2014 in Malaysia

KLIA 2, part of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

2014 in Malaysia
57 years of the nationhood
2014 is the 51st anniversary of Malaysia's formation.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Haminah Hamidon of Kedah
• Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong : Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan
• Prime Minister: Dato' Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak
• Deputy Prime Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

State level

•  Johor :
  • Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail
  • Menteri Besar of Johor: Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin

•  Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah: (Council of Regency)
    Tunku Annuar (Chairman)
    Tunku Sallehuddin (Members I)
    Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani (Members II)
    Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz (Members III)
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah: Datuk Paduka Mukhriz Tun Mahathir

•  Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Muhammad V (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Ahmad Yaakob

•  Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis: Azlan Man

•  Perak :
  • Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Perak: Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir

•  Pahang :
  • Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang: Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob

•  Selangor :
  • Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor: Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim

•  Terengganu :
  • Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
  • Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Datuk Seri Ahmad Said

•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Muhriz
  • Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Datuk Seri Mohammad Hasan

•  Penang :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas
  • Chief Minister of Penang: Lim Guan Eng

•  Malacca :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob
  • Chief Minister of Malacca: Datuk Idris Haron

•  Sarawak :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
  • Chief Minister of Sarawak: Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud

•  Sabah :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Juhar Mahiruddin
  • Chief Minister of Sabah: Datuk Seri Musa Aman

Events

January

Pekeliling Flats

• 1 January – The Visit Malaysia 2014 campaign has officially begin.
• 1 January – Johor shifts its weekend holidays from Saturday and Sunday to Friday and Saturday.
• 4 January – The opening ceremony for the Visit Malaysia 2014 campaign.
• 5 January – Season 3 of BoBoiBoy, a Malaysian animated series, premiered on TV3.
• 7 January – A landslide in Lebuhraya Mahameru (part of Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1) near Wisma Tani, Kuala Lumpur caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city centre.
• 8 January – 8TV celebrates its 10th anniversary.
• 9 January – The world's first Variable Density Tunnel Boring Machines make its breakthrough at the under construction Pasar Rakyat MRT Station.
• 9–10 January – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his two-day visit to Malaysia and meets his counterpart Najib Tun Razak in Putrajaya. The visit is part of Erdogan's visit to Asia, including Japan and Singapore and also in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia-Turkey relations, which were established in 1964.
• 11 January – The missing Royal Selangor Flying Club's Cessna with three people onboard crashed near the Batu Dam in Gombak, Selangor. All were survived.
• 14 January – An individual who claims to be the Sultan of Melaka, Raja Noor Jan Shah Raja Tuah was arrested by police and he was being investigated under the Sedition Act.^[1]
• 17 January – A power blackout occurred at all parts of Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan.
• 18 January – Three people drowned while eight others are reported missing after a boat ferrying wedding guests capsized in Batang Lassa river near Kampung Kut, Daro, Sarawak.
• 18 January – Two Malaysian couple, Azizul Raheem Awalludin, a Tourism Malaysia director in Stockholm and Shalwati Nurshal were detained in Sweden for allegedly hitting one of their four children at their house in Stockholm.^[2]
• 19 January – World number one badminton player Lee Chong Wei wins the 10th Malaysia Super Series Premier.
• 19 January – Three people killed and 15 others injured in a bus crash at klometre-107 of the North-South Expressway near Yong Peng, Johor.
• 20 January – The revised National Automotive Policy (NAP) 2014 is unveiled.
• 22 January – The remaining blocks of the Pekeliling Flats (Blocks C - G) are finally demolished.^[3]
• 23-26 January – Cold weather phenomenon affects at most parts of Peninsula Malaysia. On 23 January, temperatures at Kuala Krai, Kelantan is 17'C and Gong Kedak, Besut, Terengganu is 19'C. Next day on 25 January, temperatures at Mount Kinabalu, Sabah is -3'C.
• 26 January – The Church of the Assumption in Farquhar Street, George Town, Penang has been attacked by the Molotov cocktail on Sunday early morning after a controversial banner with the word "Allah" found outside the church.^[4]
• 27 January – Kajang, Selangor's State Assemblyman, Lee Chin Cheh has resigned from the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.
• 28 January – Opposition leader and also Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader, Anwar Ibrahim will contests the Kajang by-elections as the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidates, next month.
• 31 January – All four children of the Malaysian couple who were detained by Swedish authorities over child abuse allegations arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Stockholm.^[5]

February

• 1 February – The Federal Territory celebrates its 40th anniversary of foundation.
• 3 February – Police confirmed that the fire that destroyed ten exhibits at the The Red Carpet Wax Museum at I-City, Shah Alam last Wednesday (29 January) was an act of sabotage.^[6]
• 3 February – Water pollution affects Batu Feringghi beach, Penang causes by e-coli bacteria.
• 7 February – The new Melaka Gateway mega development project in Pulau Melaka, Melaka is officially launched by the Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak.

Upcoming events

• 14 February – Scheduled opening of the Penang Second Bridge for motorists.
• 14 February – Scheduled official opening ceremony of the Penang Second Bridge.
• 23 March – 2014 Kajang by-elections.
• 27 April – Royal Malaysian Navy celebrates its 80th anniversary.
• 2 May – Scheduled opening of the KLIA 2, part of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and closing of the old Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).
• 5 May – Sultan Ibrahim Ismail ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar will be crowned as the 25th Sultan of Johor and the fifth in the Temenggong dynasty.
• 1 June – TV3 will celebrates its 30th anniversary.
• 2 June – The 40th Anniversary of the Malaysia-China Relations.
• 31 July – The Hari Pahlawan (Warriors Day) celebrations will be held at the National Heroes Square, Putrajaya for the first time.
• 1 September – The completion works for the East Coast Expressway Phase 2: Jabur - Kuala Terengganu.
• 1 October – The Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah Menengah Rendah (PBSMR) examinations replacing the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examinations will be held for the first time.
• 1 November – The completion works for the Kelana Jaya Line and Sri Petaling Line LRT extension.
• 31 December – The closing ceremony for the Visit Malaysia 2014 campaign.

National Day and Malaysia Day

• Merdeka Day: TBA
• Malaysia Day: TBA

National Day parade

TBA

Malaysia Day celebrations

TBA

Sports

• 16–19 January – 2014 Maybank Malaysia Open Badminton Super Series Premier
• 27 February – 8 March – 2014 Tour de Langkawi
• 28–30 March – 2014 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
• 17–18 May – 2014 Red Bull Air Race, Malaysia, Putrajaya
• 24–26 October – 2014 Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix

Deaths

• 14 January – Sazali Ramli – former Sarawak football player
• 17 January – Dr Gnanathurai Nagarajah – economist killed in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Kabul, Afgranistan
• 22 January – Kassim Masdor – composer and music director
• 25 January – Datuk Harun Talib – PAS Dewan Ulama chief
• 31 January – Wong Choon Wah – former national football player
• 3 February – Datuk Bujang Ulis – former Deputy Education Minister

See also

• 2014
• History of Malaysia

References