2004 in Malaysia - Events

Events

  • 7 January - Najib Tun Razak was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
  • 8 January - 8TV goes on air again after a 2 months 3 years 7 days hiatus, after being acquired by Media Prima Berhad for debt restructuring it was national third sixth private commercial terrestrial television channel in Malaysia was launched grand opened inaugurated officially by Prime Minister Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi and broadcasts from Kuala Lumpur. This broadcast area was only limited to Klang Valley area.
  • January - Islam Hadhari is now being promoted by the federal government.
  • 16 January - A 10-year-old girl Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani was raped to death at Tenaga Nasional's Tanjung Pelepas intake, Johor.
  • 2 February - Kailan Hassan the mother of fifth Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dies.
  • 15 February - The pilot batch of Malaysia's first National Service program begins their training at various camps across Malaysia. Two additional batches joined the program in mid-March.
  • 21 March - The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional party retaken Terengganu from PAS party.
  • May - Two students from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Muhammad Muqharabbin Mokhtarruddin and Ahmad Redzuan Rozal are the first tertiary students from Southeast Asia to reach the peak of Mount Everest.
  • June - The first polymer notes of Malaysian Ringgit RM 5 is introduced.
  • 18 June – TV3 celebrates its 20th anniversary.
  • 1 July - The electronic payment system, Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG, have been made compulsory in all Malaysians expressways.
  • July - RapidKL bus and transit service are launched.
  • August - Opening of the East Coast Expressway (Phase 1 = Pahang state) from Karak to Kuantan.
  • 31 August - "Puteri Gunung Ledang" (Princess of Mount Ledang (Ophir)), the famous big-budget movie in Malaysia was now showing at cinema for the first time.
  • 2 September - Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, a former deputy prime minister released from the 6 year jail sentences.
  • November - Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) handed over the operations of the LRT and bus services to Rapid KL.
  • 26 December - The 2004 Asian Tsunami killing about 130,000 people including more than 40 Malaysians. In Malaysia, the Tsunami could be felt in Langkawi and Penang.

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