1988 in Malaysia

1988 in Malaysia
31 years of the nationhood

State flag of Sarawak, adopted on 16 September 1988.

Incumbents

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.
July - Opening of the Sultan Ismail Power Station in Paka, Terengganu. the largest power station in Malaysia.
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.
29 August - The biggest Malaysian flag was hung in Angkasapuri and is the largest flag in this country ever hung to date.
16 September - Sarawak celebrates it's 25th anniversary of independence within Malaysia.
21 November - The Air France's supersonic Concorde made its first landing at Subang International Airport.

Bersatu

Tun Henry H S Lee — First Finance Minister
Tun Tan Siew Sin — 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

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