1993 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1993, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. The deadliest structural failure in Malaysian history occurred when an apartment block in Selangor collapsed, killing 48 people on 11 December.

The Proton Wira, launched in 1993

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Incumbent political figures

Federal level

State level

Events
  • 1 January – The Malaysian Highway Network Development Plan blueprint was launched.
  • 11 January – The Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation was established.[1]
  • 1 March – The Securities Commission (SC) was established.
  • March – The Constitutional Amendment Bill to strip the Malay Rulers of their legal immunity from prosecution and other privileges was implemented.
  • 2–4 April – 1993 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
  • April – Malaysia sent the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) peacekeepers to Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).
  • 21 May – The Proton Wira, the second car in the line of Proton cars, was launched.
  • 1 June – The ground-breaking ceremony for the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang by the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad.
  • 3–11 July – The fifteenth edition of the Men's Champions Trophy at the Tun Razak Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
  • 18 July – Dato' Mazlan Idris, a Batu Talam DUN assemblyman for Pahang state was murdered by Maznah Ismail aka Mona Fandey, Mohd Affendi Abdul Rahman and Juraimi Hussin.
  • 31 August – The Negaraku national anthem was given a new quick-march version.
  • 3–4 October – Private Mat Aznan Awang, a Malaysian soldier was killed in action during the Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 21 October – Landslides occurred in an abandoned open cast tin mine near Pantai Remis, Perak.
  • 20 November – AirAsia, Malaysia's first low-cost carrier was established.
  • 1 December – Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Tun Ghafar Baba.
  • 11 December – Highland Towers collapse : Block A of Highland Towers apartments suddenly collapsed at 13:35 MST (UTC+8:00) in Hillview Park, Hulu Kelang, Selangor. 48 people died and two people survived. This incident became the deadliest structural failure in Malaysian history.[2]
    • A witness was talking to friends after getting back from work, felt a shaking and suddenly a big rock rolled toward her. Another witnesses said she heard a loud noise like a "metal shot" at 1.30pm from the back of block A.
    • 124 members of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) and about 30 soldiers and engineers from the Batu Cantonment Camp and the Wardieburn Camp help aided the search and rescue. Hundreds of police, firefighters and rescue teams from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), and PBSMM volunteers arrived early.
    • Rescue teams saw a stick of wood coming out of the rubble and begging. The maid of a condominium resident in Level 7, Umi Rashidah Khoruman, 22, and his son Nur Hamidah Najib, 18 months, were rescued. The two were the only survivors from the collapsed building.
    • Nakajima Shizue, a Japanese citizen was also rescued from the ruins but she died at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) at 12 midnight. Dr Shahrum Abdul Wahid from HKL said Nakajima suffered severe bleeding.
    • Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and many cabinet ministers visited the site.
  • 12 December – Highland Towers collapse (Day 2) :[2]
  • 13 December – Highland Towers collapse (Day 3) :[2]
    • A group of French rescue personnel with two detector dogs joined the operation. They used the heartbeat detector and punched holes 4.5 meters deep.
    • A Cabinet committee was set up specifically to address all the problems with the Highland Towers apartment tragedy.
  • 15 December – Highland Towers collapse (Day 5) :[2]
    • Rescuers found six bodies and body parts in the ruins, including a right arm with a bracelet, a skull and a bunch of meat and bone fragments. Four corpses were believed to be two Koreans and two locals. Rescue teams decided to use concrete and steel breakers as well as bulldozers to transport concrete ruins to open paths.
  • 16 December – Highland Towers collapse (Day 6) :[2]
  • 18 December – Highland Towers collapse (Day 8) :[2]
    • The rescue team found six more bodies including the body of a child.
  • 19 December – Highland Towers collapse (Day 9) :[2]
    • Rescuers found three corpses, one corpse of a woman lying down about eight meters in the parking lot at 7pm. The second body, the woman was found at 8.30pm near the first corpse while the third body was believed to be at 10.15 pm.
  • 20 December – Highland Towers collapse (Day 10) :[2]
    • So far, 25 dead bodies including a man who embraced the Qur'an were found on the 12th floor. Rescuers also found the body of a woman wearing a sari and hugging a child believed to be her son.
  • 21 December – [Highland Towers collapse (Day 11) :[2]
    • The search and rescue operation continued, police confirming that 48 bodies were found in the ruins of the Highland Towers apartment. Of the total, 37 bodies were found to be completely perfect, nine parts of the body and 10 pieces of limbs – hands, toes, heads and thighs.
  • 22 December – Highland Towers collapse (Day 12) :[2]
    • The search and rescue operation was officially ended.

Births

Deaths

See also

References
  1. "About us". Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. "Kronologi tragedi Highland Towers". www.sinarharian.com.my (in Malay). Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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