2018 in Malaysia

2018 in Malaysia is Malaysia's 61st anniversary of its independence and 55th anniversary of Malaysia's formation.

2018
in
Malaysia

Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2018
History of Malaysia   Timeline   Years

Incumbents

Federal Level

PositionName
Yang di-Pertuan AgongSultan Muhammad V of Kelantan
Raja Permaisuri Agong Vacant
Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak
Prime MinisterDato' Seri Najib Razak (until 9 May)
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (from 10 May)
Deputy Prime MinisterDato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (until 9 May)
Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (from 10 May)
Chief JusticeMd Raus Sharif (until 31 July)
Richard Malanjum (from 11 July)

State level

StatePositionName
 JohorSultan of JohorSultan Ibrahim Ismail
Menteri Besar of JohorMohamed Khaled Nordin (until May 9)
Osman Sapian (from May 12)
 KedahSultan of KedahSultan Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar of KedahAhmad Bashah Md Hanipah (until May 9)
Mukhriz Mahathir (from May 10)
 KelantanSultan of KelantanTengku Muhammad Faiz Petra (regent)
Menteri Besar of KelantanAhmad Yaakob
 PerlisRaja of PerlisTuanku Syed Sirajuddin
Menteri Besar of PerlisAzlan Man
 PerakSultan of PerakSultan Nazrin Shah
Menteri Besar of PerakZambry Abdul Kadir (until May 9)
Ahmad Faizal Azumu (from May 12)
 PahangSultan of PahangSultan Ahmad Shah
Menteri Besar of PahangAdnan Yaakob (until May 14)
Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (from May 15)
 SelangorSultan of SelangorSultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Menteri Besar of SelangorMohamed Azmin Ali (until June 19)
Amirudin Shari (from June 19)
 TerengganuSultan of TerengganuSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
Menteri Besar of TerengganuAhmad Razif Abdul Rahman (until May 9)
Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (from May 10)
 Negeri SembilanYang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri SembilanTuanku Muhriz
Menteri Besar of Negeri SembilanMohamad Hasan (until May 9)
Aminuddin Harun (from May 11)
 PenangYang di-Pertua Negeri of PenangAbdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister of PenangLim Guan Eng (until May 9)
Chow Kon Yeow (from May 10)
 MalaccaYang di-Pertua Negeri of MalaccaMohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief Minister of MalaccaIdris Haron (until May 9)
Adly Zahari (from May 10)
 SarawakYang di-Pertua Negeri of SarawakAbdul Taib Mahmud
Chief Minister of SarawakAbang Johari Openg
 SabahYang di-Pertua Negeri of SabahJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister of SabahMusa Aman (until May 12)
Shafie Apdal (from May 12)

Events

January

DateEvent
1 JanuaryRadio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) have fully digital terrestrial television (DTT).
The abolishment toll collection in Federal Highway (Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau), Selangor , Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah and on the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway, Johor.[1][2]
Segamat has been upgraded to Municipal Council status since 1 January 2018 at Dataran Segamat.[3]
The nation's oldest shopping center, Ampang Park is officially closed.[4]
Astro Radio drops the "FM" suffix for all 11 radio stations as part of its re-branding.[5]
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.
5 January Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash:
6 JanuaryMah 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.[7]
7 January14th Malaysian general election (GE14) :
The Malaysian Prisons Department confirmed that People's Justice Party (PKR) chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim could be released earlier on June 8, 2018 on Friday.[8]
10 January Former Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad not allowed by prison authorities to visit People's Justice Party (PKR) chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital.[9]
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.[10]
16 January Malaysia and Singapore signed bilateral agreement on Rapid Transit System (RTS) rail track linking Johor Bahru and Woodlands in Singapore which is expected to commence in 2024.[11]
25 January Prime Minister, Najib Razak make a two-day official visit to India to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and meet his counterpart Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.[12]
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.[13]
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.[14] Minister of Tourism and Culture, Nazri Aziz defend the logo and says criticism is normal, cannot get the consensus of the whole of Malaysia.[15]
Malaysia is set to become first country outside China after Alibaba introduce City Brain an artificial intelligence system in Kuala Lumpur to combat traffic congestion after an agreement between Alibaba and Kuala Lumpur City Hall.[16]
Film Censorship Board of Malaysia banned Hindi film, Padmaavat because of elements sensitivity to the Muslim.[17]

