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2008 in Malaysia

The second generation of Proton Saga.

The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur shopping complex.

2008 in Malaysia
51 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

1 January – Visit Terengganu 2008 officially begins
1 January – Kuala Terengganu achieved its city status.
2 January – Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek resigned as Health Minister, MCA vice-president, Johor MCA chief and Labis MP due to the sex tape scandal.
3 January – Minister of Housing and Local Government, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting was appointed acting Health Minister.
12 January - The KLCI passes the 1,500 mark hurdle to 1,516.22 points. It was the first time in history.
12 January - Tenggaroh state assemblyman S. Krishnasamy is assassinated in Johor Bahru.
18 January – The second generation of Proton Saga is launched.
29 January – Official launching of the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC)
31 January – The AEON Bukit Tinggi Shopping Complex, the largest shopping complex in Southeast Asia is officially opened.
31 January – The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur shopping complex is officially opened.

1 February – Federal Territory Day, The Federal Territory official awards and honours are introduced for the first time.
2 February – The Islamic Heritage Park (Taman Tamadun Islam), Kuala Terengganu's new attractions is officially opened.
9 February – The Malaysian Border Regiment (Regimen Pengurusan Sempadan) are introduced.
11 February – Official launching of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE)
17 February – 2008 Malaysian General Elections begin. Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi condemns unlawful organisation.
25 February – Barisan Nasional (BN) launched its 2008 manifesto.
28 February – Bernama TV is available via ASTRO satellite TV.

4 March – Election Commission (SPR) has cancelled the use of indelible ink for 2008 General Elections
8 March – 2008 Malaysian General Elections, The Barisan Nasional, despite its largest loss of seats in forty years, maintains a majority in the Parliament of Malaysia. Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor fall to the Barisan Alternatif.
10 March – The KLCI fell by more than 10 percent or 130 points to 1166.32 points.
11 March – The Malaysian New Economic Policy (NEP) has been abolished in Penang by DAP government.
18 March – The new 2008 cabinet is announced by prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

1 April – "Pakatan Rakyat" (PR) consisting three major political parties DAP, PAS and PKR is formed.
9 April – Two passengers killed in train plunge into Padas River near Tenom, Sabah.
9 April – Armed robbers shot six people in a three minute heist and walk away with RM 3.5 million in cash at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
11 April – The Iskandar Development Region was officialy renamed as Iskandar Malaysia.
14 April – Anwar Ibrahim celebrates his official return to the political stage, as his ban from public office expires a decade after he was sacked as deputy prime minister on 2 September 1998.

4 April – The driver of a Singapore-bound Ekspres Rakyat train was killed in the locomotive derailed near Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
6 May – Blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin jailed over article allegedly implicating deputy PM in killing of a young Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu.
10 May – The second generation of the Perodua Kembara, Perodua Nautica is launched.

May – The new Custom, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex building (Southern Integrated Gateway) will be opened for light vehicles.
31 August – The closing ceremony of the Visit Malaysia 2007.
November – The Eye on Malaysia Ferris wheel will be relocated to Malacca.

Christopher Fernando – Prominent lawyer
Tan Sri Megat Junid Megat Ayub – Former cabinet minister and Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Dato' Ishak Baharom – Selangor state Mufti (1985-1997)
Rosli Khamis (Loloq) – Songwriters
Richard Ho Ung Hun – Former minister and MCA deputy president
Datuk Zakaria Md Deros – Controversial political figure and former Port Klang state assemblyman
Dato' Haji Wan Othman, – Sarawak songwriters. writer of the Sarawak state anthem "Ibu Pertiwiku" (My Motherland)
Yusni Jaafar – Malaysian comedy actress
Ballang Lasung – Malaysian SEA Games javelin gold medalist
Rustam Abdullah Sani – Political writers, analysis and former Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) deputy president
M. G. Pandithan – President of the Indian Progressive Front (IPF)
Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin – Naza Group Chairman
Razak Leman – Former Malaysian hockey player