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 (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. This marks his return to the position after holding the post previously for 22 years, from 1981 to 2003.
12 May --
A Council of Eminent Persons is formed as government's advisory board, board members are
Tun Daim Zainuddin, former Finance Minister of Malaysia
Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz, former Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
Tan Sri Hassan Marican, former president and CEO of Petronas
Robert Kuok, Hong-Kong based Malaysian billionaire tycoon
Professor Jomo Kwame Sundaram, prominent economist
Lim Guan Eng, Muhyiddin Yassin, and Mohamad Sabu are named for three top cabinet posts
Former prime minister Najib Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor are barred from leaving the country
Najib resigns as UMNO and BN chief
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:
Retired judge of Court of Appeal Datuk KC Vohrah;
Retired judge of the Court of Appeal and Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Commissioner Datuk Mah Weng Kwai;
National Patriot Association President Brigadier General (Rtd) Datuk Mohamed Arshad Raji;
University Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman Professor of Law Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi;
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
Police search at Najib's house continues
Finance Ministry initiates fiscal reforms.
20 May
Former executive of PetroSaudi whistleblower Swiss national Xavier Justo meets Mahathir
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 prime minister Najib Razak is brought in for questioning at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission(MACC).
June
July
August
September
1 September - Sales and services tax (SST) replaced Goods and Services Tax (GST).
8 – 15 September - The Inaugural Asia Pacific Masters Games was held in Penang.
11–22 September - Sukma Games was held in Perak.
13 September - Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, the lawyer of former prime minister Najib Razak has been charged with money laundering by anti-corruption agents looking into how billions of dollars went missing from state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
20 September - Former prime minister Najib Razak has appeared in court facing 25 charges related to the 1MDB scandal, including abuse of power and money laundering.
26 September - Local independent publishing house ZI Publications has acquired the rights to publish a Bahasa Malaysia translation of Tom Wright and Bradley Hope's Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World.
October
November
6 November - Prime minister Mahathir Mohamad 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.
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.
8 December - The Anti-ICERD Rally was organised by opposition right-wing political parties Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), with the support of various non-governmental organisations in response to the new Malaysian government's plan to ratify the United Nations convention known as International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
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.
17 December - Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former executives over bond sales it organized for 1MDB.
18 December - High Court rejected former prime minister Najib Razak’s request to get the letter of authorisation (fiat) on the appointment of lead prosecutor Sulaiman Abdullah, and his application for discovery of documents pertaining to the case.
National Day and Malaysia Day
National Day theme
Sayangi Malaysiaku (Love My Malaysia)
National Day parade
Putrajaya
Malaysia Day celebration
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Sports
16 – 21 January – 2018 Malaysian Badminton Masters
3 – 10 March – 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
18 – 25 March – 2018 Tour de Langkawi
26 June – 1 July – 2018 Malaysian Badminton Open
8 – 15 September – 2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games
11 – 22 September – 2018 Sukma Games
20 September – 7 October – 2018 AFC U-16 Championship
6 – 13 October – 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup
15 – 20 October – 2018 Sopma Games
4 November – 2018 Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix
23 – 28 November – 2018 Para Sukma Games
25 November – 2018 Penang Bridge International Marathon
Deaths
25 January – - Actor
16 April – Napsiah Omar – Malaysian politician
6 May - Lai Meng
8 September - Abu Hassan Omar - Malaysian Politician
14 October - - Singer
See also
2018
2017 in Malaysia | 2019 in Malaysia
History of Malaysia
2018 in Malaysian football
1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
References
Malaysia
2010s in Malaysia
Years of the 21st century in Malaysia
Malaysia