This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1994 , together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
The Planetarium Negara in Kuala Lumpur was officially opened on 7 February 1994.
Federal level
State level
Events
1 January – Visit Malaysia Year 1994 officially began.
1 January – Johor Bahru granted city status.[ 1]
15 January – Tun Mohamad Haniff Omar retired, after 20 years as the Inspector General of Police .
January – Construction of the Bakun Dam in Sarawak commenced.
February – Proton Saga Iswara cars are used as taxicabs in Kuala Lumpur , replacing Isuzu taxicabs.
7 February – The Planetarium Negara (National Planetarium) in Kuala Lumpur officially opened.[ 2]
1 March - RTM TV1 and TV3 began its full daytime broadcasts while TV Pendidikan began broadcasting exclusively on RTM TV2 .
8–10 April – 1994 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
26 April – Tuanku Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong .
May – The Perodua Kancil , Malaysia's first compact car launched.
13 May – Two Malaysian peacekeeper Major Ariffin Zakaria and Major Ramli Shaari were killed in action (KIA) in the former Yugoslavia .
1 June - TV3 celebrates its tenth anniversary.
19 June - TV3 revamp the channel for a new look.
Berita TV3/TV3 News revamp the channel for a new look.
The 7 O'Clock News was renamed "TV3 Evening News" and became a late news bulletin on TV3; aired daily at 22:30 MST.
June – The piling work for the Petronas Twin Towers was completed.
16 July – The Shah Alam Stadium , the biggest stadium in Malaysia, was officially opened by Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor .
31 August - biggest heist in Malaysia prepared by Mamak Gang at the Subang International Airport
September – The Rakan Muda youth program launched.[ 3]
8 September – All sections of North–South Expressway were opened to traffic.
21 October – The Al-Arqam Islamic religious movement was banned by the federal government. More than five Al-Arqam members including Ashaari Mohammad (leader of movement) were arrested under Internal Security Act (ISA) in the main camp at Kampung Sungai Penchala , Kuala Lumpur .
November – Puspakom , Malaysia's first computerized vehicle test centre, was introduced.
10 November – The Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial was officially opened.
24 November – Proton Satria , Malaysia's hatchback car, launched.
December – Internet was introduced to Malaysia for the first time.
Births
Deaths
See also
References
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.
Years in British Malaya Years in Federation of Malaya Years in Malaysia
