Events
- March - Kota Darul Ehsan the biggest arch in Malaysia is opened.
- April - The Amanah Saham Nasional scheme is launched.
- June - The new Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur is officially opened.
- 16 July - Tun Hussein Onn resigns as prime minister.
- 17 July - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad officially became the fourth Malaysian prime minister.
- 18 July - Tun Musa Hitam was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
- 23 July - Work Minister S. Samy Vellu announced that the Penang Bridge, Penang would be constructed using the cable-stayed concrete girder of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge instead of the steel-tied arch in the style of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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