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Events that shaped Malaysia.
Malaysia's major historical, economic and social events, with their causes, milestones and consequences.
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JPJ–MyEG: how did RM314m in arrears end in a service suspension?
A sourced chronology from the start of the arrears period in May and the unprocessed RM231m cheque to the suspension and Zetrix's latest confirmation of the RM314m amount.
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JPJ–MyEG: how did RM314m in arrears end in a service suspension?
A sourced chronology from the start of the arrears period in May and the unprocessed RM231m cheque to the suspension and Zetrix's latest confirmation of the RM314m amount.
Sabah Pan Borneo: how did a 2021 completion target become 2030?
An accountability chronology of Phase 1—from its 2015 plan and original 2021 completion window through the PDP model change, repeated target shifts and the Auditor-General's 2026 findings.
GISBH: how did Op Global become a 331-charge money-laundering trial?
A legal chronology from the September 2024 enforcement operation through asset freezes, organised-crime proceedings, expanding AMLA charges and the October 2026 decision to proceed to trial.
DWI@Rimbun Kasia: how did a 2018 launch become a sick project still unfinished in 2026?
A buyer-facing chronology of DWI@Rimbun Kasia, Meadowfield and Ireka—from the project's early launch promises and the Hankyu Hanshin joint venture to contractor failure, rescue works, changing completion targets, Ireka's PN17 and delisting, and the project's current KPKT sick-project status.
Highland Towers: how a 1993 collapse became a 33-year story about slopes, law and accountability
A chronology from the collapse of Block 1 and the 48 lives lost through the rescue, legal battles, local-authority immunity debate and the 2026 decision to demolish the two remaining blocks.
MH370: how did the search evolve from 2014 to a new 2026–27 mission?
A source-backed chronology of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the shift to the southern Indian Ocean, the world's largest aviation search, the Ocean Infinity missions and the remaining search area now carried into 2027.
The day the sea came ashore: how the 2004 tsunami changed Malaysia's disaster preparedness
A chronology of the Indian Ocean tsunami's impact on Malaysia, the 68 lives lost, the coastal communities hit and the warning systems and regional disaster arrangements built afterward.
Memali 1985: how an attempted arrest ended with 18 deaths — and decades of unanswered questions
A carefully framed chronology of the police operation in Kampung Memali, the deaths of 14 villagers and four policemen, the government's White Paper and later disputes over responsibility and whether an independent inquiry was needed.
Lahad Datu 2013: how an armed intrusion reshaped security in eastern Sabah
A day-by-day chronology of the Kampung Tanduo intrusion, the deadly clashes in Lahad Datu and Semporna, Ops Daulat and the creation of ESSZone and ESSCOM.
Reformasi 1998: how a dismissal, arrest and black eye reshaped Malaysian opposition politics
A neutral chronology of Anwar Ibrahim's 1998 dismissal, the street protests and arrest, the black-eye Royal Commission, court cases, the formation of Keadilan and Barisan Alternatif, and the 2004 Federal Court decision that overturned his first sodomy conviction.
When the ringgit collapsed: how Malaysia navigated the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis
A policy-and-data chronology of the ringgit fall, stock-market crash, bank and corporate restructuring, capital controls, the RM3.80 peg and Malaysia's return to growth.
13 May 1969: how post-election violence reshaped Malaysian politics and national policy
A carefully sourced chronology of the 1969 general election, the violence in Kuala Lumpur, emergency rule, the suspension of Parliament, MAGERAN, the Rukun Negara and the policy changes that followed.
Malaysia wasn't always Malaysia: how the federation was formed — and changed within two years
A chronology from Tunku Abdul Rahman's 1961 proposal through the Cobbold Commission, the Malaysia Agreement, formation on 16 September 1963 and Singapore's separation in 1965.
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