1985_in_Malaysia

1985 in Malaysia

28 years of the nationhood

KOMTAR building, Penang.

Proton Saga, the first national cars

Incumbents

1 January - The Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, (KOMTAR) in Penang, the tallest building in Southeast Asia is officially opened.
April - The first Made in Malaysia campaign (Belilah Barangan Buatan Malaysia) is launched.
8 July - The new Tabung Haji building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur is officially opened.
10 July - The first Malaysian national cars Proton Saga is launched.
2 August - Official opening of the Penang Bridge by the fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. He drove across the bridge in a red Proton Saga (a national car), carrying the national flag to officiate the opening ceremony.
31 August - The Proclamation of Independence Memorial (formerly The Malacca Club) in Malacca Town, Malacca is officially opened.
2 September - The Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Malaysia's first convention and exhibition centre is officially opened and the 1985 UMNO General Assembly is held in Dewan Merdeka, PWTC for the first time.
9 September - The Penang Bridge is officially opened to traffic.
11 September - Sultan Azlan Shah is installed as the 34th Sultan of Perak.
21 November - The Memali Incident occurred in Kedah. 14 civilians and four policemen are killed.

Nasionalisme Teras Perpaduan

Tan Sri Runme Shaw — Owner of Shaw Brothers
Tun Sardon Jubir — Former Minister of Works and Communications and Penang state Yang di-Pertua Negeri

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