page_title: 2013 in Malaysia
section_title: March
hierarchical_section_title: 2013 in Malaysia / Events / March
caption_attribution_description: Breitling Jet Team at Air 04, Payerne, Switzerland
context_page_description: 2013 was the 56th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.
context_section_description: 1 March – Lahad Datu standoff: Two Malaysian police commandos were killed and three police commandos were injured in a shootout between the Malaysian police and the Sulu intruders at the village of Tanduo near Lahad Datu, Sabah. Almost 14 Sulu intruders were killed in a shootout. An immediate curfew was imposed at Lahad Datu town.
  3 March – Lahad Datu standoff: Five Malaysian policeman were killed in an ambush by the Sulu intruders at the village of Simulu, Semporna, Sabah.
  5 March – Lahad Datu standoff:
  Malaysian Armed Forces together with Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Royal Malaysian Police launch offensive attacks known as "Ops Daulat" (Operation Sabah's Sovereignty) against Sulu intruders by both land, air and sea at the village of Tanduo near Lahad Datu, Sabah.
  A formation consisting of six BAE Hawks and three F/A-18D Hornets from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) launched an airstrike against the Sulu intruders at Kampung Tanduo. No military casualties are reported in the "Ops Daulat" operation.
  7 March – Lahad Datu standoff: The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) is established to strengthen maritime security in the eastern part of Sabah since the Lahad Datu standoff.
  11 March – Lahad Datu standoff: Tanduo declared clean. 97 militants were captured in the "Ops Daulat" operation.
  12 March – Lahad Datu standoff: Three Sulu militants were killed and one Malaysian Army soldier, Private Ahmad Hurairah Ismail from the 7th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment was killed in a shootout in Sungai Nyamuk near Lahad Datu during the "Ops Daulat" operation. He was the first soldier to be killed in action. Meanwhile, another soldier of the Royal Malay Regiment, Ahmad Farhan Ruslan was killed in a road crash near Semporna, Sabah.
  16 March – The Breitling Jet Team performs its aerobatics jet performance at Subang Skypark.
  19 March – The Government Transformation Programme (GTP)/Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) stimulus package is announced by the Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak.
  23 March – Hong Kong's superstars Jackie Chan joins the Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak at charity dinner in Kuantan, Pahang.
  25 March – Lahad Datu standoff: The Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE) is established to improve security measures at the east coast of Sabah since the Lahad Datu standoff.
  27 March – Lahad Datu standoff: The village of Tanduo near Lahad Datu, Sabah, the site of the Sulu militants invasion will be evacuated and the villagers will be relocated to new settlements nearby.
  28 March – The state legislative assembly of Negeri Sembilan dissolves automatically, a first in Malaysian history.
  28–30 March – The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2013) is held in Langkawi, Kedah.
  30 March – A crane at the ongoing construction of the Kelana Jaya Line LRT extension at Subang Airport Highway collapsed, killing one person.
caption: The Breitling Jet Team
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