February

DateEvent
1 February370 individuals were conferred honorary orders, stars and medals in conjunction with the Federal Territory Day.[18]
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.[19]
9–25 FebruaryMalaysia made its debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea with an Alpine skier and a figure skater.
13 FebruaryAn Employees Provident Fund (EPF) building in Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya was nearly destroyed by a fire at 12 noon.[20][21]

March

DateEvent
21 MarchSand-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.[22][23][24]

April

DateEvent
3 AprilThe Malaysian government recognised the Malaysian Deaf Sports Association as the sole national federation to deal with the deaf sports after passing the amendment of National Sports Development Act which got approved in the parliament. The minister of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Khairy Jamaluddin presented the amendment of the National Sports Development Act to the parliament which was approved on 3 April 2018.[25]
4–15 April2018 Commonwealth Games :
7 April14th Malaysian general election (GE14) :
28 April14th Malaysian general election (GE14) :
  • Candidate nominations for Parliament seats and state assembly seats were held on this day.

May

14th Malaysian general election (GE14) :

  • 9 May—The 14th general election was held on this day. For the first time in the country's history, the Barisan Nasional coalition was defeated by the opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan, only winning 79 seats against Pakatan Harapan's 121. The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party won 18 seats while independents won 3 seats. Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who led Pakatan Harapan to victory, manage to defeat his protege Najib Razak,
  • 10 May -- Mahathir Mohamad is sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia at 2130 hours (GMT+8), as he becomes the world's oldest elected state leader at the age of 92.[27] This marks his return to the position after holding the post previously for 22 years, from 1981 to 2003.
  • 12 May --
  • 13 May --
    • Mahathir instructs Inland Revenue Board to return taxes collected 'illegally'.
  • 14 May --
    • Attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali goes on unrecorded leave, duties taken over by solicitor-general
    • MACC chief Dzulkifli Ahmad resigns
    • Treasurer general Irwan Serigar Abdullah's contract shortened, transferred to Public Service Department
    • Mahathir says laws on fake news will be clearly defined
    • Mahathir says political appointments in government-linked companies will be reviewed.
  • 15 May --
    • Audit Department declassifies its 1MDB report
    • Council of Eminent Persons sets up a committee on institutional reforms, committee includes:
      1. Retired judge of Court of Appeal Datuk KC Vohrah;
      2. Retired judge of the Court of Appeal and Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Commissioner Datuk Mah Weng Kwai;
      3. National Patriot Association President Brigadier General (Rtd) Datuk Mohamed Arshad Raji;
      4. University Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman Professor of Law Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi;
      5. Hakam President and Bar Council former President Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan
    • Apandi Ali, Irwan Serigar, Dzulkifli and former IGP Khalid Abu Bakar barred from leaving the country.
  • 16 May --
    • Pakatan Harapan de facto leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is released from prison after being pardoned by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. He had served three years of his prison sentence.
    • 1MDB president Arul Kanda Kandasamy is also barred from leaving the country
    • Police search Najib's house and seize handbags and clothes
    • Government announces GST will be zero-rated effective, 1 June 2018
    • Mahathir to sack 17,000 political appointees from civil service
    • Registrar of Societies approves Pakatan Harapan's registration.
    • Ministries instructed to cease use of 1Malaysia slogan
    • Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia 2.0 (KR1M) programme ceased
    • Board meetings of the Cooperatives Commission of Malaysia and committees which have political appointees to be postponed.
  • 17 May
    • Mahathir appoints himself as education minister, and Wan Azizah as women and welfare minister
    • Police search at Najib's house continues
    • Police arrest man for insulting Mahathir.
    • Finance Ministry initiates fiscal reforms.
  • 18 May
    • Withdrew his appointment as education minister in light of his promise with the Pakatan Harapan coalition
    • Mahathir disagrees with police action to arrest a man who insulted him.
  • 20 May
    • Former executive of PetroSaudi whistleblower Swiss national Xavier Justo meets Mahathir [28]
  • 21 May
    • Special task force formed to investigate the 1MDB scandal as well as to prosecute wrongdoers and retrieve related assets. Task force would be jointly headed by former attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail, former MACC head Abu Kassim Mohamed, current MACC head Mohd Shukri Abdull and former special branch head Abdul Hamid Bador.
    • Deputy prime minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and several federal ministers officially sworn in as members of cabinet.
  • 22 May
    • Former PM Najib Razak is brought in for questioning at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
  • 28 May

June

DateEvent
1 JuneThe hugely unpopular Goods and Services Tax (GST) is reduced to 0% by the Malaysian Government.
5 JuneTommy Thomas is officially appointed as the Attorney General, being the first non-Malay to be appointed to the post.
27 JuneKuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) celebrate its 20th anniversary.

July

DateEvent
1 JulyFriendster closes down as a company after 16 years
2 JulyNew ministers in Pakatan Harapan's cabinet led by Mahathir were introduced.[29] 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.[30]
3 JulyFormer Prime Minister Najib Razak is arrested for allegedly stealing US$4.5 billion.[31]
16 JulyPrime 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.[32]
17 JulyYang di-Pertuan Agong Muhammad V of Kelantan opens the first session of 14th Parliament in the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur.[33]

August

DateEvent
19 August – 2 September2018 Asian Games :
31 AugustMalaysia celebrated its 61st Independence Day.

September

October

DateEvent
4 OctoberSix firemen drowned while conducting an operation at a mining pool to search and rescue a drowned teenager.[37]
6 – 13 October2018 Asian Para Games :
6 – 18 October2018 Summer Youth Olympics :
22 OctoberSultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah is installed as the 29th Sultan of Kedah.[39]

November

  • 6 November - Mahathir visited Japan, and received a medal of the Emperor of Japan.
  • 15 November - Mahathir came back to Kuala Lumpur since end the 33rd Asean summit in Singapore.
  • 26 November - A riot that took place at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Subang Jaya, Selangor between property developer and temple devotees over relocation issue was followed by the death of a fireman who involved in the incident, Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim weeks later.[40]

December

  • 4 December - A gas piping explosion in one of the food outlet at Cityone Megamall in Kuching, Sarawak resulted in 3 deaths and 22 injuries.[41]
  • 16 December - Mohd Hafiz Nor Azman, a 22-year-old motorcycle racer was killed in an accident when competing at the Petronas AAM Malaysian Cub Prix championships at Dataran Bandar Penawar, Johor.[42]

National Day and Malaysia Day

National Day theme

Sayangi Malaysiaku (Love My Malaysia)

National Day parade

Putrajaya

Malaysia Day celebration

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Sports

Deaths

  • 3 January Tengku Muhammad Yusof Shah AlHaj ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Ala'eddin Sulaiman Shah AlHaj - Tengku Aris Temenggong Selangor
  • 25 January Rab Khalid - Actor
  • 26 January Raja Aman Shah bin Raja Haji Shahar Shah - Tengku Seri Kelana Diraja Kelantan
  • 13 February Ustaz Murtadha Yusof
  • 14 February Azmil Mustapha - Actor
  • 6 May - Lai Meng
  • 9 July Ustaz Wan Ahmad Tarmizi
  • 8 September - Abu Hassan Omar - Malaysian Politician
  • ? September - Tuan Guru Ustaz Md Rejab Mat Akhir - Ketua Dewan Ulama PAS Kedah
  • 3 October
    • Mohd Fatah Hashim - Fireman
    • Adnan Othman - Fireman
    • Izatu Akma Wan Ibrahim - Fireman
    • Mazlan Omarbaki - Fireman
    • Muhammad Hifdzul Malik Shaari - Fireman
    • Yahya Ali - Fireman
  • 5 October Mohamad Adam - Bob Lokman's eldest son
  • 6 October Ustaz Hassan Azhari
  • 14 October - Saleem- Singer
  • 6 November Ustaz Yusuf Awang
  • 17 December - Muhammad Adib bin Mohd Kassim - Fireman
  • 22 December Ustaz Radzi Melissa

See also

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