court due to reports by 11 Group or Kumpulan 11 which believed to be allied with Tengku Razaleigh that challenged 1987 UMNO election results.
13 February
1988 constitutional crisis: The application to register UMNO Baru was submitted by then President UMNO, Mahathir Mohamad and some pro-Mahathir's former UMNO Supreme Council Members. UMNO Baru was formed the next day and officially accepted to re-member Barisan Nasional.
17 March
1988 constitutional crisis: In retaliation, amendment was red under Article 121 of the Federal Constitution in Parliament in interpret Malaysian judiciary system within the country's administration system. This also would be the attempt to put pressure and attacks on Malaysian judiciary system.
26 March
1988 constitutional crisis: Lord President, Tun Salleh Abbas writing a letter to then Agong, Sultan Iskandar to stop Prime Minister's intervention in judiciary matters.
25 May
1988 constitutional crisis: Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad has send his letter to then Agong Sultan Iskandar to wished that Tun Salleh Abbas should be replaced with the new Lord President.
9 June
1988 constitutional crisis: Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad made a second representation to the King alleging further misconduct on the part of Tun Salleh Abbas based on his undignified use of the press to vent his grievances – such as requesting for a public hearing of the tribunal and asking for persons of high judicial standing to sit on the tribunal. 2 days later, members of the tribunal were appointed pursuant to the Federal Constitution by the King.
29 June
1988 constitutional crisis: The tribunal held its proceedings in camera while Tun Salleh Abbas was accorded the right to be defended by Queen's counsel. Tribunal found that 5 allegations against Tun Salleh Abbas as Lord President.
4 July
1988 constitutional crisis: Tribunal ends with enough evidence that Tun Salleh Abbas had misbehaviour for his challenge as tribunal process as the Lord President, thus made Tun Salleh Abbas to removed from office.
31 July
Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapsed in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia due to an overcrowding and unstable steel bars, leaving 32 people dead and injured 1,634 people.
1989
19 March
Singer, Sudirman Arshad won the title " Best Performer" in the 1989 Salem Asian Music Awards at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.
22 September
Around 27 students, mostly schoolgirls were killed in the Madrasah fire tragedy in Guar Chempedak, Kedah.
1990
29 May
Former Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn has died at age of 68 due to heart disease at San Francisco, California. He was laid to rest at Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
6 December
Former Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj has died at age of 87. His body was brought back to Kedah and laid to rest at Kedah Royal Mausoleum, Langgar, Kedah.
1991
7 May
Bright Sparklers Fireworks disaster occurred in Sungai Buloh, Selangor after the fireworks factory caught fire and caused a huge explosion, leaving 26 people were killed and over 100 people were injured in the disaster. Some local houses and residential properties suffered damage of some roofs due to same explosion.
1992
22 February
Singer, Sudirman Arshad has died at the age of 39 at his sister's house in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. His body is brought back to his hometown in Temerloh, Pahang and laid to rest at Chengal Muslim Cemetery.
16 May
1992 Thomas & Uber Cup: After 25 years, Malaysia's men's badminton team won the fifth Thomas Cup at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, beating Indonesia with the aggregate of 3–2
10 July
The second son of the Sultan of Johor, Tunku Abdul Majid, probably lost his temper assaulted a Perak hockey goalkeeper after Perak won against Johor in hockey championship match. This incident marked the beginning of 1993 Constitutional Crisis.
18 October
1993 Constitutional Crisis: Tunku Abdul Majid Idris has been banned for 5 years from the game by the Malaysian Hockey Federation's disciplinary board after he was found guilty of assaulting the Perak goalkeeper during hockey tournament in Johor Bahru last 10 July. This punishment made his father, Sultan Iskandar, angry and disappointed over his son's punishment.
25 November
1993 Constitutional Crisis: In response to his son, Tunku Abdul Majid's punishment, Sultan Iskandar ordered Johor education department to blocked Johor hockey team from the hockey match just hours before the semi-final of a Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) tournament. This action made Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar hockey coach, Douglas Gomez felt disappointed and called on office bearers of the Johor Hockey Federation to resign.
30 November
1993 Constitutional Crisis: Sultan Iskandar of Johor physically abused hockey coach, Douglas Gomez at Istana Bukit Serene. This incident which known as "Gomez Incident", was received attention from local media and Malaysia government.
