1989 in Malaysia

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1989 in Malaysia
32 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Events

• 19 January – Planetarium Sultan Iskandar in Kuching, Sarawak, the first planetarium in Malaysia is officially opened
• 1 February – The Malaysian National Speed Limit was enforced.
• 19 February – A Boeing 747 owned by Flying Tiger Line crashed 12 kilometres from the Subang International Airport while on approach. The pilots misinterpreted the controller's instructions to descend, causing the aircraft to fly below minimum altitude and crash into a hillside on the outskirts of Puchong (the flight crew mistook the descent altitude to be 400 feet, when the controller actually meant 2400 feet). All 4 flight crew were killed.
• 8 March – Proton Saga Knight, the first Rally, Race, Research (R3) sports car is launched at Batu Tiga Circuit, Shah Alam.
• 19 March – The Malaysian no.1 singer, Sudirman Arshad won the title " Best Performer" in 1989 Salem Asian Music Awards at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.
• 10 April – Four people were injured in a bomb blast at Dayabumi Complex, Kuala Lumpur.
• 26 April – Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak is elected as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
• 15 April – Malacca Town become as the historical city and also a sister cities of Kuala Lumpur.
• 1 June – TV3 celebrates its 5th anniversary.
• 18–24 October – The eleventeenth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is held in Kuala Lumpur.
• 22 September – Around 27 of students who are mostly school girls were killed in the Madrasah fire tragedy in Guar Chempedak, Kedah.
• 2 December – The Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) ended and the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) agreed to a ceasefire. A peace agreement is signed at Hat Yai, Thailand between CPM, the Malaysian and Thai governments. CPM is officially dissolved.

National Day

Sports

• 20 August - 31 August – The Kuala Lumpur 1989, XV Southeast Asian Games

Births

• January 17 – Aiman Hakim Ridza, singer and actor
• January 29 – Ong Jian Guo, badminton player
• February 10 – Neelofa, actress and television host
• September 18 – Daniel Bego, swimmer
• date unknown
  • Nadiah Amirah – student who holds the record of most 1As scored in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia 2006
  • Tengku Fairuz Khalisah Tuan Ibrahim – grand niece of Tunku Najihah of Negeri Sembilan

Deaths

• Ibu Zain – Malay woman political, nationalist and educational
• S Kadarisman – Malay actor
• S Sudarmaji – Malay film director
• Jimmy Chuah – Notorious criminal during hostage drama siege was hanged in Pudu Prison, Kuala Lumpur

See also

• 1989
• 1988 in Malaysia | 1990 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia