1985 in Malaysia

1985 in Malaysia
28 years of the nationhood

Proton Saga, the first Malaysian national cars

[edit] Events

26 January - The Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, (KOMTAR) in Penang, the tallest building in Southeast Asia is officialy opened.
April - The first Made in Malaysia campaign (Belilah Barangan Buatan Malaysia) is launched.
1 July - The first Malaysian national cars Proton Saga is launched.
8 July - The new Tabung Haji building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur is officially opened.
31 August - The Proclaimation of Independence Memorial (formerly The Malacca Club) in Malacca Town, Malacca is officially opened.
2 September - The Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Malaysia's first convention and exhibition centre is officially opened and the 1985 UMNO General Assembly is held in Dewan Merdeka, PWTC for the first time.
14 September - The Penang Bridge is officialy opened to traffic.
19 November - The Memali Incident occurred in Kedah. 14 civilians and four policemen are killed.

Nasionalisme Teras Perpaduan

Tan Sri Runme Shaw — Owner of Shaw Brothers
Tun Sardon Jubir — Former Minister of Works and Communications and Penang state Yang di-Pertua Negeri