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2012
in
Malaysia

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2012
History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years
Legoland Malaysia in Nusajaya, Johor opened on September 15.
Muar (Bandar Maharani), the royal town of Johor.
The new KTM Komuter's six-car-set trains, MyKomuter (KTM Class 92).

2012 in Malaysia is Malaysia's 55th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

Incumbents

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Federal level

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State level

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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Proton Prevé

May

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A Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380.

June

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July

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  • 26 July – One crew members was killed and three others were injured in an MV Bunga Alpinia 3 tanker explosion in Labuan.[25]

August

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Malaysian badminton player, Lee Chong Wei at the 2012 London Olympics
  • 27 July - 12 August – Malaysia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. On August 5, Malaysian badminton player, Lee Chong Wei, won a silver medal for the second time.[26] On August 9, Malaysian diver Pandelela Rinong won a bronze medal in the 10 metre diving platform for the first time.[27] This was the first female Malaysian athlete to win a medal at the Olympics, as well as the first to win an Olympic medal in any sport other than Badminton.[28]
  • 10 August – Ops Selamat (formerly Ops Sikap) is launched by the Royal Malaysian Police.[29]
  • 31 August – The Himpunan Janji Ditepati gathering was held at Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. It would set a world record of having one million tweets hashtaged #Merdeka55 containing messages of independence between 8:15 and 9:15 pm.[30]

September

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  • 4 September – Two Malaysian medical students were killed in the road crash at Vladimir, Russia.[31]
  • 11 September – The preliminary report of Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 was introduced. The government made the report based on public opinions about education in Malaysia. There are 11 areas of reform which will be made in 3 phases.[32]
  • 13–15 September – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (William and Kate) were on a 3-day official visit to Malaysia, representing Elizabeth II for the Royal Jubilee celebrations.[33]
  • 15 September – Legoland Malaysia in Nusajaya, Johor is opened to the public.[34]
  • 16 September – The Malaysia Day celebrations was held at Lapangan Terbang Lama, Bintulu, Sarawak. This is the first such celebration held on a large scale in Sarawak.[35]
  • 18 September – Mechanical heart girl, Tee Hui Yi, who went underwent a successful double heart transplant on 5 October 2007, died at the Batu Pahat Hospital at 10:02 am after complaining of back and chest pains at about 7 am.[36]
  • 22 September – Muslims and non-Muslims in various parts of Malaysia made peaceful protests over the film Innocence of Muslims.[37][38]
  • 22 September – The Automated Enforcement System (AES) came into force at all major roads, highways and expressways nationwide.[39]
  • 23 September – The Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) for Kuala Lumpur at Pudu Sentral is officially launched.[40]

October

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Malaysian Moto3 rider, Zulfahmi Khairuddin.

November

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The site of Pudu Prison after demolition.

December

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Eurocopter EC 725 for RMAF to replace the Sikorsky S-61.

National Day and Malaysia Day

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National Day theme: 1Malaysia; 55 Tahun Merdeka Janji Ditepati (1Malaysia; 55 Years of Independence Promises Fulfilled)
Malaysia Day theme: Janji Ditepati Rakyat Sejahtera

National Day parade

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Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Himpunan Janji Ditepati (Janji Ditepati gathering)

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Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Day celebrations

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Lapangan Terbang Lama, Bintulu, Sarawak

Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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