10 December
1993 Constitutional Crisis: A special parliamentary session was held immediately, saw all 96 members of the Dewan Rakyat present to pass a unanimous resolution to curb the powers of the rulers if necessary.
27 December
1993 Constitutional Crisis: The subsequent parliamentary session saw discussions to remove legal immunity which agitated Sultan Iskandar of Johor to hold a rally to oppose the government's actions, but was forced to cancel after intense government pressure.
1993
17 January
1993 Constitutional Crisis: 6 Sultans including Pahang, Terengganu, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and Perak agreed that amendments made to proposal to remove legal immunity during the meeting at Istana Negara involving both Rulers and government. Only absent were Johor, Kelantan and Kedah.
18 January
1993 Constitutional Crisis: Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad tabled proposed amendment Bill during parliamentary sessions in Dewan Rakyat on subsequent days despite Sultans' objections, citing as far to say that there was no need to obtain royal assent to implement laws.
19 January
1993 Constitutional Crisis: 133 out of 180 MPs passed the proposed changes although members of the opposition parties abstained from voting, citing indifferences. Dewan Negara passed a unanimous resolution to approve of the proposed amendments the next day.
31 March
1993 Constitutional Crisis: The Parliament passed amendments to the Constitution with the aim of stripping the royalty of legal immunity. A new chapter, Part XV of the Constitution entitled "Proceedings against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Rulers" was also enshrined.
1 December
Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Tun Ghafar Baba.
11 December
Block A of Highland Towers apartments suddenly collapsed at 1:35 pm in Hillview Park, Hulu Kelang, Selangor, leaving 48 people died and two people survived. This incident became the deadliest structural failure in Malaysian history.
1994
1 January
Petronas Towers construction commenced.
1995
29 June
20 people were killed in the landslide at Genting Highlands slip road near the Karak Highway.
29 August
Putrajaya, the Federal Government's new administrative centre project, was launched by then Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad.
15 September
Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133, a Fokker 50 plane, crashed near Tawau Airport in Tawau, Sabah after a failed go-around, killing 34 people and 19 other survived
1996
12 January
MEASAT 1, the first Malaysian satellite, was launched from by the Ariane rocket from Kourou, French Guiana to provides satellite services to leading Malaysia broadcasters and communications through space.
19 January
Riots and demonstration by those Vietnamese refugees took place in Sungai Besi transit camp, set on fire on building blocks. Police were deployed to ease tense situation, leaving 24 Vietnamese and 7 policemen, were injured.
12 February
MSC Malaysia, which known as Multimedia Super Corridor was founded. The corridor area begins with Kuala Lumpur, through Cyberjaya and Putrajaya and ends with Sepang, Selangor.
1 June
ASTRO, Malaysia's first subscription-based satellite television station which provide different channels, was founded.
3 August
A widespread power outage in Peninsular Malaysia began at 5.17 pm on 3 August 1996 when a transmission line near Sultan Ismail Power Station in Paka, Terengganu tripped, which caused west states of Peninsular Malaysia lost power for several hours. Supply was back to normal next morning.
29 August
A mud avalanche has occurred near Pos Dipang Orang Asli settlement in Kampar, Perak killed 44 people.
1 October
Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia's tallest telecommunication tower, was officially opened.
26 December
Tropical Depression Greg has hit 9 Sabah states including Kota Kinabalu, killing 238 people. This is the Malaysia's worst hurricane disaster in history.
1997
17 May
Cyberjaya, Malaysia's city with a science park as the core that forms a key part of the Multimedia Super Corridor, was officially launched by then Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad.
23 May
M. Magendran (11.55 am) and N. Mohanadas (12.10 pm) were made their history as the first Malaysians to reach the peak of Mount Everest, the Earth's highest mountain.
7 July
1997 Asian financial crisis: Within days of the Thai baht devaluation, the Malaysian ringgit was heavily traded by speculators. The overnight rate jumped from under 8% to over 40%. This led to rating downgrades and a general sell off on the stock and currency markets.
1997 Asian financial crisis: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accused "rogue speculators" for Southeast Asia's economic upheaval, blamed billionaire financier George Soros as causes of the crisis.
1998
7 January
1997 Asian financial crisis: The ringgit depreciated against the dollar by almost 50 percent, hitting a high of RM 4.88 to the US dollar at its lowest point.
