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Between the end of the Second World War and the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, it was known as British Malayan Standard Time, which was GMT+07:30. At 23:30 hours local time of 31 December 1981, people in Peninsular Malaysia adjusted their clocks and watches ahead by 30 minutes to become 00:00 hours local time of 1 January 1982, to ...
3 January – Kota Darul Ehsan, the biggest arch in Malaysia was opened. 10 January – The former Defence Minister, Tan Sri Ghazalie Shafie survived a plane crash. February – The construction of the Penang Bridge projects began.
Flag of Malaysia – Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory). The national flag of Malaysia, also known as the Stripes of Glory (Jalur Gemilang), [8] is composed of a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star).
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar; Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh (until April) Tun Sardon Jubir (from April) Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid (until May) Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan (from May)
The Cenotaph near the National Monument. The predecessor of the Tugu Negara is an interwar-era cenotaph originally erected by the colonial British administration on a 10m flat grass-covered ground on a roundabout adjoining Victory Avenue (now part of Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin) and Raja Road, close to the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station and Railway Administration Building.
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10 June – Malaysia won the third Thomas Cup. 12 June – The Malaysian ringgit (Malaysian dollar) was officially introduced, replacing the Malaya and British Borneo dollar. [1]: 65 1 July – Full immigration control at Malaysia-Singapore border imposed. 8 August – Malaysia a full member at the formation of ASEAN.
30-31 October – US President Lyndon Baines Johnson visited Malaysia, being the first American president to do so. [2]: 62 On 31 October, President Johnson visited Kampung Labu Jaya village (now FELDA LB Johnson) in Negeri Sembilan state. 1 December – First Malaysia Plan was implemented.