Events
- 23 February - Ahmad and Muhammad Rosli, Malaysian siamese twins are successfully separated at King Fahd National Guard Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
- 14 April - The Express Rail Link (ERL) Malaysia's first high speed train is launched.
- 22 April - Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin is installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- June - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad visit Vatican City and meet Pope John Paul II for the first time.
- June - The Pendang MP by-elections, Barisan Nasional (BN) win in this elections.
- July - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad announced that he will resign from the office and be replaced by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
- November - Sipadan and Ligitan Islands are officially awarded to Malaysia by International Court of Justice (ICJ)
- 20 November - The bungalow of the Affin Bank chairman General (RtD) Tan Sri Ismail Omar collapse causing landslide in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor. Eight people were killed.
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