2015 in Malaysia


The following lists events from '''2015 in Malaysia.'''

Incumbents

Federal level

State level

Tunku Sallehuddin
Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani
Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

  • 1 October – Retail prices of RON95, RON97 and diesel increased 10 sen a litre each, effective midnight. The price of RON 95 and RON 97 are increased by 10 sen to RM2.05 and RM2.45 per litre respectively and the price of diesel is up to RM1.90.
  • 1 October – The Vehicle Entry Permit has now been implemented at Johor Causeway and Malaysia–Singapore Second Crossing.
  • 5 October – The Football Association of Malaysia have been fined CHF 40,000 by FIFA and ordered to play in an own empty stadium following crowd trouble in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A qualifying match against Saudi Arabia at the Shah Alam Stadium on 8 September.
  • 9 October – Former Alor Limbat, Terengganu's state assemblyman, Alias Abdullah, was gunned down at his home in Marang after Friday prayers.
  • 9 October – Two Orang Asli school girls from Sekolah Kebangsaan Tohoi in Gua Musang, Kelantan who went missing since 23 August were found safe but in a weak condition in Sungai Emas.
  • 10 October – Hari Sukan Negara is held nationwide for the first time.
  • 13 October – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • * Dutch authorities have officially confirmed that crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile fired from eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
  • 14 October – The OKU disabled teenager, Muhammad Firdaus Dullah, who was found neglected and extremely malnourished at a unit of Taman Semarak Flats in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan last year, has died. He was 16 years old.
  • 14 October – Six family members were killed when their car skidded and collided with a trailer parked on the emergency lane at KM 258.8 of the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 near the Perasing rest and service area in Kemaman, Terengganu.
  • 14 October – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • * Russia has appealed to the International Civil Aviation Organization to open a new probe into last year's downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine.
  • 23 October – The 2016 Federal Budget highlights
  • * 2016 budget allocates total RM267.2 billion, an increase from a revised allocation of 260.7 billion for 2015. The initial allocation for 2015 was 273.9 billion.
  • * For 2016, federal government revenue collection is projected at RM225.7 billion, up RM3.2 billion from 2015.
  • * RM41.3 billion allocated to improve education.
  • * Defence Ministry allocated RM17.1 billion.
  • * Allocation of RM30.1 billion for development projects, RM5.2 billion for security, social development gets RM13.1 billion.
  • * Government allocates RM1.2 billion to the tourism industry.
  • * Majlis Amanah Rakyat, an agency to facilitate the development of ethnic Malays and other indigenous Malaysians, allocated RM3.7 billion.
  • * Affordable housing projects allocated RM1.6 billion, to be spent building 175,000 houses.
  • * RM900 million allocated to resolve Kuala Lumpur traffic congestion.
  • * Telecommunications infrastructure allocated RM1.2 billion.
  • * RM1.4 billion earmarked for development of rural roads nationwide. The Pan Borneo Highway to be toll free.
  • * Government to improve infrastructure in rural areas, including building houses and water supply.
  • * RM5.3 billion allocated to modernize agricultural sector.
  • * RM515 million allocated to improve electricity supply in Sabah state.
  • * Pengerang oil project to receive RM18 billion in 2016.
  • * Increased from RM900 per month to RM1,000 in peninsular Malaysia.
  • * Current account surplus in 2016 to be down more than half to RM11.3 billion from RM23.4 billion this year and RM47.3 billion in 2014.
  • * Economic growth forecasts at 4.0–5.0 percent for 2016, compared with 4.5–5.0 percent this year.
  • * Fiscal deficit for 2016 reduced to 3.1 percent of gross domestic product, down from 3.2 percent in 2015 and 3.4 percent last year.
  • * Exports forecast to rebound 1.4 percent in 2016 after a 0.7 percent fall this year.
  • * Inflation seen at 2.0–3.0 percent in 2016, against 2.0–2.5 percent this year.
  • * Government debt limit to remain at 55 percent of GDP in 2016, forecasting a ratio of 54.0 percent this year and slightly up from 52.7 percent in 2014.
  • * Oil and gas related revenues seen at 14.1 percent of total revenue in 2016, down from 19.7 percent in 2015.
  • * Goods and Services Tax expected to raise 39 billion next year, against RM27 billion collected in the first eight months of 2015.
  • * Subsidy allocations seen falling slightly to RM26.1 billion from RM26.2 billion this year.
  • 23–25 October – The Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix celebrates its 25th anniversary.
  • 27 October - Prime Minister Najib Razak has filed a suit against former MCA President Ling Liong Sik for allegedly defaming him.
  • 30 October – An Indian national, Shabir Ahmad Khan who slapped the second imam of Masjid Negara (National Mosque) during Friday prayers last month was fined RM12,000 or three months' jail by the Magistrate's Court.
  • 31 October – Official opening of the Rapid KL LRT's Sri Petaling Line extension phase 1 from Seri Petaling to Kinrara BK5
  • 31 October – Johor Darul Takzim FC, the only football club from Malaysia wins the 2015 AFC Cup for the first time after beating FC Istiklol of Tajikistan 1–0 in the final at Dushanbe. Johor state government declared public holiday on 1 November following the JDT's victory.

November

December

National Day and Malaysia Day

National Day theme

'''Malaysia, Sehati Sejiwa'''

National Day parade

'''Independence Square, Kuala Lumpur'''

Malaysia Day celebration

'''Merdeka Square, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah'''

Sports

Deaths