List of massacres in Malaysia
The following are a list of massacres that have occurred in Malaysia and its predecessors:
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sook Ching | February to July 1942 | Japanese-occupied Malaya | 70,000 | Killing of ethnic Chinese populations in Malaya by the Imperial Japanese military, following similar actions in Singapore. | |||||
| Parit Sulong Massacre | January 23, 1942 | Johor, Japanese-occupied Malaya | Killing of Allied prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese military. | ||||||
| Jesselton Revolt | 9 October 1943 | Jesselton, British Borneo | |||||||
| Batang Kali massacre | December 12, 1948 | Batang Kali, Malaya | 24 | Killing of villagers (alleged to be communist sympathisers) by counter-guerrilla British Army troops. | |||||
| Bukit Kepong incident | 23 February 1950 | Bukit Kepong, Muar | 25 | Killing of police, women and children by Communist party of Malaya | Memali Incident | November 19, 1985 | Kampung Memali, Baling, Malaysia |
18 | Killing of religious fanatics by Royal Malaysia Police. |
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