2006 in Malaysia
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Events
- 2 March - Shah Alam, Selangor's state capital was hit by massive flash floods.
- 1 April - The Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010) was launched.
- 12 April - Construction of the new Tanjung Puteri road bridge replacing the Malaysian side of causeway is cancelled.
- 22 April - Tun Ghafar Baba, former deputy prime minister dies
- 22 April - TV9, Malaysia's sixth free-to-air station owned by Media Prima was launched, replacing Channel 9 which ceased transmissions in 2005.
- 20 June - Petaling Jaya achieved city status.
- 30 July - 11 passengers were killed in the bus crash in North-South Expressway near Jawi interchange, Penang.
- 30 July - Johor Bahru become as the second metropolitan city after Kuala Lumpur. The South Johor Economic Region (SJER) was established.
- August - The Malaysian federal government plans to bulid the Penang Second Bridge in the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
- 12 August - The official flag and anthem for Federal Territory was launched.
- 28 August - Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza marries Datuk K
- 7 September - The body remains of two 19th century Malay warriors Ngah Ibrahim and Laksamana Mohammad Amin Alang Duakap were brought back from Singapore to Perak.
- 22 September - Suki wins One in A Million, a popular singing competition which offers RM 1,000,000.
- August-October - The 2006 Southeast Asian haze. Malaysia was also affected in this phenomenon.
- 27 October - A six-coach LRT train which came in from Ampang overshoots the end of the elevated tracks at Sentul Timur station, resulting in the front half of the first coach dangling in the air about 25m above the ground.
- November - Heavy showers hit Peninsular Malaysia continuously every day. This is most probably due to the monsoon season.
- 4 November - The South Johor Economic Region (SJER) was officially named as Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar (Iskandar Development Region).
- 7 November - The KLCI passes the 1,000 mark hurdle. It was the first time since 2000 that the KLCI has ever done so.
- 12 November - The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Penang Second Bridge in Penang.
- 13 December - Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu will replace Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- December - The official launch of MEASAT III.
National Day
Main theme
Keranamu Malaysia (Misi Nasional Penjana Wawasan)
National Day Parade
Sports
- KL06 FESPIC Games
Births
Deaths
- Rosiah Chik — Malay singer
- Fadzil Ahmad — King of Gambus Malaysia
- R. Letchumanan — Malaysian strongest man
- Hani Mohsin — Celebrity and the host of the TV gameshow Wheel of Fortune Malaysia version Roda Impian
- Ven. K Sri Dhammananda formerly known as Samuel Dass — Malaysian Buddhist chief monk
- Tan Sri Mohd Khir Johari — Former Minister of Education
- Ali Khan Shamsudin - Malaysian "Snake King"
See also
Categories
2006 in Malaysia and Singapore | Years in Malaysia