23 January
1997 Asian financial crisis: The Ringgit had lost 50% of its value, falling from above 2.50 to under 4.57 to the US dollar
7 April
NTV7, Malaysia's new channel, was officially launched.
8 May
Suria KLCC shopping mall was officially opened at the foot of the Petronas Twin Towers.
27 June
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Malaysia's new main international airport, was officially opened by then Agong, Tuanku Jaafar in Sepang, Selangor.
Petronas Philharmonic Hall, Malaysia's first concert hall built specifically for classical music, was officially opened at Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur.
1 September
1997 Asian financial crisis: Prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad imposed strict capital controls and introduced a 3.80 peg against the U.S. dollar
2 September
Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim was sacked by Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad. This is the beginning of Reformasi movement in Malaysian politics
11 - 21 September
Opening ceremony of the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur at National Stadium at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur for the first time. During the Games, Malaysian contingent team won 10 gold medals, followed by 14 silver and 12 bronze.
20 September
Anwar Ibrahim was arrested by police at the house at night after led street demonstration in Kuala Lumpur, which demand Mahathir to resign as Prime Minister. He was arrested under ISA 1960 next day.
29 September
Anwar Ibrahim was claimed trial to 9 charges including 5 from corruption and 4 from sodomy at the Kuala Lumpur Session Court.
1999
7 January
Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor resigned as the Inspector General of Police after taking full responsibility for injuries suffered by former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim while in police custody last September 1998.
8 January
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister
7 March
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia's largest motorsport race track, was officially opened.
1 April
The new Prime Ministerial office, Perdana Putra, was officially inaugurated in Putrajaya. The office was moved out from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya.
4 April
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) was founded by former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim's wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
14 April
Anwar Ibrahim found guilty by the High Court for corruption charges and was sentenced to 6 years in jail.
31 August
Petronas Twin Towers, world's tallest building, was officially opened by then Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad.
2000
23 April
2000 Sipadan kidnappings: 21 hostages, were kidnapped by six Abu Sayyaf militants from a dive resort on the island of Sipadan, Sabah, and taken to the Abu Sayyaf base in Jolo, Sulu, in the southern Philippines.
2 - 6 July
Al-Ma'unah, a Malaysian spiritual Islamist militant group, carried out an arms heist by stealing weapons from army camps at midnight and later hiding at the top of Jenalik Hill in Sauk, Kuala Kangsar, Perak. The group also took 3 hostages. Five days later, the Al-Ma'unah militants were defeated when Malaysian security forces stormed their camp on the hill, resulting in the deaths of 2 security personnel, while a police officer and a civilian hostage were rescued.
8 August
Anwar Ibrahim was sentenced to 9 years in prison by the High Court on charges of sodomy.
At the 2002 UMNO General Assembly, Mahathir Mohamad shocked the nation by announcing his resignation as Prime Minister, UMNO President, and BN Chairman. This prompted his supporters to rush to calm him down and tearfully convince him to reconsider his decision on stage. Shortly after, it was decided that the handover would occur in October 2003.
More than 200,000 Malaysians gathered at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil to show their support for the "Malaysians For Peace" movement.
31 October
Mahathir Mohamad resigned as Prime Minister after 22 years of leadership, and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was sworn in as Malaysia's fifth Prime Minister the following day.
Najib Razak was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister.
8 January
8TV, Malaysian Chinese television channel, was launched.
21 March
Barisan Nasional won 198 out of 219 parliamentary seats in the 2004 general election, setting a record for the largest majority victory in its history.
2 September
Anwar Ibrahim was released after the Federal Court overturned his conviction and set aside his prison sentence on charges of sodomy.
Tun Endon Mahmood Ambak, the wife of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, passed away at the age of 64, after a prolonged battle with breast cancer.[18]
9 November
Azahari Husin, also known as "Demolition Man", a Malaysian engineer and former university lecturer believed to be the technical mastermind behind several major terrorist bombings in Indonesia, including the 2002 Bali bombings, was killed during a police raid on his hideout in Batu, East Java, Indonesia.
2006
22 April
TV9, a new Malaysian television channel, was launched.
2007
31 August
Malaysia celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence.
10 October
Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor became the first Malaysian astronaut, to fly up to the International Space Station (ISS) with American and Russian astronauts using the Soyuz TMA-11 rocket from Kazakhstan.
