23 October 2005 (Sunday)
- Lee Chong Wei defeats compatriot Mohd Hafiz Hashim in the men's singles final of the Denmark Open badminton championship in Aarhus. The doubles pair of Koo Kien Keat-Chan Chong Ming also bag the men's doubles title. (The Star)
- 2005/06 A1GP: Fairuz Fauzy finishes 8th in the Sprint Race for 3 points and 21st in the Feature Race at the Autódromo do Estoril in Portugal. A1 Team Malaysia now has 14 points and lies at 11th place. (Malay Mail) (PaddockTalk)
- Toh Kim Eng, mother of MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, died peacefully at the age of 87. (The Star)
- A former state minister of Sabah was detained by police involving the death of a 20-year old in a fight involving two groups of youths. (The Star)
- A vaccine for battling dengue fever will most likely to be produced by the year 2007, said University Malaya Medical Centre Medical Microbiology head of department Prof Dr Sazaly Abu Bakar. (The Star)
- S$3.24 million in donations is pledged with 181,568 calls made during the Singapore Cancer Society charity show that includes performance by Kelvin Tan Wei Lian. The response indicates that Singaporeans have resume their confidence in charity organisations following the National Kidney Foundation controversy. (Today)
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