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July 26 – August 11 : Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Olympics [28] July 28 – Malaysia formally applies to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc and geopolitical organization. [29] July 30 – Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is discharged from the National Heart Institute (IJN) after a two-week stay for treatment of a cough. [30]
On 13 March 2024, a pair of socks featuring the word Allah for sale at a KK Super Mart in Sunway City, Petaling Jaya, sparked public controversy in Malaysia. [1] The incident quickly gained attention on social media and led to responses from political and religious figures, calls for boycotts, [2] and ultimately, legal action against the store's management and its distributor, Xin Jian Chang. [3]
On 1 January 2024, the Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh encouraged teachers and students to wear face masks, and staff members to do self-tests if they have COVID-19 symptoms. [ 5 ] On 12 January, Health Minister Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad stated that the Health Ministry would not be setting up field hospitals following a decrease in COVID-19 cases.
The Malaysia WikiProject Newsletter: Issue 45 • January 2024 • About the Newsletter: WikiProject Malaysia would like to send all of our members happy New Year 2024. We wish you happy editing in Wikipedia and keep on making WikiProject Malaysia better. Statistics on the WikiProject progress and improvement:
On 18 June 2024, Anwar said Malaysia wants to join the BRICS grouping of emerging economies. [191] He later sought to ease concerns about Malaysia's potential membership in the BRICS intergovernmental organization, emphasizing that it would not impact domestic politics. [ 192 ]
6 February: Unique Marine Life / Malaysia-Brunei Joint Issue; 19 March: Visit Malaysia Year 2007; 26 April: Installation of His Majesty the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin; 3 May: Frogs of Malaysia; 24 May: Air transportation in Malaysia; 6 June: Clock towers Series II; 26 June: Traditional Children's Folk-Tales; 7 July ...
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [18] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [19] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [20]
A political crisis in Malaysia coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. [1] The Pakatan Harapan coalition government collapsed, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and eventual replacement with Muhyiddin Yassin and a new Perikatan Nasional coalition, which maintained a small majority.