10 November
The first Bersih rally was held in Kuala Lumpur in their demand against corruption in the electoral process in Malaysia.
25 November
More than 30,000 Hindu Rights Action Force supporters participated in a 2007 HINDRAF rally which was held in Kuala Lumpur in their demand against Malaysian Indian discrimination.
2008
8 March
Barisan Nasional won the election but suffered its worst results since the 1969 election, losing its two-thirds majority. The opposition captured Kedah, Penang, Perak, and Selangor from BN, while PAS retained Kelantan.
1 April
A new opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat, was formed by PKR, DAP, and PAS.
19 May
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad left UMNO in forcing Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to step down as Prime Minister.
29 June
Anwar Ibrahim seek refuge in Turkey embassy in Kuala Lumpur for a while due to his safety concern. He was left the embassy the next day.
16 July
Anwar Ibrahim was arrested again by police in Kuala Lumpur shortly after Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) interview. It is believed that police purposely want DNA sample from Anwar at hospital due to reports of his sodomise against his aide.
7 August
Anwar Ibrahim pleaded not guilty to sodomy charges, freed on RM 20,000 bond at Kuala Lumpur Court Sessions.
26 August
Anwar Ibrahim won Permatang Pauh by-election, marked his return to Parliament after 10 years. He was also appointed as Opposition Leader 2 days later.
12 September
Malaysia Today news portal editor, Raja Petra Kamaruddin, Seputeh MP, Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily News reporter, Tan Hoon Cheng were arrested under ISA 1960. Hoon Cheng was freed the next day.
14 September
De facto law minister, Zaid Ibrahim led chorus of protest with 6 ministers against the use of ISA 1960 and demand the Government review the Act.
17 September
Abdullah and his deputy, Najib Tun Razak has swapped their portfolios with Abdullah as Defence Minister and Najib as Finance Minister
2009
31 January
2 PKR Perak State Assembly members gone missing and 1 DAP State Assembly also gone missing 2 days later, thus it is believed that they would defect to opposition party, BN, marked the beginning of Perak political crisis.
4 February
Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak has declared BN government has enough majority to form Perak government due to defection of 3 Perak state assembly members, marked the collapse of Pakatan Rakyat government in Perak since GE12 in 2008.
6 February
Zambry Abdul Kadir was sworn in as new Perak Menteri Besar but Nizar Jamaluddin vowed to stay on despite Sultan Perak call for his resignation.
3 March
Perak Pakatan Rakyat state assembly members were conducted their meeting under a tree after they barred from entering state assembly building.
3 April
Najib Tun Razak was sworn in as sixth Prime Minister after Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resigned.
10 April
Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister.
11 May
High Court rule that Nizar Jamaluddin declared as legitimate Menteri Besar. BN filed its appeal against this decision.
21 May
Appeal Court decided that Zambry Abdul Kadir declared as rightful Menteri Besar. Nizar Jamaluddin filed his appeal against this decision.
2010
9 February
Federal Court rule that Zambry Abdul Kadir is the rightful Menteri Besar after Nizar's appeal was rejected, ending the Perak political crisis.
1 November
TV Al Hijrah, Malaysian first Islamic channel, was launched.
29 December
Malaysian football team has won the first AFF Suzuki Cup after defeated Indonesia by aggregate 4-2.
2011
9 July
Bersih 2.0 rally was held in streets of Kuala Lumpur.
15 September
Prime Minister Najib Razak was announced the proposed repeal of the ISA 1960 when he claimed that the repeal was made to accommodate and realise a mature, modern and functioning democracy; to preserve public order; enhance civil liberty and maintain racial harmony.
15 November
New Istana Negara building, the house of Yang Di-Pertuan Agong in Jalan Duta was officially opened by then Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. Later, the house was moved from the old palace to there.
21 November
Malaysian football team wins gold medal after beating Indonesia 4-3 in the penalty shootout after tied 1-1 at the 2011 SEA Games football men's final in Indonesia.
13 December
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah is elected as the country's 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the second time and Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan is elected as the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
2012
9 January
Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted from sodomy charges by the Kuala Lumpur High Court. During that time, 3 explosives blown up in middle of Anwar's supporters.
28 April
Bersih 3.0 rally was held.
9 May
Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, which known as SOSMA, a controversial law was passed by Parliament, replaced and repealed ISA 1960. This Act would be effective later on 31 July.
