1992 in Malaysia
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1992 in Malaysia is the 35th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.
The new Proton logo.
Incumbents
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- January – The Selangor Pewter Sdn Bhd company changed its name to Royal Selangor.
- January – Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos Malaysia was incorporated as Pos Malaysia Berhad.
- 22 February – Sudirman Arshad, popular singer and Asian No.1 Singer dies at the age 39 at his sister house in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. His body was brought back to his hometown in Temerloh, Pahang and laid to rest at Chengal Muslim Cemetery.
- 16 March – The former Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) building in Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur was destroyed on fire.
- 16 May – Malaysia's men badminton team win the fifth Thomas Cup at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur since 1967 after beating Indonesia with the aggregate of 3-2.
- May – The new slogan "Malaysia Boleh" is introduced.
- 20 June – 13 die in tanker blast and 24-hour blaze at Port Klang, Selangor.
- July – Proton Saga Iswara is launched.
- 25 July-9 August – Malaysia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Malaysian badminton, men's doubles player, Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
- August – Kuala Lumpur was chosen as the host of the 1998 Commonwealth Games. It was the first time in history that a city in Asia was chosen as a host of the Commonwealth Games.
- 23 August – The last horse race at the old Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur took place before it was moved to the new location at Sungai Besi.
- 29 September – The 1992 Peninsular Malaysia electricity blackout crisis.
- September – The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil
- 15 October – A fire at the Subang Airport, six months after a major blaze destroyed the South Wing of Terminal One in April.
- 30 November – An assault incident involving Sultan Iskandar of Johor and Douglas Gomez, a hockey coach led to a media frenzy and the subsequent 1993 amendments to the Constitution of Malaysia.
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Wawasan Asas Kemajuan
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