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The Boeing 777-2H6ER of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which was reported missing on 8 March and found crashed somewhere in Indian Ocean on 24 March.
The Boeing 777-2H6ER of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down and crashed in eastern Ukraine near Russian border on 17 July with no survivors.
The Airbus A320 of the Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore with 162 passengers and crews on board has reported missing from radar on 28 December and found crashed in Karimata Strait near Kalimantan, Indonesia, on 30 December.

The following lists events from 2014 in Malaysia.

Incumbents

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State level

Events

January
Pekeliling Flats
  • 1 January – The Visit Malaysia 2014 campaign has officially begin.
  • 1 January – Johor shifts its weekend holidays from Saturday and Sunday to Friday and Saturday.
  • 4 January – The opening ceremony for the Visit Malaysia 2014 campaign.
  • 5 January – Season 3 of BoBoiBoy, a Malaysian animated series, premiered on TV3.
  • 7 January – A landslide in Lebuhraya Mahameru (part of Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1) near Wisma Tani, Kuala Lumpur caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city centre.
  • 9 January – The world's first Variable Density Tunnel Boring Machines make its breakthrough at the under construction Pasar Rakyat MRT Station.
  • 9–10 January – Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his two-day visit to Malaysia and meets his counterpart Najib Tun Razak in Putrajaya. The visit is part of Erdogan's visit to Asia, including Japan and Singapore and also in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia–Turkey relations, which were established in 1964.
  • 11 January – The missing Royal Selangor Flying Club's Cessna with three people on board crashed near the Batu Dam in Gombak, Selangor. All were survived.
  • 12 January – 8TV celebrates its 10th anniversary it was established on 2004 (before on 8 January).
  • 14 January – An individual who claims to be the Sultan of Melaka, Raja Noor Jan Shah Raja Tuah was arrested by police and he was being investigated under the Sedition Act.[1]
  • 15 January – The remains of Perak Man, the country's oldest prehistoric man uncovered 24 years ago, was officially opened for public viewing at the Lenggong Archaeological Gallery, Lenggong, Perak.
  • 16 January – South East Asia's first ever-Chocolate museum, Chocolate Museum@Kota Damansara in Kota Damansara, Selangor officially opens.
  • 17 January – A power blackout occurred at all parts of Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan.
  • 17 January – Economist, Dr Gnanathurai Nagarajah was killed in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • 18 January – Three people drowned while eight others are reported missing after a boat ferrying wedding guests capsized in Batang Lassa river near Kampung Kut, Daro, Sarawak.
  • 18 January – Two Malaysian couple, Azizul Raheem Awalludin, a Tourism Malaysia director in Stockholm and Shalwati Nurshal were detained in Sweden for allegedly hitting one of their four children at their house in Stockholm.[2]
  • 19 January – World number one badminton player Lee Chong Wei wins the 10th Malaysia Super Series Premier.
  • 19 January – Three people killed and 15 others injured in a bus crash at kilometre-107 of the North–South Expressway near Yong Peng, Johor.
  • 20 January – The revised National Automotive Policy (NAP) 2014 is unveiled.
  • 22 January – The remaining blocks of the Pekeliling Flats (Blocks C – G) are finally demolished.[3]
  • 23–26 January – Cold weather phenomenon affects at most parts of Peninsula Malaysia. On 23 January, temperatures at Kuala Krai, Kelantan, is 17 °C and Gong Kedak, Besut, Terengganu is 19 °C. Next day on 25 January, temperatures at Mount Kinabalu, Sabah is −3 °C.
  • 26 January – The Church of the Assumption in Farquhar Street, George Town, Penang has been attacked by the Molotov cocktail on Sunday early morning after a controversial banner with the word "Allah" found outside the church.[4]
  • 27 January – Kajang, Selangor's State Assemblyman, Lee Chin Cheh has resigned from the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.
  • 28 January – Opposition leader and also Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader, Anwar Ibrahim will contests the Kajang by-elections as the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidates, next month.
  • 31 January – All four children of the Malaysian couple who were detained by Swedish authorities over child abuse allegations arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Stockholm.[5]

February
Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, Sarawak's longest serving chief minister in almost 33 years. On 1 March, he was elected as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak.
  • 1 February – The Federal Territory celebrates its 40th anniversary of foundation.
  • 1 February – Sheila Majid as Malaysian female pop singer was officially brand ambassador for Strepsils from 1 February 2014 to present available in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Timor Leste.
  • 3 February – Police confirmed that the fire that destroyed ten exhibits at The Red Carpet Wax Museum at I-City, Shah Alam last Wednesday (29 January) was an act of sabotage.[6]
  • 3 February – Water pollution affects Batu Feringghi beach, Penang causes by e-coli bacteria.
  • 7 February – The new Melaka Gateway mega development project in Pulau Melaka, Melaka, is officially launched by the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
  • 8 February – Sarawak's longest serving chief minister, Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud announced that he would step down as Chief Minister after serving the state government in almost 33 years.
  • February – Dry and hot weather phenomenon affects at most parts of Peninsula Malaysia.
  • 10 February – Two Malaysian couple, Azizul Raheem Awalludin, a Tourism Malaysia director in Stockholm and Shalwati Nurshal were finally charged in a Stockholm court, Sweden for allegedly hitting one of their four children at their house in Stockholm.[7]
  • 10 February – A 22-year-old female German tourist killed in a fall close to the summit of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah.[8]
  • 11 February – A fire occurred at Padang Siding landfill in Perlis.
  • 13 February – More than 40 students of SMK Syed Hassan in Kangar, Perlis, are down with food poisoning after having their breakfast at the school's hostel.[9]
  • 13–15 February – Several parts of the West Coast of Sabah were hit by flash floods.
  • 15 February – A new building at the Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching, Sarawak, caught on fire at 5:00 pm killing one person.
  • 18 February – Popular actress Erra Fazira and husband, Engku Emran Engku Zainal Abidin is now legally divorced.[10]
  • 18 February – The first known Malaysian dinosaur fossil, a 75 million-year-old Spinosaurid tooth is discovered in Pahang.[11][12]
  • 19 February – A water crisis hits Negeri Sembilan as water levels in seven dams in the state have breached critical level.
  • 21 February – MCA vice-president, Chew Mei Fun will contests the Kajang by-elections as the Barisan Nasional candidates, next month.
  • 21 February – Eight teenage boys were missing in the drowning tragedy at Muar River in Buloh Kasap, Johor. On 22 February, the bodies of all five teenagers who were reported missing in Muar River near Buloh Kasap, were found.
  • 22 February – Official launching of the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) 3.0 people's aid by the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
  • 25 February – Water rationing in Selangor has now begun following water crisis in the state.
  • 26 February – The federal and Selangor state governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the restructuring of the state's water supply industry which has dragged on for five years. Under the MoU, the Selangor state government will issue a development order for the construction of the Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant (Langat 2) and its distribution system (LRAL2) (Package 2A) effective today and ensure that all approvals and authorisations relating to the LRAL2 project approved within 30 days. The construction of the Langat 2 dam will begin on the middle this year.
  • 27 February – Philippine President, Benigno Aquino III made his two-day visit to Malaysia and meets his counterpart Najib Tun Razak in Putrajaya.
  • 27 February – SITI: An Iconic Exhibition of Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, a month-long fundraising exhibition of paintings and artworks that were inspired by the achievements made by Malaysian recording artist, Siti Nurhaliza is held in Artelier Gallery, Publika, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 28 February – Tan Sri Adenan Satem became fifth Chief Minister of Sarawak replacing Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

March
Route with start from Kuala Lumpur and destination Beijing. Inserted search areas and known path. Red filled squares: radar contacts. Small circles: claimed spotting of debris.
Messages of hope and prayer for MH370 at a bookstore in Malaysia.