2013 Lahad Datu standoff: Sulu Militants has arrived on the beach quietly in Lahad Datu, Sabah. Due to that, negotiations started between Malaysian government and Sulu militants to resolve this intrusion.
1 March
2013 Lahad Datu standoff: First shootout between the sultanate's forces and the police at the Tanduo village, leaving two police officers and 12 sultanate's men killed.
3 March
2013 Lahad Datu standoff: Ambushed at the Semporna, killing six police officers and six terrorists also killed.
5 March
2013 Lahad Datu standoff: Military and police begun mopping-up operations codenamed "Ops Daulat".
5 May
Election was held. The results showed that BN has won but Opposition has popular votes for the first time. Despite that, BN has taken Kedah from Opposition.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 which carried 227 passengers and 12 crew members, was disappeared near Vietnamese sea border after took off from KLIA. The search and rescue was activated to find the missing plane.
24 March
Prime Minister, Najib Razak, announced that Flight MH370 was ended in southern Indian Ocean.
17 July
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down by missile in Donetsk, Ukraine near Russian border after took off from Amsterdam, Netherlands, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members aboard.
22 August
Bodies of 20 Malaysians of 43 which were killed in the MH17 incident last 17 July, has arrived in KLIA, Sepang, Selangor with a sombre ceremony at broadcast live on radio and television in National Mourning Day.
2014–2015 Malaysia floods affected Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu, thus caused more than 500,000 people were affected and 21 were killed. This is worst floods disaster in decades.
2015
10 February
Anwar Ibrahim was sentenced 5 years of prison by the Federal Court for charged with his sodomy against his aide, Saiful Bukhari Azlan in 2008.
1 April
Goods and Services Tax or known as GST, Malaysia's government value-added tax was implemented with existing standard rate of 6%.
5 June
Sabah earthquake has struck Ranau, Sabah and surrounding areas, caused 137 climbers were stranded on the Mount Kinabalu but were subsequently rescued later. As a result, 18 people dead including 10 Singaporeans, 2 both from China and Japan on the same mountain.
16 June
Pakatan Rakyat was declared to be dissolved after PAS left the coalition party citing the unavoidable differences between PAS and DAP.
2 July
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) released a report alleging US$700 million (RM 2.6 billion) of deposits suspected to have originated with 1MDB have flowed into Najib Razak's personal bank accounts.[19]
29 July
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, replaced Muhyiddin Yassin for criticizing Najib Tun Razak due to 1MDB scandal.
29 - 30 August
Bersih 4.0 rally was held with surprisingly Tun Dr Mahathir and his wife who attended the rally in urging Najib Tun Razak to resign as Prime Minister.
22 September
Pakatan Harapan, new Opposition coalition party was formed, replaced previously Pakatan Rakyat.
2016
3 February
Mukhriz Mahathir, the son of Tun Dr Mahathir, resigned as Kedah Menteri Besar after he was lost the majority of support among the assemblymen due to his criticism towards Najib Tun Razak over 1MDB scandal.
29 February
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad left UMNO again for the second time in demand Najib Tun Razak to resign as Prime Minister
4 March
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was launched Malaysian Citizens' Declaration with cooperation from opposition parties to demand Najib Tun Razak's resignation as Prime Minister.
24 June
UMNO Deputy President, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and UMNO Kedah leader, Mukhriz Mahathir were sacked from the party due to their cooperation with other opposition parties to demand Najib Tun Razak to resign. Meanwhile, UMNO Vice President, Shafie Apdal was suspended due to his criticism to Najib Tun Razak leadership but he left UMNO several days later.
21 July
The United States Department of Justice files a civil suit to seize assets it alleges were bought with funds stolen from 1MDB. The suit says $681m found its way into the personal account of ‘Malaysian Official 1’, who later identified as Najib by both the US and a Malaysian minister
10 August
Tun Dr Mahathir was founded his new party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia or known as BERSATU with former UMNO leaders, Muhyiddin Yassin and Mukhriz Mahathir in opposition to then premiership of Najib Tun Razak.
17 October
Former UMNO Vice President, Shafie Apdal was formed new Sabah party, Parti Warisan Sabah or known as WARISAN.
A Vietnamese, Doan Thi Huong was detained at the KLIA terminal where Kim was killed. An Indonesian, Siti Aisyah was also detained the next day. Both of them later claimed that they were framed when they were hired to trick him in so-called funny television show at the terminal.
