2008 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2008, together with the deaths of notable Malaysians.

2008
in
Malaysia

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2008
History of Malaysia   Timeline   Years

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

State level

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • 1 August A lorry carrying boulders crashed into six vehicles at the East–West Link Expressway, in Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, killing two and seriously injuring six.[50]
  • 3 August The Kepong flyover on the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 was closed to all traffic after cracks appeared on pillar 28. This was the third time the 1.7 km MRR2 Kepong flyover was closed because of cracks.[51]
  • 7 August PKR advisor, Anwar Ibrahim was freed on bail after pleading innocent to a sodomy charge.[52]
  • 8–24 August Malaysia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. On August 17, Malaysian badminton player, Lee Chong Wei, won a silver medal at these Games. This was the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that Malaysia won a medal at an Olympic Games.[53]
  • 20 August The MISC vessel registered as MT Bunga Melati Dua was hijacked by a group of armed pirates in the Gulf of Aden, between Yemen and Somalia. There were 29 Malaysian nationals and 10 Philippine nationals on board when the incident occurred.[54]
  • 22 August Lakshman is born.
  • 23 August The petrol and diesel price dropped by eight sen and 22 sen respectively. The price of RON97 petrol reduced by 15 sen to RM2.55 a litre from RM2.70, while RON92 cost 22 sen less at RM2.40 a litre from RM2.62 a litre.
  • 26 August The Permatang Pauh by-election took place. PKR candidate, Anwar Ibrahim won in this election with a total majority of 15,671 votes beating BN candidate Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah.[55]
  • 27 August Malaysian national badminton coach Misbun Sidek was conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) award, which carries the title Datuk by the Malacca state governor (Yang di-Pertua Negeri) Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob.[56]
  • 28 August Malaysian badminton player, Lee Chong Wei was conferred the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) award, which carries the title Datuk by the Penang state governor (Yang di-Pertua Negeri) Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas.[57]
  • 29 August At 9.50 pm another MISC tanker ship registered as MT Bunga Melati Lima was hijacked in international waters off the coast of Yemen.[58]
  • 29 August Budget 2009. Themed as the "Caring Budget", it had three specific strategies to ensure the well being of Malaysians, developing quality human capital and strengthening the nation's resilience.[59]
  • 31 August The closing ceremony of Visit Malaysia 2007.

September

October

November

December

Full date unknown

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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