April

May

June
  • 1 June – TV3 celebrates its 30th anniversary.
  • 2 June – The government will introduce a new system beginning 1 September to ensure subsidised diesel and petrol is only sold to eligible commercial vehicles.
  • 3 June – Cadbury Malaysia affirmed that all its chocolates made and sold in Malaysia are halal. New tests conducted by the Chemistry Department found that chocolate bars made by British confectioner Cadbury do not contain pig DNA, contrary to a previous finding.
  • 4 June – Several parts of northern Kuala Lumpur including Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) and the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Campus in Gombak were hit by flash floods.
  • 5 June – A nine-year-old boy was trapped nearly 30-minutes in his grandfather's car after the vehicle was buried in a landslide at Taman Cheng Perdana, Cheng, Malacca.
  • 9 June – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak made its two-day official state visit to Turkmenistan and meets the President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
  • June – The El Nino phenomenon has begun.
  • 10 June – A fire occurred at a location of the SSGP in the Lawas, Limbang Division, Sarawak, about 135 km from the Sabah Oil & Gas Terminal in Kimanis, Interior Division, Sabah, which is the starting point of the pipeline.
  • 10 June – Cadbury Malaysia received its halal certification back from the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) after laboratory test results confirmed its chocolates are free from porcine DNA.
  • 11 June – American female pop singer-songwriter's Taylor Swift: "The Red Tour" held her first music concert at Putra Indoor Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 14 June – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) retired the Boeing 737-400 passenger aircraft from its fleet, 22 years after it entered the carrier's service in 1992.
  • 14 June – Official opening of the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) in Nusajaya, Johor.
  • 15 June – The missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has now turn 100 days.
  • 16 June – The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) ship KD Terengganu rescued the tanker Mt Ai Maru which was captured by pirates south of Pulau Aur, Mersing, Johor.
  • 15 June – A Malaysian student Ummi Nadiah Filzah Daud died to her injuries following a road accident in Alexandria, Egypt, on 1 June.
  • 18 June – A boat carrying a total of 97 people capsized off the western coast of Selangor, near Sungai Air Hitam, Banting.
  • 21 June – The Kota Raja Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) branch elections turned chaotic when supporters of its candidates argued heatedly and hurled insults at one another.
  • 21 June – Kem Majidee army camp in Johor Bahru, Johor, one of the oldest in Malaysia, is officially closed.
  • 22 June – A 15-year-old handicapped boy was found neglected and malnourished at a flats unit in Taman Semarak, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan by Immigration Department officers, on a crackdown against illegal immigrants.
  • 23 June – President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon made his 3-day official visits to Malaysia.
  • 23 June – The Federal Court dismissed the application by the publisher of The Herald to challenge the Home Ministry's ban on the use of the word Allah in the Malay Language edition of the Catholic weekly publication.
  • 24 June – A haze affected at most parts of the Peninsula Malaysia caused by El Nino phenomenon.
  • 24 June – The Official Opening Ceremony of the KLIA 2, part of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) by the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
  • 25 June – The 40th anniversary of Malaysia–China relations: The local names of the two giant pandas which arrived in Malaysia last month. Feng Yi and Fu Wa are now to be called Xing Xing and Liang Liang.
  • 25 June – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has announced a minor cabinet reshuffle. Six new additions in Cabinet line-up from Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Gerakan.
  • 26 June – Three million Klang Valley citizens may face the unscheduled water cuts.
  • 26 June – The men's hostel block of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in Section 16, Petaling Jaya was caught fire in afternoon.
  • 27 June – The 40th anniversary of Malaysia–China relations: Bank Negara Malaysia started selling the commemorative coins in celebration of 40th Anniversary of Malaysia–China Diplomatic Relations.