16 February
Police arrested North Korean Ri Jong-chol, who is believed to be a chemical expert over the Kim Jong Nam death but he was later released due to lack of evidence and deported from the country.
17 February
Police announced they were looking for 7 North Korean suspects in connection with the Kim Jong Nam murder. Police later said 4 of them were believed to have left the country and later sought Interpol's help to detain them.
4 March
North Korean Ambassador Kang Chol has been expelled by Malaysia government for he was denounced Malaysia's investigations into Kim Jong Nam's murder and accused Kuala Lumpur of colluding with outside forces to defame Pyongyang. He was also given 48 hours to clear the ambassador and leave the country.
7 March
In response to expel, North Korea government banned Malaysian citizens from leaving the country as tension escalated over Kim's killing. Malaysia responded with a similar ban soon after.
19 - 30 August
2017 SEA Games was held in National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, resulted Malaysia at the top 1 ranking with 145 gold medals, followed by 90 silver and 86 bronze medals.
14 September
23 people, most of them students, were killed in a fire that broke out at Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, a tahfiz (religious) school in Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. This tragedy was caused by arson which conducted by outsiders drug addicts, resulted 7 suspects were arrested.
2018
9 May
Pakatan Harapan who led by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has won the 14th General Election (GE14), defeated Barisan Nasional who led by Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak after 61 years of BN ruling, marked the first change of government coalition since Independence.
10 May
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as seventh Prime Minister for the second time. He was the world's oldest leader to become Prime Minister at the age of 93.
Sabah party, UPKO was left BN coalition party.
11 May
2 Sabah parties, PBRS and LDP also was left BN coalition party.
12 May
Former Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor are barred from leaving Malaysia.
Former Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak step down as UMNO President and BN chairman due to BN loss in GE14.
Sabah party, United Sabah Party was left BN coalition government.
16 May
Anwar Ibrahim was free from prison after given royal pardon by then Agong, Muhammad V of Kelantan.
21 May
Anwar's wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister. She became the first woman to be Deputy Prime Minister in history.
1 June
GST rate reduced from 6% to 0% as promised by Pakatan Harapan government.
11 June
4 Sarawak main party, PBB, PRS, PDP and SUPP were left BN coalition party, gave formation of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
23 June
GERAKAN left BN coalition party.
3 July
Najib Tun Razak was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). He is charged with four counts of CBT and abuse of power over RM 42 million transferred into his private account from SRC International the following day
1 September
Sales and Service Tax (SST) was introduced, replaced GST.
26 - 27 November
The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple riot, which took place for two days at the temple site in Subang Jaya, Selangor, originated from a disagreement between the temple and the developer, One City Development Sdn. Bhd., concerning the transfer of the temple. This led to property damage, widespread media coverage, and the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib bin Mohd Kassim, who passed away 21 days after the second day of the riot.
8 December
The 2018 anti-ICERD rally was organised by opposition right-wing political parties PAS and UMNO, with the support of various non-governmental organisations in response to the PH government plan to ratify the United Nations convention known as ICERD.[21]
2019
6 January
Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan has stepped down as Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, marking that he was the first King of Malaysia to resign in history.
24 January
Sultan Abdullah of Pahang has been declared as the next Yang-Di Pertuan Agong after the decision was made in the Rulers Conference at Istana Negara.
14 September
New Malaysian coalition party, Muafakat Nasional was formed due to cooperation between UMNO and PAS against Pakatan Harapan.
2020
25 January
The first cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were detected in Malaysia among travellers from China in Johor.[22][23]
Several political leaders went to Istana Negara to grant an audience with Agong, Sultan Abdullah to purposely seek a change of government.
Several Members of Parliament including government and opposition attended the dinner at the Sheraton Hotel, marked the beginning of political events which known as "Sheraton Move".
PKR Deputy President, Azmin Ali and Vice President, Zuraida Kamaruddin were sacked due to their betrayal of Pakatan Harapan. Eight other Members of Parliament who aligned to Azmin's camp, left PKR.
Pakatan Harapan government automatically fell after 22 months of ruling since GE14 in 2018.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah appointed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as interim Prime Minister for a while until a new Prime Minister candidate will be chosen.
25 February
Istana Negara announced that the Agong interview session was held to collect statements from every Members of Parliament on choosing who will be the Prime Minister.
