Events
- 1 February - Kuala Lumpur was accorded city status. Tan Sri Dato' Lokman Yusof became the first Lord Mayor (Datuk Bandar).
- February - Elizabeth II makes her first official visit to Malaysia.
- 19 June - TV Pendidikan, Malaysia's first and the only educational TV programme is officially launched.
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