July
  • 1 July – 17 October – The Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3) examinations replacing the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examinations is held for the first time.
  • 2 July – A sinkhole occurred at Jalan Hang Tuah–Jalan Pudu–Jalan Imbi junctions near the site of Pudu Prison, Kuala Lumpur. No casualties reported.
  • 3 July – At least six explosions were heard in a mid-day fire that swept through Kampung Pondo at Pulau Gaya, Sabah. The explosions were caused by detonators believed used to make fish bombs.
  • 3 July– Two army personnel died while two others were seriously injured after their armoured fighting vehicle hit a divider and crashed on its side at the North–South Expressway near Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
  • 5 July – "Biduanita Negara" (National Songstress), veteran singer and entertainer, Sharifah Aini dies due to lung fibrosis at the age of 61 at Damansara Specialist Hospital, Damansara Utama, Selangor. She was laid to rest at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 6 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash into Indian Ocean:
    • Malaysia will deploy another Royal Malaysian Navy vessel, the KD Mutiara, on 4 August, to join the search efforts of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in Indian Ocean.
  • 8 July – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has announced the restructuring of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) with the setting up of two major components – security and defence management as well as enforcement and public action.
  • 9 July – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak condemned the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) air strikes on the Gaza Strip and called for an immediate cessation of military operations. He stressed that peace can only come with the creation of a viable two-state solution and all parties should adhere to this principle.
  • 11 July – Political leaders from both sides of the political divide were united in condemning Israel as its air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
  • 13 July – A policeman was killed and a second was kidnapped after heavily armed gunmen opened fire at a diving resort off Mabul Island near Semporna, Sabah.
  • 14 July – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, and Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin were among the thousands that thronged Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur early Monday to catch the World Cup final 2014, in which Germany beat Argentina 1–0.
  • 14 July – Two people died and 19 others are feared drowned after a boat with 80 Indonesian illegal immigrants capsized off Tanjung Piai near Pontian, Johor.
  • 15 July – Malaysia will send humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip in two weeks.
  • 16 July – The Federal Government has agreed to impose the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) charge soon on Singapore vehicles entering Johor.
  • 17 July – Malaysia condemned 'in the strongest terms' Israel's continuing military aggression in Gaza since 7 July through a series of air strikes and other military action, which has resulted in the deaths of 220 Palestinians, among them women and children, and injury of more than 1,500 others.
Route of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
  • 17 July – The Boeing 777 of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down and crashed in eastern Ukraine near Russian border with no survivors.
    • 6:00 pm: Scheduled time of departure of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17, a Boeing 777, from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.
    • 6.15 pm: MH17 departs from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew.
    • 10:15 pm: Malaysia Airlines confirms it received notification from Ukrainian Air Traffic Control (ATC) that it had lost contact with MH17 at 30 km from Tamak waypoint, approximately 50 km from the Russia–Ukraine border.
    • 11:30 pm: MH17 presumably crashes. MAS releases official tweet,"Malaysia Airlines has lost contact of MH17 from Amsterdam. The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace. More details to follow."
    • 11.40 pm: Moscow based news agency Interfax says Malaysian passenger airliner was shot down at altitude of 10 km above Eastern Ukraine:
      • They confirmed the location of a burning Malaysian plane in eastern Ukraine.
      • The Ukrainian Interior Ministry also confirmed that all passengers and crew are dead. The aircraft was "shot down" while cruising at an altitude of 30,000 ft.
      • Igor Strelkov, the military commander of pro-Russia separatists, posted on social media shortly before MH17's crash that rebel forces had brought down an Antonov An-26, an aircraft commonly used by Ukrainian forces, in the same area.
  • 18 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak tweets, "I am shocked by reports that an MH plane crashed. We are launching an immediate investigation."
    • Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has confirmed that the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 which went down in Eastern Ukraine did not give out a distress call.
    • Malaysia Airlines confirms that MH17 was carrying a total of 298 people – 283 passengers, including three infants of various nationalities, and 15 Malaysian crew members – and not 295, as previously reported.
    • All European flights operated by Malaysia Airlines would be taking alternative routes and avoiding the usual route with immediate effect.
    • A special team from Malaysia has been dispatched to Kiev, Ukraine, to assist the discovery and identification of victims from the crashed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17.
    • In a special address that was televised live on Friday, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said:-
      • An emergency Parliament sitting on Wednesday (23 July) will be called to condemn the "inhumane act" responsible for the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which had gone down in the eastern Ukraine on Thursday night (18 July)
      • The Jalur Gemilang national flag around the country to be flown half mast beginning on Friday (18 July) until this Monday (21 July).
      • All Muslims in the country, regardless of their political affiliation, to perform a solat hajat (special prayer) and doa with hope that nation to be always safe from disasters and threats.
  • 19 July – The curfew order at Sabah's east coast waters are enforced from today starting 6:00 pm to 6:00 am for 14 days. The affected areas are Sandakan, Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna and Tawau.
  • 19 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Kedah Menteri Besar, Mukhriz Mahathir ordered that both national and state flag in all government buildings in the state be flown at half-mast until Monday following the tragedy that befell the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17.
    • The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) will dispatch two C-130 Hercules aircraft to Ukraine to assist the Malaysia Airlines (MAS), MH17 Post-tragedy Investigation and Management Team in its operations.
    • Malaysia Airlines has released the complete list of 283 passenger and 15 crew names of the MH17 crash.
    • Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai will fly to the Ukraine capital of Kiev to ensure an investigating team gets safe access to the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
  • 20 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • 21 July – The iconic 24-hour drive-in A&W Restaurant in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, will close down by the end of this year, making way for a commercial-cum-office block redevelopment.
  • 21 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Malaysia is demanding immediate and unrestricted access to the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash site and guaranteed safety for its officials and those of the joint international investigation team.
    • Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak had a discussion with self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Borodai. In the discussion, Najib asked Borodai to hand over the remains of 282 people to representatives from the Netherlands, to hand over the two black boxes to a Malaysian team in Donetsk and to assure safe access to crash site to the international investigators.
    • Malaysia will send three aviation experts into the MH17 crash site after finally receiving the green light to do so.
    • The trains loaded with the bodies of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 passengers pulled away from the Torez station in eastern Ukraine.
    • The body of the MH17 victims will send to the Netherlands for identified.
    • The two black boxes of the MH17 was handed over to Malaysian experts in Donetsk at 9:00 pm Ukraine time.
  • 22 July – Siti Fairrah Ashykin Kamaruddin, better known as Kiki, who was filmed abusing an elderly man and hammering his vehicle with a steering lock in Kuantan, Pahang, pleaded guilty to the charge of causing mischief and damage. She was fined RM 5,000 or in default three months' jail and order her to perform 240 hours of community service.
  • 22 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • A train carrying the remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine was heading for Ukrainian government territory as a separatist leader handed over the plane's black boxes to Malaysian experts.
    • A total of 200 people congregated at Russian embassy here at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, to show solidarity with the country and the victims of those on board Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17.
  • 23 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • An emergency Parliament sitting is held in Dewan Rakyat to condemn the "inhumane act" responsible for the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which had gone down in the eastern Ukraine on Thursday night (18 July).
    • The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands.
    • The black boxes from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in Britain for analysis by air accident investigators.
    • Two planes carrying the first bodies from Malaysian Airways flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine last week, arrived at the Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands. The remains were will later be taken to Hilversum, about 100 km from here, for the full identification process.
    • The Malaysian national athletes remembered the victims of MH17 with the first row of athletes wearing Malaysia Airlines uniforms at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Fatehah Mustafa carried the Jalur Gemilang national flag which was at half mast while the rest of the contingent wore black armbands, seeking justice for MH17.
  • 24 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The cabinet ministers' 2014 Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2014 open house has been cancelled out of respect to those, who perished in the flight MH17 crash.
    • The remains of 43 Malaysian victims of Malaysia Airlines MH17 are not expected arrive home to the country before Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
    • ASEAN and European Union ministers meeting in Brussels have condemned in the strongest terms the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
    • A total of 39 Malaysian disaster victim identification (DVI) personnel will be helping to carry out identification and post-mortem of the MH17 victims brought to the Hilversum medical military base in the Netherlands.
    • Defence Minister, Hishammuddin Tun Hussein says, Malaysia has agreed to appoint two ministers, to handle the funeral process of MH17 victims. The two ministers are, Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department, Jamil Khir Baharom, who will handle the remains of the Muslim victims, and Joseph Kurup, for the non-Muslim victims.
    • The federal government will be providing a special grave site in Taman Selatan at Precinct 20, Putrajaya for Muslim victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17. The special site has been identified at the burial ground, and victims' families will then have a choice whether to have the bodies buried in Putrajaya or in their respective hometowns.
    • About 500 people attended a "tahlil" and recite the "Sura Yasin" organised by Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to pray for the MH17 crash victims at Tengku Kelana Jaya Putera Mosque in Kelana Jaya, Selangor.
  • 25 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • State governments have also cancelled or postponed open house events in conjunction with 2014 Hari Raya Aidilfitri as a mark of respect for victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash tragedy.
    • More than 500 people of various races and religions gathered at the Malaysia Airlines Academy in Kelana Jaya, Selangor, to offer special prayers in memory of the 298 passengers and crew on board flight MH17.
  • 26 July – The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) has announced an increase of more than 400% for the toll rates at the Sultan Iskandar Building Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in Johor Bahru starting 1 August.
  • 26 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • 28 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • 30 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • 68 Malaysian police personnel will leave Kuala Lumpur for MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine as part of international deployment.
    • Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak arrives in the Netherlands to meet his counterpart Mark Rutte to discuss efforts to secure full and safe access to the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine.
  • 31 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • In a meeting with Dutch counterpart, Mark Rutte. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak appealed for an "immediate cessation" of fighting between Ukraine government forces and rebels around the crash site of flight MH17 near the Russian border.
    • Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor observed a moment of silence at the entrance of a military facility in Hilversum, Netherlands, where the remains of victims of the Malaysia Airline (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy are undergoing the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI).