26 February
Sultan Johor ordered all 56 members of the State Assembly to meet at Johor palace due to believed hung state assembly which occurred after BERSATU left Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Hung Melaka State Assembly was occurred after BERSATU left PH, caused Melaka Chief Minister, Adly Zahari brief Melaka Yang-Di Pertuan Negeri about the political situation in the state.
27 February
Johor Palace announced that a new coalition party will lead the Johor government with BN, BERSATU and PAS, thus ending PH leadership for the Johor government.
Hung Perak State Assembly occurred after BERSATU left PH, causing BN Perak to inform Perak Sultan about the political situation in the state.
Kedah Menteri Besar, Mukhriz Mahathir stated that PH Kedah government still stayed on despite ongoing political crisis at the federal level.
28 February
BERSATU announced that his party will choose Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister candidate, supported by BN and PAS.
Hasni Mohammad from UMNO, was sworn in as new Johor Menteri Besar in front of the Sultan at Istana Bukit Serene, Johor Bahru.
29 February
Pakatan Harapan announced that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been chosen as the Prime Minister candidate after finding out that Muhyiddin Yassin is Prime Minister candidate with support from BN, BERSATU and PAS.
BERSATU president, Muhyiddin with the support of BN and PAS was granted an audience with Agong to form a new government with a new coalition party, Perikatan Nasional.
Rulers Conference decided that Muhyiddin was having enough support of the majority to be the new Prime Minister.
1 March
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as eighth Prime Minister.
2 March
BN Melaka declared that the PH Melaka government collapsed due to BERSATU and some PH State Assembly members' defection to BN, thus automatically sacked Adly Zahari as Melaka Chief Minister after he lost enough majority.
9 March
Sulaiman Md Ali from UMNO was sworn in as new Melaka Chief Minister.
Perak Menteri Besar, Ahmad Faizal Azumu announced that a new coalition party would lead the Perak government, ending PH leadership for the Perak government. Faizal has resigned as Perak Menteri Besar the next day.
Ahmad Faizal Azumu from BERSATU was reappointed as Perak Menteri Besar.
16 March
Due to health concerns over the spike of new COVID-19 cases in recent days, Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin announced nationwide lockdown which known as nationwide lockdown known as the Movement Control Order (MCO) with blocked several major roads, closure of nation's border and crowded places such as offices, shops, schools, mosque etc.
17 March
The first 2 Malaysians death from the COVID-19 pandemic were reported.
MCO lockdown was extended from 1 April to 14 April due to a continuous spike of COVID-19 new cases.
12 May
Kedah Opposition party announced that the Pakatan Harapan government collapsed due to PKR defection to Perikatan Nasional but Mukhriz Mahathir vowed to stay on despite the announcement.
17 May
Mukhriz Mahathir resigned as Kedah Menteri Besar after he loss confidence of the Kedah State Assembly. That same day, Sanusi Md Nor was sworn in as new Kedah Menteri Besar.
18 May
In a royal address during a Parliament sitting, then Agong called on all politicians not to drag the country into any further political crisis when there was already a COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Malaysia.
28 May
BERSATU chairman, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad along with Mukhriz Mahathir, Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman, Maszlee Malik and Amiruddin Hamzah were expelled from the party.
Former Sabah Chief Minister, Musa Aman announced that WARISAN government collapsed and has able to form Perikatan Nasional government in the state
30 July
In response to yesterday's announcement, Sabah Chief Minister, Shafie Apdal announced the dissolution of Sabah State Assembly, thus caused state snap election to take place.
23 September
Anwar Ibrahim was announced that PH claimed enough majority support to become Malaysian government. That same day, Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin dismissed Anwar's claim and stated that Perikatan Nasional government still stayed on.
26 September
2020 Sabah state election was held, resulted new Sabah's coalition party, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has won thin majority with 38 seats, followed by rival coalition party, WARISAN with 32 seats.
23 October
Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin has granted audience with Agong to declare Emergency in proposedly ease political situation during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.
2021
12 January
The 2021 Malaysian state of emergency was declared with the approval of the government's request by Agong under Article 150 of the Malaysian Constitution to ease tense politics in containing the COVID-19 pandemic effectively from 12 January 2021 to 1 August 2021.
18 February
High Court orders Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter defence on all three graft charges.[31]
21 February
The first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine has officially arrived at KLIA Cargo after months of anticipation, with the implementation of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme which was set to begin in phases from February 26 onward.
