1988 in Malaysia
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1988 in Malaysia
31 years of the nationhood
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[edit] Events
- 22 February - The longest hanging dragon in Malaysia was hung in The Mall shopping centre, Kuala Lumpur during Chinese New Year of the year of dragon.
- 1 March - Ipoh was granted city status.
- 11 March - The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque in Shah Alam was fully constructed. This is the largest mosque in Malaysia.
- 13 May - Highway Concessionnaires Berhad changes its name to Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (PLUS).
- 4 July - The Malaysian constitutional crisis ended.
- 31 July – Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapse in Butterworth, Penang killed 32 people and injuring 1,674 people.
- 1 August - Kuching was granted city status. It comprising Kuching North and Kuching South.
- 31 August - The biggest Malaysian flag was hung in Angkasapuri and is the largest flag in this country ever hung to date.
[edit] National Day
[edit] Main theme
Bersatu
[edit] National Day Parade
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Tun Tan Siew Sin — Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance and MCA president
- Tengku Ampuan Afzan of Pahang and 7th Raja Permaisuri Agong
- R Arumugam — Malaysian footballer
[edit] See also
| Years in Malaysia |
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| 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 |