August
  • 1 August – Scores of Malaysian factory workers travelling to Singapore were forced to walk across the Johor Causeway after factory buses refused to cross the Sultan Iskandar Building Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) checkpoint in Johor Bahru, Johor, following the implementation of new toll charges.
  • 1 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said that the government will declare a day of mourning when the first of the bodies of Malaysian victims in the MH17 tragedy are flown home.
    • Disaster Victims Identification (DVI) team in Hilversum, Netherlands, has identified Malaysians among the bodies sent to them from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
  • 2 August – At least 15,000 people gathered at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, in a rally aimed at showing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, and to protest against Israel's want on targeting of innocent women and children.
  • 2 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Families of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 crash victims are willing to accept their personal belongings if no remains of their loved ones are found.
    • About 500 people took part in a walk in Ipoh, Perak, as a sign of their empathy and sympathy for those who perished in the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy on 17 July
  • 25 July – 3 August – 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow: Malaysian team wins 6 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze in this games.
  • 4 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash into Indian Ocean:
  • 4 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Members of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Special Investigating Team, headed by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, which arrived at the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 crash site in Donetsk, Ukraine, cannot enter the area due to shooting incidents.
    • A plane carrying remains of victims from downed flight MH17 arrived in The Netherlands as Malaysian experts joined the international probe at the crash site in eastern Ukraine.
  • 5 August – Melaka state government enforced the Roman-Jawi script rules at all premises of federal, state, local government and agencies in the state.
  • 5 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • All 228 coffins containing the remains of the MH17 victims are expected to be opened by the end of this week as the disaster victim identification (DVI) process continues at Hilversum, Netherlands, said the National Security Council (MKN).
  • 6 August – Two British medical students from Newcastle University were murdered after reportedly being attacked by a gang of drunken men in Abell Road, Kuching, Sarawak.
  • 6 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The Muslim community in Amsterdam, the Netherlands is assisting representatives of the Malaysia Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) in managing the remains of Malaysian victims of the MH17 plane crash.
    • The investigation into the MH17 crash incident in eastern Ukraine has now reached 50 percent based on the evidence gathered at the crash site and accounts from eyewitnesses.
  • 7 August – Penang police are to seek the help of Interpol to trace eight foreigners who were among the 15 people who had participated in a nude activity at the Teluk Kampi beach of the Penang National Park. The eight foreigners comprised four people from Singapore, two from Myanmar and one each from the Philippines and India.
  • 7 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Defence Minister, Hishamuddin Tun Hussein said that the process of repatriating the bodies of victims of the doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 aircraft from Amsterdam may need to be done in stages, considering family requests as well as enabling investigations to be conducted.
  • 8 August – Penang police have detained a female participant who took part in the "naked sports event" in Teluk Kampi, Penang National Park, Penang.
  • 8 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Following two disasters earlier this year, the Malaysia Airlines will be delisted from the Bursa Malaysia after sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad made an offer to buy out minority shareholders in the carrier.
    • The Rural and Regional Development Ministry will coordinate the management of the remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy in the respective states.
  • 9 August – 2014 Selangor Menteri Besar crisis
    • Selangor Menteri Besar, Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has been sacked from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) with immediate effect.
  • 9 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Defence Minister, Hishammuddin Hussein denied reports in the social media that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 was shot down by fighter jets.
  • 10 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The first batch of the special police team assigned to the crash site of MH17 in eastern Ukraine has returned to Malaysia.
    • The special Royal Malaysian Police team entrusted to carry out search and investigation on the downing of flight MH17 was allowed to enter the crash site in Donetsk, Ukraine, only two to three times throughout their 10-day stint there.
    • Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein suggested that the entire nation observe a minute's silence when the remains Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 victims arrive, here.
  • 11 August – 2014 Selangor Menteri Besar crisis
  • 11 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak expressed his appreciation to the disaster victim identification (DVI) team from Malaysia involving the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
  • 12 August – 2014 Selangor Menteri Besar crisis
  • 12 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The remains of 16 of the 43 Malaysian victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 plane tragedy have been identified.
    • The parade and procession in conjunction with Merdeka Day at the Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur will go ahead on 31 August.
  • 13 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash into Indian Ocean:
    • A total of RM111,000 was reportedly withdrawn from the accounts of four passengers who were on board the missing MH370 plane.
  • 13 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The government has given complete freedom to all families of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash victims on the funeral and burial rites of their loved ones.
    • The Sura Yassin and tahlil prayers for six Muslim victims killed in the crash was held on Tuesday (12 August) and Wednesday (13 August) by the Chief Imam of Putra Mosque, Putrajaya, Abdul Manaf Mat at The Hague, Netherlands.
    • Malaysia will once again have access to the crash site of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight in eastern Ukraine.
  • 14 August – 2014 Selangor Menteri Besar crisis
  • 14 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin declares that 22 August will be a national day of mourning for victims of MH17 when the remains of 15 victims is expected to arrive in Malaysia on a special flight. There will be no public holiday during national day of mourning.
  • 15 August – The "Pray for Malaysia" programme is held at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, in conjunction with the National Day is symbolic of the strength and solidarity of Malaysians in facing difficulties. Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and several other cabinet ministers joined more than 20,000 people to pray for the nation's prosperity during the event.
  • 15 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The Rural and Regional Development Ministry has been making meticulous preparations in coordinating the sending of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 crash victims for burial in their respective hometowns.
    • The Sabah government has cancelled the state-level 'Ambang Merdeka' (Merdeka Eve) celebration scheduled for 30 August at Lintasan Deasoka, Kota Kinabalu, as a mark of respect for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy.
  • 16–28 August – 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing: Malaysia sent 20 athletes to participate in 11 sports in this games and won 2 medals consist of 1 Silver and 1 Bronze by Loh Zhiayi in diving events in addition to 1 Gold and 1 Silver from mixed gender events in Badminton and Archery by Cheam June Wei and Muhamad Zarif Syahiir respectively.
  • 16 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The Sarawak government also cancelled the state-level 57th Merdeka celebration this year.
    • The remains of four non-Muslim victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 crash is conducted with full religious rituals of Buddhist, Taoist and Sikhs at the Monuta Innemee funeral home in The Hague, Netherlands.
  • 17 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The remains of two more Malaysian victims, both of whom are non-Muslims, have been identified by the Netherlands authorities, bringing to date 26 Malaysians identified in the Malaysian Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy.
    • At least 22 bodies of Malaysian victims from the MH17 tragedy will be flown home from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on 21 August. The bodies, 18 in caskets and four cremated remains in urns, will be flown home on a special flight which will depart at noon from Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam.
  • 18 August – Three Bangladeshi workers were killed when concrete blocks at the Sungai Buloh–Kajang MRT Line construction site in Kota Damansara, Selangor, collapsed.
  • 18 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has congratulated the Malaysian Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) medical team for performing their duties related to the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 mishap with full integrity.
    • Jalur Gemilang flag will be flown at half mast on 22 August which declared as the national Mourning Day.
  • 19 August – Two soldiers were killed while two others were injured after an armoured vehicle they were in overturned near kilometre 30 of the Jalan Sungai Tiram in Sandakan, Sabah.
  • 19 August – MRT Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT) chief executive officer Azhar Abdul Hamid has resigned, less than 24 hours after a concrete block collapsed in Kota Damansara, Selangor, last night (18 August) resulting in three deaths.
  • 19 August – Over 200 employees and customers of Kamdar textile mall in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur were evacuated after fire broke at the building's first floor.
  • 19 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Five Malaysian victims of MH17 were given their final rites and prayers at the Monuta Innemee funeral home in The Hague, Netherlands.
    • Two more victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 tragedy have been identified, bringing the total number of those identified to 28 so far.
    • Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail expressed his condolences and heartfelt sympathy towards the family and friends of the 298 people who perished in the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 tragedy.
    • Burial arrangements are being made for two victims who perished in MH17 tragedy to have their remains buried at the Taman Selatan cemetery at Precinct 20, Putrajaya this Friday (22 August).
  • 20 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The government had confirmed that there will be 20 remains of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 that would return home on the national day of mourning this Friday.
    • The Penang state flag will be flown at half mast on the national day of mourning on Friday (22 August), as a mark of respect and sympathy to the victims of flight MH17.
    • Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will broadcast live the ceremonial honours for the flight MH17 tragedy crash victims at the grounds of the Bunga Raya Complex in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Friday (22 August) from 7:30 am.
    • The government has called for a moment of silence on Friday (22 August) when the remains of 20 passengers on board the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrive home. The minute of silence will starting from 10:45 to 11:15 am on Friday (22 August) and all vehicles and public transportations should temporarily stop during the moment of silence. Several locations across the country where traffic will be put on hold during the minute of silence, including the Penang Bridge, Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge the road in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur, the Sultan Iskandar Building Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in Johor Bahru and one soon-to-be determined location each in Sabah and Sarawak.
  • 21 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • 22 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • 23 August – A flash floods in Cheras Highway near Cheras Leisure Mall in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city centre.
  • 23 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • MH17 victim funerals
      • The ashes of the cremated body of Karamjit Singh Karnail Singh, who was on board the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17, are immersed in the sea off Port Klang.
    • The final journey home for MH17 victims (second batch):
      • The two remains of the MH17 victims has left Amsterdam on its way to Kuala Lumpur by special flight Malaysia Airlines MH19.
  • 24 August – Malaysian Mohd Nasarudin Mohd Yusof, a member of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) wins Nobel Peace Prize. He is the first ever Malaysian to win this Nobel Prize.
  • 24 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The final journey home for MH17 victims (second batch):
      • 8:30 am – The special flight Malaysia Airlines MH19 bearing the remains of two Malaysian victims of the MH17 tragedy, Malaysia Airlines chief steward, Mohd Ghafar Abu Bakar and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) lecturer, Ng Shi Ing arrives at Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
      • 8:35 am – 8:40 am – All two remains of the MH17 victims have been loaded into hearse.
      • 8:41 am – A minute of silence is held at all over country.
      • 11:45 am – The remains of the MH17 tragedy, Malaysia Airlines chief steward, Mohd Ghafar Abu Bakar has finally laid to rest at Taman Kosas Muslim Cemetery, Ampang, Selangor.
    • MH17 victim funerals
      • The remains of Malaysia Airlines MH17 stewardess Chong Yee Pheng has been buried at the Paradise Memorial Park in Tanjung Rambutan near Ipoh, Perak.
  • 26 August – An express bus driver died while two bus passengers were injured in an accident between a bus and a trailer at northbound of KM304 of the North–South Expressway near Gopeng, Perak.
  • 26 August – A group of Myanmar foreign workers set ablaze a Proton Iswara Aeroback and damaged a factory in a riot at Desa Perindustrian Kulai 2 in Kelapa Sawit, Kulaijaya, Johor.
  • 26 August – Inspector General of Police, Khalid Abu Bakar declares Penang Pasukan Peronda Sukarela (PPS) (Penang Voluntary Patrol Unit) as an illegal organization.
  • 26 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Perak state assembly passed a special motion to express its condolences and sympathies on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in east Ukraine on 17 July and the missing flight MH370 on 8 March.
    • The MH17 coordinating committee will hold a meeting to discuss preparations for the 30 August ceremony to receive and honour victims of flight MH17.
  • 26 August – 2014 Selangor Menteri Besar crisis
  • 27 August – Official opening of the Agrobazzar Malaysia outlet at Sultan Gate, Singapore, by the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong.
  • 28 August – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has revealed that the Maqasid Syariah Index will be implemented in January next year.
  • 28 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • A total of nine remains of victims of the ill-fated flight MH17 is expected to be brought back to Malaysia on 2 September.
  • 29 August – The National Corporate Innovation Index (NCII) is launched.
  • 29–31 August – The Memori Chow Kit – Chow Kit Road 2.0 concert is held in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, the first time since Sudirman Arshad held his concert at this busiest road in the city 28 years ago.
  • 29 August – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Malaysia Airlines will slash 6,000 jobs, trim its route network, and replace its CEO under plans to stave off bankruptcy after two air tragedies plunged the already troubled carrier deeper into crisis.
  • 31 August – Police detained 250 members of outlawed Pasukan Peronda Sukarela (PPS) (Penang Voluntary Patrol Unit) including Penang state executive councillor in charge of the PPS, Phee Boon Poh after their Merdeka Day march-past in George Town, Penang.

