The following lists events from
2014 in Malaysia is 57th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.
Incumbents Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Haminah Hamidun of Kedah Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan Prime Minister: Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak Deputy Prime Minister: Muhyiddin Yassin President of the Dewan Negara: Abu Zahar Ujang Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Pandikar Amin Mulia Chief Justice: Arifin Zakaria
State level Johor: Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ibrahim Menteri Besar of Johor: Mohamed Khaled Nordin Kedah: Sultan of Kedah: (Council of Regency of Kedah) Tunku Annuar (chairman) (until 21 May) Tunku Sallehuddin (Members I) (until 3 June) / (chairman) (from 4 June) Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani (Members II) Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz (Members III) Menteri Besar of Kedah: Mukhriz Mahathir Kelantan: Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Muhammad V Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Ahmad Yaakob Perlis: Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Menteri Besar of Perlis: Azlan Man Perak: Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Muhibuddin Shah (until 28 May) Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah (from 29 May) Menteri Besar of Perak: Zambry Abdul Kadir Pahang: Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah Menteri Besar of Pahang: Adnan Yaakob Selangor: Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Menteri Besar of Selangor: Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (until 23 September) Mohamed Azmin Ali (from 23 September) Terengganu: Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Ahmad Said (until 12 May) Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman (from 13 May) Negeri Sembilan: Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Muhriz Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Mohamad Hasan Penang: Governor of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas Chief Minister of Penang: Lim Guan Eng Malacca: Governor of Malacca: Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob Chief Minister of Malacca: Idris Haron Sarawak: Governor of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin (until 28 February) Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud (from 1 March) Chief Minister of Sarawak: Abdul Taib Mahmud (until 28 February) Adenan Satem (from 1 March) Sabah: Governor of Sabah: Tun Juhar Mahiruddin Chief Minister of Sabah: Musa Aman
Events January
1 January The Visit Malaysia 2014 campaign has officially begin. Johor shifts its weekend holidays from Saturday and Sunday to Friday and Saturday. 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. 11 January – The missing Royal Selangor Flying Club's Cessna with three people on board crashed near the Batu Dam in Gombak, Selangor. All survived. 14 January – An individual who claims to be the Sultan of Malacca, Raja Noor Jan Shah Raja Tuah was arrested by police and he was being investigated under the Sedition Act. 14–20 January — Malaysia at the 2014 ASEAN Para Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. 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 – Southeast 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. 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. 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. 19 January World number one badminton player Lee Chong Wei wins the 10th Malaysia Super Series Premier. 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. 23–26 January – Cold weather phenomenon affects at most parts of Peninsular 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. 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.
February
1 February The Federal Territory celebrates its 40th anniversary of foundation. 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. 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 Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak. 8 February – Sarawak's longest serving chief minister, Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud announced that he would step down as Chief Minister of Sarawak after serving the state government in almost 33 years. February – Dry and hot weather phenomenon affects at most parts of Peninsular 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. A 22-year-old female German tourist killed in a fall close to the summit of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah. 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. 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. 17 February – The Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) hosted the Official Launching of Mahathir Global Peace School with the theme “Global Peace and Conflict Resolution.” The programme was organised by Universitas Muhammadiyah Yokyakarta and the Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF). 18 February Popular actress Erra Fazira and husband, Engku Emran Engku Zainal Abidin is now legally divorced. The first known Malaysian dinosaur fossil, a 75 million-year-old Spinosaurid tooth is discovered in Pahang. 19 February – 2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis A water crisis hits Negeri Sembilan and Selangor 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. 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. 25 February – 2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis 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 – 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 5th Chief Minister of Sarawak replacing Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
March
1 March Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud became 7th Governor of Sarawak replacing Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin. Official opening ceremony of the Penang Second Bridge. The bridge is officially named as the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge. 2 March — At 12:01 am, the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge is officially opened to motorists after the opening ceremony. March – Haze affected at most parts of Peninsular Malaysia causes by dry and hot weather phenomenon. 5 March Tan Sri Bernard Dompok steps down as UPKO president. The "Allah" word appeal hearing brought by Catholic weekly The Herald at the Court of Appeal has brought about 1,000 supporters of various Muslim non-governmental organisations staging peaceful demonstrations in front of the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, Malaysia. 7 March Opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim was sentenced to five years' jail by the Court of Appeal for sodomising his aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan in 2008. The Ultraman: The Ultra Power comic book has been banned in the country because it uses the word "Allah" to describe the Japanese action hero. 8 March – The Boeing 777-2H6ER of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which carrying 227 passengers, including 2 infants, and 12 crew members onboard from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing has reported missing from Subang Air Traffic Control Centre radar. At 12:00 pm, the Boeing 777-2H6ER of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was found missing at the South China Sea near Vietnam. Vietnamese Air Force planes spotted two large oil slicks in the area where a Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Boeing 777-2H6ER vanished earlier in the day, the first sign that the aircraft carrying 239 people on board had crashed. 9 March – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 missing (Day 2): Malaysia sent their assets from the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to the missing plane crash site at South China Sea. Other countries including Australia, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States took part in the emergency, search and rescue mission. United States sent US Navy's P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft and three naval ships, and to the missing plane crash site.