2018 in Malaysia


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

Incumbents

Federal Level

State level

Events

January

February

March

April

May

14th Malaysian general election :

July

August

DateEvent
19 August – 2 September2018 Asian Games :
  • Malaysia participated at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia, sending 447 athletes to compete in 38 sports. The national contingent won 7 Golds, 13 Silvers and 16 Bronzes at the continental event.
31 AugustMalaysia celebrated its 61st Independence Day.

September

  • 1 September - Sales and services tax replaced Goods and Services Tax.
  • 8 – 15 September - The Inaugural Asia Pacific Masters Games was held in Penang.
  • 11–22 September - 2018 Sukma Games was held in Perak.

    October

    • DateEvent
    4 OctoberSix firemen drowned while conducting an operation at a mining pool to search and rescue a drowned teenager.
    6 – 13 October2018 Asian Para Games :
    • Malaysia participated at the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta in Indonesia, sending 126 athletes to compete in 15 sports. The national contingent won 17 Golds, 26 Silvers and 25 Bronzes at the continental event.
    6 – 18 October2018 Summer Youth Olympics :
  • Malaysia participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The national contingent won its' first two gold medals in the sporting event's history.
    • 22 OctoberSultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah is installed as the 29th Sultan of Kedah.

    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.

    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.
  • 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.

    National Day and Malaysia Day

    • National Day theme

    Sayangi Malaysiaku

    National Day parade

    Putrajaya

    Malaysia Day celebration

    Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

    Sports