September
  • 1 September – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • 2 September – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The final journey home for MH17 victims (Third batch):
  • 3 September – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • A preliminary report on the reasons behind the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine will be released within days.
  • 3 September – The 40th anniversary of Malaysia–China relations: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Hajjah Haminah made their three-day official visit to China and meets his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
  • 3 September – Three students of the Multimedia University (MMU) Cyberjaya were killed and another seriously injured when the car they were travelling in went out of control and crashed into a lamppost in Persiaran Selatan, Putrajaya.
  • 4 September – Twelve Royal Malaysian Customs officers including a state director remanded for seven days to help in investigations of illicit cigarettes, alcohol case by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
  • 6 September – Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott made his one-day official visits to Malaysia and meets his counterpart Najib Tun Razak in Putrajaya.
  • 8 September – A World War II Japanese bomb has founded in Cheras hiking trail near Taman Cheras Hartamas.
  • 9 September – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The final journey home for MH17 victims (Fourth batch):
      • 8:44 am – The special flight Malaysia Airlines MH19 bearing the remains of MH17 victims, Tambi Jiee and Benjamin Lee Jian Han has arrived at Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
      • 9:43 am – Benjamin Lee Jian Han's remains arrive at Xiao En Bereavement Centre, Cheras, to be kept for two days before being brought to Muar, Johor on Thursday.
      • 11:44 am – The C-130 Hercules carrying Tambi's remains arrive at the RMAF base in Kuching, Sarawak.
      • 12:45 pm – Hearse carrying the remains of Tambi Jiee arrived at the Masjid Jamek in Petra Jaya for 'Solat Jenazah' before the burial ceremony at Samariang Muslim Cemetery.
      • 1:00 pm – The remains of Tambi Jiee has finally buried next to his wife grave Ariza Ghazalee at Samariang Muslim Cemetery.
    • Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board shows that it was penetrated by a large number of high-energy objects from the outside. The damage cause by the objects resulted in a loss of structural integrity of the aircraft leading to an in-flight break up.
  • 10 September – The Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) Science paper has been leaked and the sitting has been postponed from 11 to 30 September.
  • 11 September – The Education Ministry confirmed that the UPSR English Language Papers 1 and 2 have been leaked ahead of testing, fuelling doubts over the integrity of the entire primary level assessment.
  • 11–12 September – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak make an official visit to Azerbaijan at the invitation of the Azeri President, Ilham Aliyev in Baku.
  • 12 September – The MEASAT-3B satellite is launched by the Ariane 5 rocket at 5:21 am (Malaysian time) from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana.
  • 12 September – The Malaysian Examination Syndicate (MES) director and deputy director of operations have been suspended over the two leaked UPSR examination papers of Science and English Language.
  • 12 September – An eight-year-old Malaysian girl Adelene Leong was killed after she was flung out of her seat from Airmaxx 360 spinning ride at the Royal Adelaide Show in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • 13 September – A line of 1,180 fishing boats, adorned with the Jalur Gemilang national flag, cruised for 100 kilometres from Kuala Dungun to Kuala Kemaman in Terengganu has been set up into the Guinness World Records for the longest boat procession beats the old record of 670 boats on the River Thames, London, England in 2012 in conjunction with the London Olympic Games.
  • 14 September – Malaysia Airlines flight MH198 from Kuala Lumpur to Hyderabad, Telangana, India was forced to turn back and made an emergency landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) shortly after its departure last night after its crew detected a problem.
  • 14 September – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • Four more bodies of those who were killed in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy have been identified. The four remains identified are:- Muhammad Afzal, 17 (Thambi Jiee's son), Marsha Azmeena, 15 (Thambi Jiee's daughter), Shaikh Mohd Noor (MH17 steward) and Liew Yau Chee (Kota Damansara Gerakan Deputy Youth Chief)
  • 14 September – Four teachers have been arrested by the police in Penang and Parit Buntar, Perak in connection with the leaks in the Science and English Language question papers for the UPSR examination.
  • 14 September – Former Pas Kedah member and Malaysian jihadist fighting for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, Ustaz Mohd Lotfi Ariffin, died after succumbing to his injuries.
Perodua Axia, Malaysia's first Electric Efficient Vehicle (EEV).
  • 15 September – The new Malaysia's first Electric Efficient Vehicle (EEV), Perodua Axia is launched by the Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
  • 18 September – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak declares Kuala Nerus as an eighth district of Terengganu state.
  • 19 September – 4 October – 2014 Asian Games in Incheon: Malaysia sent 277 athletes and 140 officials to the games and participated in 28 sports. It won 33 medals consist of 5 Golds, 14 Silvers and 14 Bronzes at this mega-sporting event.
  • 19 September – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The final journey home for MH17 victims (Fifth batch):
      • 8:30 am – The special flight Malaysia Airlines MH19 bearing the remains of MH17 victims, Muhammad Afzal Tambi, Marsha Azmeena Tambi (both of whom were children of Tambi Jiee) and Shaikh Mohd Noor Mahmood (a crew member) has arrived at Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
      • 9:00 am – The remains of Muhammad Afzal Tambi and Marsha Azmeena Tambi, both of whom were children of Tambi Jiee, who also died in the same tragedy are ready to be flown to their hometown in Kuching, Sarawak, by RMAF C-130 Hercules.
      • 12:30 pm – The remains of the last MH17 crew member Shaikh Mohd Noor Shaikh Mahmood has finally laid to rest at the Kampung Jawa Muslim cemetery in Klang, Selangor.
      • 1:00 pm – The remains of Muhammad Afzal Tambi, Marsha Azmeena Tambi has finally buried next to their parents grave Tambi Jiee and Ariza Ghazalee at Samariang Muslim Cemetery in Kuching, Sarawak.
  • 19 September – Student activist Adam Adli Abd Halim has been found guilty by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court of uttering seditious words during a talk last year and has now been sentenced to 12 months in prison.
  • 19 September – A Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam student died after she was hit by a lecturer's car in an accident at the main campus.
  • 19 September – Four cars were crushed by a falling billboard at Krystal Point, Bayan Baru, Penang during a severe thunderstorm. The signboard, measuring approximately 6m by 18m, caused severe damage to a Perodua Myvi, a Perodua Kelisa, a BMW and a Citroen when it fell from the fifth floor of the building.
  • 21 September – The Malaysian Examinations Syndicate (MES) lodged two police reports alleging that the Tamil Language and Mathematics of the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination papers were leaked.
  • 22 September – All Year Six pupils are required to retake the UPSR Mathematics and Tamil language papers on 9 October.
  • 23 September – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president and also Bukit Antarabangsa Selangor state assemblyman, Mohamed Azmin Ali is sworn in as a new Menteri Besar of Selangor replacing Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
Proton Iriz (codenamed P2-30A).

