1993 in Malaysia - Events

Events

  • 1 January – The Malaysian Highway Network Development Plan blueprint is launched
  • January – AirAsia, Malaysia's first low cost carrier is established.
  • 1 March – The Securities Commission (SC) is established.
  • March – The Constitutional Amendment Bill to strip the Malay Rulers of their legal immunity from prosecution and other privileges was implemented.
  • April – Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Deputy Prime Minister replaced Tun Ghafar Baba.
  • April – Malaysia sent the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) peacekeepers to Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).
  • May – Proton Wira, the second car in the line of Proton cars, is launched.
  • May – Private Mat Aznan Awang, one of Malaysian soldiers was killed in action during Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • June – The breakground ceremony for the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.
  • July – Dato' Mazlan Idris, an Batu Talam DUN assemblyman for Pahang state was murdered by Maznah Ismail aka Mona Fandey, Mohd Affendi Abdul Rahman and Juraimi Hussin.
  • 31 August – The Negaraku national anthem is given a new quickmarch version
  • 11 December – 48 people were killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapsed at Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor.

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