24 February
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin became the first person in Malaysia to receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot as the country rolled out its nationwide vaccination campaign two days earlier than scheduled.
28 May
The 2 LRT trains collision occurred on the Kelana Jaya line between Kampung Baru and KLCC stations in Kuala Lumpur, causing 213 people to be injured.
15 June
National Recovery Plan (NRP), an implementation plan consisting the 4 phases to revive the Malaysian economy, which has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, was introduced.
16 June
The King of Sultan Abdullah announced that Parliament would be convened as soon as possible to address several issues related to COVID-19 issue in Malaysia.
5 July
The King of Sultan Abdullah under the agreement of the Malaysian's government allowed Parliament to be held on 26 July before the Emergency which ends in August.
7 July
Ismail Sabri Yaakob was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister.
8 July
UMNO President, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that UMNO has withdrawn support for Muhyiddin and Perikatan Nasional government immediately because some UMNO conditions to Perikatan Nasional government were not fulfilled.
26 July
Parliament meeting was opened in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis in Malaysia.
29 July
King of Sultan Abdullah was very disappointed that the cancellation of the Emergency Ordinance has not been approved yet during Parliament sittings last 26 July.
3 August
UMNO President, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that UMNO withdrew its support for Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister along with 10 other UMNO Members of Parliament for his government's failure to the King of Malaysia and tackle COVID-19 crisis in Malaysia.
4 August
Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin announced that he remained as Prime Minister with the support of Perikatan Nasional, UMNO, GPS, GRS and others, thus he would be having a confidence vote to be held this September.
6 August
Deputy Prime Minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that 31 Barisan Nasional Members of Parliament would supported Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister and Perikatan Nasional government.
16 August
Muhyiddin Yassin has announced his resignation as Prime Minister, thus his cabinet automatically resigned as well. He remained as caretaker prime minister for a while before a new PM is appointed.[32][33]
The snap election was held in Melaka and resulted in the Barisan Nasional (BN) winning most of the seats to form the Melaka government.
8 December
The Court of Appeal upholds the conviction and sentence of former prime minister Najib Razak.[35]
18 December
Sarawak state election was held, resulting in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has won most of the seats to form the Sarawak government.
2022
12 March
The snap election was held in Johor, resulted in Barisan Nasional (BN) has won most of the seats to form the Johor government.
23 August
The Federal Court of Malaysia upholds the conviction of Najib Razak. He begins his 12-year sentence in Kajang Prison the very same day. He however continues to attend trials for other corruption cases.
19 November
The 15th Malaysian general election (GE15) was held, and the result showed Pakatan Harapan has won 82 seats followed by 74 seats from Perikatan Nasional and 30 seats from Barisan Nasional, producing a hung parliament where none of the party coalition will reach 112 majority seats to become the government.
24 November
Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as the tenth Prime Minister after decided by the Rulers Conference in Istana Negara. He would lead the country with a unity government which consists of PH, BN, GPS, WARISAN and other Independent. This event marked the end of 24 years of Prime Minister waiting since Reformasi in 1998.
3 December
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister for the second time, while Fadillah Yusof was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister II, making them the first two Deputy Prime Ministers in Malaysian history.
16 December
The landslide struck 3 sections including some tents from Father's Organic Farm in Batang Kali, Selangor, killing 31 people and 61 people survived the disaster.
2023
27 January
UMNO sacked Khairy Jamaluddin and Noh Omar from the party and also suspended Hishamuddin Tun Hussein and 3 other UMNO leaders for violating the party's Constitution by helping a rival coalition party to win in the last GE15.
Merdeka 118 is officially opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.[36]
23 April
Two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters collided over the town of Lumut during a military parade rehearsal celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.[37][38] 10 people were killed. There were no survivors.[39]
17 May
The 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack, which occurred in Johor, Malaysia, resulted in the deaths of 2 police officers, injuries to another, and the fatal shooting of the sole attacker, who was initially suspected of ties to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) due to his father's connection with the group but was later confirmed to have acted alone.[40][41][42]
24 October
Malaysia attained BRICS partner country status, with Economy MinisterRafizi Ramli representing Malaysia at the 16th BRICS Summit, strengthening Malaysia's economic and trade collaborations with BRICS nations.[43][44]
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