October
  • 1 October – Police have launched "Ops Albatross" (Operation Albatross) to nab the hackers who used malware to siphon over RM3 million from the automated teller machines (ATM) of several banks.
  • 2 October – The price of RON95 petrol and diesel fuel will go up by 20 sen effective midnight. The new price of RON95 petrol will be RM2.30 per litre while diesel will cost RM2.20 per litre.
  • 3 October – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • 4 October – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • MH17 victim funerals
  • 4 October – Two people died in an eight-vehicle pile-up at Kilometre 256.1 of the North–South Expressway near Menora Tunnel, Perak. The accident also caused a 13 km-long jam on the north–bound lanes of the expressway.
  • 5 October – A CB90-class fast assault craft of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) with a crew of seven lost contact with an escort vessel as it headed to an naval station on Layang-Layang Island (Swallow Reef) off Sabah.
  • 6 October – The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)'s combat boat CB90 which went missing off Mengalum Island in Sabah on Sunday (5 October) has been found and all its seven crew members are reported safe.
  • 7 October – The completion works for the Ipoh–Padang Besar double-tracking and electrification project.
  • 9 October – One people killed and at least 14 people, including two women, were injured after a grenade exploded in front of the Sun Complex in Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 10 October – Four men and a woman died after the car they were traveling in skidded and crashed into a tree at KM 33 of the Pasir Gudang Highway, Johor.
  • 10 October – 2015 Budget highlights:
    • Government will allocate RM2.2 billion to the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. Among the programmes that will be implemented include:
  1. Provide RM1.2 billion in financial assistance for poor families, children, senior citizens and the disabled (OKU). The Government also agrees to increase the allowance for working OKU from RM300 to RM350. Meanwhile, financial assistance for non-working OKU will be increased from RM150 to RM200. This will benefit 110,000 OKU involving RM66 million;
  2. Increase tax relief for each disabled child from RM5,000 to RM6,000;
  3. Increase tax relief for the purchase of basic supporting equipment for the tax payer, spouse, children and parents with disabilities from RM5,000 to RM6,000;
  4. Increase the daily food allowance from RM8 to RM16 for 8,700 residents in 63 institutions under the Social Welfare Department;
  5. Increase the annual grant for the National Council for Persons with Disabilities from RM500,000 to RM1 million; and
  6. Establish an additional five Senior Citizens Activity Centres bringing it to a total of 50 centres nationwide as well as Senior Citizens Care Services programme which provides free transportation for senior citizens to hospitals
    • GST exemption on petrol (RON95), diesel and LPG. GST will not be imposed on the first 300 unit of electrical bill. This means 70% of households will not pay GST on electricity usage. Other items exempted from GST:
  1. fruits, local and imported,
  2. white bread and wholemeal bread,
  3. coffee powder, milk powder and coco powder,
  4. egg noodle, rice noodle and vermicelli,
  5. 2,900 brands of medicines considered to be of national importance, including for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cancer and infertility,
  6. reading material, including workbook, children's colouring books, textbooks, dictionary and religious texts,
  7. newspaper
    • The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) which is responsible for coordinating the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE) will be strengthened with an allocation of RM660 million.
    • Government intends to start construction of the 1,663-km Pan Borneo Highway comprising 936 km in Sarawak and 727 km in Sabah at a total construction cost of RM27 billion.
    • Government will continue to implement the 1Malaysia Book Voucher Programme with the assistance of RM250 per student. A sum of RM325 million will be allocated for this programme and is expected to benefit about 1.3 million students.
    • To safeguard the welfare of workers:
  1. The Employment Act 1955 and related labour acts will be reviewed, including better terms and conditions of employment, appointment and dismissal, flexible working arrangements and termination benefits;
  2. The JobsMalaysia portal will be improved to meet the needs of an increasingly dynamic labour market;
  3. The Government will introduce an Employment Insurance System aimed at assisting retrenched workers by giving temporary financial assistance as well as providing opportunities for reskilling and upskilling; and
  4. Providing technical training and education assistance to Indian youth, particularly those from low-income families with an allocation of RM30 million.
    • Youth Housing Scheme offers 20,000 units for married young couples earning not more than RM10,000.
    • LRT 3 Project, linking Bandar Utama to Shah Alam and Klang, at an estimated cost of RM9 billion, will be implemented.
    • East Coast railway line along Gemas–Mentakab, Jerantut–Sungai Yu and Gua Musang–Tumpat to be upgraded.
    • RM48.5b worth of highways to be constructed.
    • In 2015, the Federal Government revenue collection is estimated at RM235.2b, an increase of RM10.2b from 2014
  • 10–12 October – The Kuala Lumpur International Tattoo 2014 is held at Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 12 October – Two policemen, who were on duty at a beat base in Jalan Belfield, Kampung Attap, Kuala Lumpur, were killed when an uprooted tree fell on the structure during a thunderstorm hits the city.
  • 12 October – The roof of a pedestrian bridge at the Pasir Gudang Highway nearby Taman Kobena in Tampoi, Johor Bahru, Johor was blown off in a heavy downpour, causing two men and three women were injured.
  • 13 October – A total of 453,413 form three students nationwide will sit for the first ever Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga or Form Three Assessment (PT3) written tests.
  • 14 October – A tornado hit a village in Pendang, Kedah, damaging around eight houses.
  • 15 October – Police arrested 13 people who were planning to join the Islamic State terrorist group during a raid in Shah Alam, Selangor. The suspects who were planning to go to Syria through Turkey to join the militant group, were detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA).
  • 16 October – Malaysia wins the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat with big majority. This is the fourth time that Malaysia had held one of the non-permanent seats. It held the seat in 1965, 1989–1990 and 1999–2000 terms.
  • 19 October – Two high-powered motorcycle superbike riders were killed and another seriously injured in a highway crash at kilometre 25 of the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway near Gombak, Selangor.
  • 23 October – Muhdalena Ahmad, the woman who was allegedly ran amok with a man outside the Prime Minister's Department's B Complex two years ago, ran away from the Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Bahru after birth his baby. She was arrested at Ayer Keroh Rest and Service Area (R&R), Malacca many hours later.
  • 24 October – Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris marries Khaleeda Bustamam.
  • 26 October – Security forces shot dead a man during curfew hour at waters off Semporna, Sabah.
  • 27 October – Supporters of opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim forced open the gate of Universiti Malaya (UM) to allow Anwar and his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to drive in to the university's compound.
  • 28 October – Universiti Malaya (UM) has lodged a police report over a trespass and an illegal gathering at the campus last night (27 October).
  • 28 October – Opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim is back in court in a final appeal to overturn a sodomy conviction of his former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan in 2008.
  • 28 October – A total of two container ships were ablaze at Westport, Port Klang, Selangor at around 7:38 pm.
  • 28 October – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, conferred the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) during the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  • 31 October – More than a dozen houses were damaged when a landspout lashed its fury in Kampung Batin and Taman Inang in Mergong and Sungai Baru, Kubang Rotan, Kedah.
  • 31 October – Asia's first Angry Birds Theme Parks opens in Komtar@JBCC in Johor Bahru, Johor.

