1998 in Malaysia
41 years of the nationhood

The Malaysia-Singapore Second Link

The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)

The National Stadium at National Sports Complex, Bukit Jalil.

Tanjong Pagar railway station.

An PUTRA LRT train at Asia Jaya station

Anwar Ibrahim in police custody.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Najihah
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Sultan of Terengganu:
  • Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah (until 17 May)
  • Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (from 17 May)
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Naquiddin (Regent)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Sakaran Dandai

Events

• 7 January - The National Economic Action Council (NEAC) is established.
• February - The El Nino phenomenon begins.
• February-April - The Klang Valley water crisis causes of El Niño phenomenon.
• 7 April - Ntv7 the first digital terrestrial television in Malaysia was launched.
• 18 April - The Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing is officially opened.
• 21 April - Malaysian parachute expedition team with Proton Wira cars lands at North Pole for the first time.
• 27 June - Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang is opened as the main international airport in Malaysia replaced Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (LTSAAS) in Subang.
• 1 July - The Kuala Lumpur mini-bus (Bas Mini) service was officially terminated.
• 11 July - The National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil is officially opened.
• 2 August - The controversial issue about Malaysian CIQ counters transferred from Tanjung Pagar railway station to Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore.
• 17 August - The Dewan Filharmonik Petronas at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) is officially opened and Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra are played for the first time.
• August - Perodua Kembara, Malaysian first 4WD vehicle is launched.
• 1 September - The PUTRA Light Rail Transit system (LRT), Malaysia's first automated light rail transit system has begin in operations
• September - Bernama TV, the first and only 24-hour TV news channel in Malaysia is launched.
• 1 September - The money banking control is introduced. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index rose up from 400 points to 500 points.
• 2 September - Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim the deputy prime minister is sacked from parliament and UMNO.
• 11 September-21 September - The 1998 Commonwealth Games is held in Kuala Lumpur for the first time in Asia. Malaysia got 10 gold medals in this games.
• 20 September - Anwar Ibrahim addressed a protest gathering of nearly 100,000 people in Kuala Lumpur, after which a number of his supporters marched to Mahathir Mohammad's then official residence "Sri Perdana" demanding reformasi (economic and political reforms) and Mahathir's resignation.
• 29 September - Anwar Ibrahim was appeared in court and pleaded innocent to charges of corruption and sodomy.
• October - Proton Perdana V6 and Proton Satria GTi are launched.
• 14 November - The Tenth APEC Ministerial Meeting is held in Kuala Lumpur.
• 12 December - The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia is officially opened.

National Day

Main theme

Negara Kita Tanggungjawab Kita - Our Country Our Responsibility

National Day Parade

• George Town, Penang

Sports

• 11 September-21 September — The Kuala Lumpur 1998, XVI Commonwealth Games

Births

• Ahmad and Muhammad Rosli — Malaysian siamese twins
• Tengku Muhammad Ismail — Yang di-Pertuan Muda Terengganu

Deaths

• Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah of Terengganu
• Tun Ismail Mohd Ali — Second Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
• Salleh Kamil — Malaysian actors

See also

• 1998
• 1997 in Malaysia | 1999 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia