1982 in Malaysia
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1982 in Malaysia
25 years of the nationhood
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[edit] Events
- 1 January - The time zone in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore has changed to UTC+8/GMT+8 and it was never changed ever since.
- 2 January - The metric system of weights and measurements were introduced to replace the British imperial systems.
- February - The construction of the Penang Bridge projects had begun.
- March - The second version of Malaysian Ringgit RM 1 notes is introduced.
- April - The 1982 Malaysian General Elections.
- 29 April - McDonald's Malaysia opened its first restaurant at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
- 16 June - The first section of North-South Expressway, Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway was opened to traffic.
[edit] National Day
[edit] Main theme
Berdisiplin Giat Maju
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- Quincy Tan - Malaysian Chinese singers-songwriters
- Daniel Lee Chee Hun - Malaysian Chinese singers
- Hafiz Hashim - Malaysian badminton player
- Lee Chong Wei - Malaysian badminton player
- Chin Eei Hui — Malaysian woman badminton player (doubles)
- Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy - Malaysian A1GP driver
- Quzandria Ambak - Malaysian equestrian
[edit] Deaths
- Tan Sri Syed Nasir — Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
- Salmah Ismail (Saloma) — wife and widow of P. Ramlee
[edit] See also
| Years in Malaysia |
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| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
| 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
| 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
| 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010
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