November
  • 1 November – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
    • The remains of Puan Sri Siti Amirah Kusuma, the last Malaysian victim of the Malaysian Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy yet to be accounted for, have been identified.
  • 3 November – Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei made his three-day official working visit to Malaysia.
  • 3 November – A total of 455,839 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates are sitting for the examination at 3,655 centres nationwide.
  • 4 November – Home Minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has declared Pasukan Peronda Sukarela (PPS) (Penang Voluntary Patrol Unit) (PPS) as an illegal organisation and has frozen and seized all its accounts and assets.
  • 5 November – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived for a one-day official visit to Malaysia that will see him mainly discuss the latest developments on the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17.
  • 5–6 November – A mud flood occurs in Bertam Valley and Ringlet, Cameron Highlands, Pahang. More than 20 houses in Ringlet town, Ringlet new village, Kampung Ulu Merah Ringlet and Bertam Valley are submerged in knee-deep flood waters. At least three people were killed and two injuries were reported among the villagers, while electricity to the affected villages had been cut off. About 90 victims from 28 families were evacuated to relief centre in Ringlet.
  • 11 November – Malaysia's badminton world number one, Lee Chong Wei has been provisionally suspended by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for an "apparent" anti-doping violation.
  • 12 November – A tornado lashed through Kuala Sala, Kota Sarang Semut in Kedah at approximately 3:00 pm, making it the fourth incident occurred in the state in the last couple of months.
  • 13 November – Google Inc unveiled its special Mokhtar Dahari's 61st Birthday doodle on its website in conjunction with legendary national footballer's birthday.
  • 16 November – The Penang Bridge International Marathon 2014 is held at Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) for the first time. The event is the longest bridge marathon in the world. About 62,000 participants are take part in this longest bridge marathon event.
  • 18 November – Police arrested a 58-year-old road bully who allegedly harassed a female driver at the Damansara–Puchong Expressway near Subang Jaya.
  • 18 November – A landslide, caused by heavy rain, forced the closure of the Km 4.2 of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway heading towards Genting Highlands, Pahang.
  • 19 November – The price of RON97 petrol will go down by RM0.20 sen to RM2.55 per litre starting at midnight.
  • 19 November – A Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) ship, KD Perantau which was docked at the Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) in Lumut, Perak for refit work sank partially when water flooded the lower point of the vessel.
  • 20 November – Several parts of Terengganu were hit by the flash floods.
  • 21 November – Starting 1 December, all subsidies for RON95 petrol and diesel will be removed following the implementation of a managed float system similar to that used on RON97.
  • 22 November – The 2014 Putrajaya ePrix of the FIA Formula E Championship is held in Putrajaya Street Circuit for the first time.
  • 22 November – Three people died and at least 11 others are injured in a coal mine explosion near Selantik in Sri Aman Division, Sarawak.
  • 26 November – Two members of the notorious Gang Mamak were killed in a shootout with police in Taman Melawati, Ulu Klang, Selangor.
  • 26 November – The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) renamed eight roads with the names of Malay rulers who have been crowned as Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The new names are as follows:
  • 27 November – During the 68th UMNO General Assembly, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced that the Sedition Act will be retained and further strengthened.

December

National Day and Malaysia Day

Main theme

Malaysia, Disini Lahirnya Sebuah Cinta (Malaysia, Here Where Love Begins)

National Day parade

Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Day celebrations

Dataran Kipas, Miri, Sarawak

Sports

Deaths
  • 14 January – Sazali Ramli – former Sarawak football player
  • 17 January – Dr Gnanathurai Nagarajah – economist killed in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • 22 January – Kassim Masdor – composer and music director
  • 25 January – Datuk Harun Talib – PAS Dewan Ulama chief
  • 31 January – Wong Choon Wah – former national football player
  • 3 February – Datuk Bujang Ulis – former Deputy Education Minister
  • 16 February – Hasan Abd Majid – artist and member of Anak Alam
  • 25 February – Datuk Zakaria Ahmad – former private secretary to former prime minister Tun Abdul Razak
  • 7 March – Ali Omar – founder of the Jeruk Madu Pak Ali
  • 10 March – Datuk Alias Ali – former Deputy Industrial Minister
  • 15 March – Datuk Lim Bee Kau – National Wanita MCA vice-chairman
  • 20 March – Ahmad Firdaus Baharuddin (Bob Firdaus NowSeeHeart)
  • 23 March – Tengku Azman Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah – Tengku Bendahara Selangor
  • 24 March – Naaman Mohammad Rawi – poet
  • 27 March – Ali Mamak (real name Osman Jantan) – comedian, actor and singer
  • 31 March – Irene Fernandez – human rights activist and Tenaganita director
  • 1 April – Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Latiff – former Pahang Education director
  • 8 April – Jeremy Little (also known as Jeremy Ahmad Maikel) – musician, producer and entrepreneur
  • 9 April – Jaffar Indot – corporate figure and chairman of the Human Resources Development Council (HRDC) Malaysia
  • 11 April – Datuk Amar Dunstan Endawie Enchana – former Sarawak's Deputy Chief Minister and former Malaysian High Commissioner to New Zealand
  • 17 April – Karpal Singh – former Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman and Bukit Gelugor Member of Parliament
  • 18 April – Taufik Latif – veteran TV personality formerly worked for TV Malaysia
  • 28 April – Sidek Hussain – veteran actors
  • 30 April – Kartina Dahari – veteran singers
  • 1 May – Seah Leong Peng – Teluk Intan DAP Member of Parliament
  • 5 May – Datuk Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar – Former Hulu Bernam BN-UMNO Selangor state assemblyman.
  • 6 May – Aziz Sattar – veteran actors
  • 7 May – Jamal Muhamad (Pak Jamal) – veteran TV personality
  • 15 May – Adam Ahmad – singer and composer
  • 21 May – Tunku Annuar ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah – Tunku Bendahara of Kedah and also Chairman of the Council of Regency of Kedah
  • 21 May – Ismail Yaakob – UMNO veteran and also former Langkawi Kedah's State Assemblyman
  • 25 May – Dr Robiah Kosai – Former Muar BN-UMNO Member of Parliament
  • 25 May – Husni Aizat Abdul Malik – Former Motor3 Rider
  • 28 May – Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak and ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1989–1994) (born 1928)
  • 1 June – Tan Sri Mohamed Basir Ahmad – Former Maybank chairman and also husband of the former Minister of the International Trade and Industry, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.
  • 9 June – Ustaz Ahmad Mustafa Mohd Sidin Al-Muqri – Grand Imam of the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque, Shah Alam, Selangor
  • 22 June – Wong Ho Leng – Democratic Action Party (DAP) Bukit Assek's Sarawak State Assemblyman and also former Sibu Member of Parliament
  • 23 June – Dato Ustaz Abu Bakar Chik – Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) politician
  • 4 July – Tunku Mariam binti Almarhum Sultan Sir Ibrahim Al-Masyhur of Johor
  • 5 July – Sharifah Aini – "Biduanita Negara" (National Songstress), veteran singer and entertainer
  • 6 July – Tunku Tan Sri Dato' Osman ibni Almarhum Tunku Temenggong Ahmad – Jumaah Majlis DiRaja Johor (Johor Royal Court Council) Chairman
  • 17 July – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash: Three of the 43 Malaysian victims who were perished in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash in eastern Ukraine including:-
  • 20 July – Tan Sri Dr Salma Ismail – first Malay woman doctor
  • 8 August – Seeni Naina Mohamed – local Tamil literature extraordinaire
  • 13 August – Maidin Ibrahim – veteran comedian
  • 14 August – Abdul Majid Ahmad – former BN-UMNO Jerteh's Terengganu State Assemblyman
  • 20 August – Noor Zahidi Omar – BN-UMNO Pengkalan Kubur's Kelantan State Assemblyman
  • 25 August – Datuk T. Rajagopalu – former Negeri Sembilan Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chairman and former Jeram Padang's Negeri Sembilan State Assemblyman
  • 27 August – Md Hashim Yahya – former Federal Territory Mufti
  • 12 September – Datuk Mendika Menteri Akhirulzaman Datuk Musa Wahab – Undang Luak Jelebu
  • 25 September – Datuk Jamil Sulong – veteran actor and film director
  • 4 October – Tun Suhaila Mohamad Noah – widow of third Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn (1976–1981) and also mother of current Defence Minister, Hishamuddin Tun Hussein.
  • 12 October – Bujang Taha – former bodybuilder
  • 14 October – Lieutenant General (Rtd) Datuk Jaafar Onn – younger brother of third Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn
  • 20 October – Tan Sri Ismail Hussein – former Federation of National Writers Associations (GAPENA) chairman
  • 2 November – Ahmad Ammar – moderate Islamic activist in Malaysia and Turkey
  • ? November – Ahmad Rafikin Azman – 16-year-old student of SESMA
  • 10 November – Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Omar – former Inspector General of Police (2003–2006)
  • 14 November – Peter Rajah – former Malaysian national football team and Sabah football team goalkeeper
  • 7 December – Datuk Fuad Hassan – Special Affairs Department (JASA) director general
  • 15 December – Mustapha Maarof – veteran actor
  • 20 December – Tan Sri Dr Ani Arope – former executive chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (1992–1997)
  • 24 December – Abdullah Mohd Don (Dollah Don) – former football player
  • 31 December – Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin – former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and also former Parit Buntar Member of Parliament
  • 31 December – Abdullah Hussain – National Laureate (Sasterawan Negara)

See also

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