1994 in Malaysia

Events

1 January – Visit Malaysia Year 1994 officially began.
1 January – Johor Bahru granted city status.^[1]
15 January – Tun Mohamad Haniff Omar retired, after 20 years as the Inspector General of Police.
January – Construction of the Bakun Dam in Sarawak commenced.
February – Proton Saga Iswara cars are used as taxicabs in Kuala Lumpur, replacing Isuzu taxicabs.
7 February – The Planetarium Negara (National Planetarium) in Kuala Lumpur officially opened.^[2]
1 March - RTM TV1 and TV3 began its full daytime broadcasts while TV Pendidikan began broadcasting exclusively on RTM TV2.
8–10 April – 1994 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
26 April – Tuanku Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
May – The Perodua Kancil, Malaysia's first compact car launched.
13 May – Two Malaysian peacekeeper Major Ariffin Zakaria and Major Ramli Shaari were killed in action (KIA) in the former Yugoslavia.
1 June - TV3 celebrates its tenth anniversary.
19 June - TV3 revamp the channel for a new look.
- Berita TV3/TV3 News revamp the channel for a new look.
- The 7 O'Clock News was renamed "TV3 Evening News" and became a late news bulletin on TV3; aired daily at 22:30 MST.
June – The piling work for the Petronas Twin Towers was completed.
16 July – The Shah Alam Stadium, the biggest stadium in Malaysia, was officially opened by Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor.
31 August - biggest heist in Malaysia prepared by Mamak Gang at the Subang International Airport
September – The Rakan Muda youth program launched.^[3]
8 September – All sections of North–South Expressway were opened to traffic.
21 October – The Al-Arqam Islamic religious movement was banned by the federal government. More than five Al-Arqam members including Ashaari Mohammad (leader of movement) were arrested under Internal Security Act (ISA) in the main camp at Kampung Sungai Penchala, Kuala Lumpur.
November – Puspakom, Malaysia's first computerized vehicle test centre, was introduced.
10 November – The Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial was officially opened.
24 November – Proton Satria, Malaysia's hatchback car, launched.
December – Internet was introduced to Malaysia for the first time.

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Births

8 March – Nurul Elfira Loy – Actress
10 March – Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah – Raja Kecil Negeri Perak
4 April – Azroy Hazalwafie – Weightlifter
3 May – Farah Ann Abdul Hadi – Gymnast
5 May – Hafizh Syahrin – Motorcycle racer
4 June – Aznil Bidin – Weightlifter
11 June – Mohd Ridzuan Abdunloh – Footballer
2 July – Muhammad Hadin Azman – Footballer
12 July - Bonnie Loo - Singer-actress
23 July - Putera Alam Shah - Malaysia Youtuber and Tiktokers and Jenna Ortega fans
30 July – Nelydia Senrose – Actress
7 September – Joey Leong – Actress
30 September – Nik Adruce – Actor
7 October – Muhammad Syazwan Tajuddin – Footballer
13 November – Lim Yin Fun – Badminton player
28 November – Faizat Ghazli – Footballer

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

State level

Events

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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