19 January – The Visit Malaysia 2013–2014 campaign is officially launched.
21 January – After hundreds of workers are taken hostage in an attack at a gas facility near In Aménas, Algeria, a subsequent raid by Algerian forces results in dozens of fatalities, including two Malaysians.
25 January – A six-year-old boy, William Yau Zhen Zhong from Putra Heights, Selangor who went missing last week, was found dead at the Klang River jetty near Port Klang.
28 February – The bridge of the Bandar Nusaputra Interchange at the Putrajaya Link, a part of the North–South Expressway Central Link and still under construction, collapses due to water pipe leakage. No casualties or injuries were reported.
Soldiers pay their respects to Private Ahmad Hurairah Bin Ismail who was killed in the line of duty during Operation Daulat in Lahad Datu and Private Ahmad Farhan Bin Ruslan, for being wildly inappropriate from Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu at Subang AFB.The Breitling Jet Team
1 March – Lahad Datu standoff: Two Malaysian police commandos were killed and three police commandos were injured in a shootout between the Malaysian police and the Sulu intruders at the village of Tanduo near Lahad Datu, Sabah. Almost 14 Sulu intruders were killed in a shootout. An immediate curfew was imposed at Lahad Datu town.
3 March – Lahad Datu standoff: Five Malaysian policeman were killed in an ambush by the Sulu intruders at the village of Simulu, Semporna, Sabah.
A formation consisting of six BAE Hawks and three F/A-18D Hornets from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) launched an airstrike against the Sulu intruders at Kampung Tanduo. No military casualties are reported in the "Ops Daulat" operation.
11 March – Lahad Datu standoff:Tanduo declared clean. 97 militants were captured in the "Ops Daulat" operation.
12 March – Lahad Datu standoff: Three Sulu militants were killed and one Malaysian Army soldier, Private Ahmad Hurairah Ismail from the 7th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment was killed in a shootout in Sungai Nyamuk near Lahad Datu during the "Ops Daulat" operation. He was the first soldier to be killed in action. Meanwhile, another soldier of the Royal Malay Regiment, Ahmad Farhan Ruslan was killed in a road crash near Semporna, Sabah.
27 March – Lahad Datu standoff: The village of Tanduo near Lahad Datu, Sabah, the site of the Sulu militants invasion will be evacuated and the villagers will be relocated to new settlements nearby.
20 April – The 2013 Malaysian general elections: The Nominations for candidates. For the first time in Malaysian electoral history, all seats will be contested and no candidate won a seat unopposed, with some candidates facing as many as six opponents.
20 April – The final closure of the cable stayed bridge at the main navigational span of the Penang Second Bridge has been completed.
26 April – The Royal Malaysian Customs second deputy director-general, Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim was shot dead near a traffic light near the Putrajaya police station.
21 May – Six FELDA settlers' children conquered Mount Everest for the first time.
23 May – Former lawyer N. Pathmanabhan, 43, and farm hands T. Thilaiyalagan, 21, R. Matan, 22 and R. Kathavarayan, 33, are guilty of murdering Sosilawati and her aides at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjung Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, between 8.30 pm and 9.45 pm on August 30, 2010.
23–26 May – The biggest youth festival Festival Belia Putrajaya 2013 is held in Putrajaya.
6 June – A ramp leading to the still under construction Penang Second Bridge at Batu Maung interchange collapsed, burying a car and two motorcycles under the debris. One person was killed in the incident.
13 June – Freak storms hit Penang. Several damages had also been reported at George Town including Penang's UMNO Building.
15 June – The Proton Saga SV is launched. The car price for the Proton Saga has now reduced from RM 38,895 to RM 33,438.
20 June – All 211 schools in Muar District in Johor were ordered to close after the Air Pollutant Index (API) reached a hazardous level of 383.
22 June – At 4 pm, the Air Pollutant Index (API) in Muar, Johor reaches 453.
22 June – PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa was arrested by police in Pandan just as he was making his way to Black 505 rally in Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur.
23 June – A state of emergency had been declared in Muar and Ledang District in Johor, due to the API level reaching a record high of 750. The state of emergency was lifted two days later.
27 June – A power blackout occurred at mostly parts of Sarawak state.
1 July – Sgt Arthur Alber Walter, a former police officer during Malayan Emergency was given a hero's parade at Sungai Siput, Perak. He was honour in the presence of Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah and Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
3 July – Three Myanmar construction workers were killed while others injured in a landslide at a construction site in Taman Sierra, Ukay Perdana near Ulu Klang, Selangor.
24 July – The Kuala Besut by-election, 2013. Barisan Nasional candidate Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman wins by-elections with 8,288 votes, beating Pas candidate Azlan Yusof with 5,696 votes, by a handy 2,592 vote majority.
29 July – Jacky Ng Kiat Kee, Malaysian's national basketball player died in heart attack while representing the country in an invitational tournament in China.
30 July – The speed limit on federal and state roads has reduced from 90 to 80 km/h during festive seasons only.
5 August – Eight of the 10 members of the Kumpulan Panji Hitam or East Empire of Langkasuka Nusantara deviant group were arrested for attempting to enter Istana Negara palace compound.
28 August – Five people of a family were killed in a MPV crash at Tangkak–Muar road in Ledang, Johor.
28 August – Former South African President, Nelson Mandela is the first recipient of the Lifetime Campaigner for Peace and Freedom of the Mahathir Award for Global Peace. South Africa's current president, Jacob Zuma, received the award from Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on behalf of Mandela in Putrajaya. At the same event, Najib also presented the Lifetime Campaigner for Global Peace Award to former prime minister Mahathir Mohamed.
29 August – "Negaraku" national anthem is playing at cinemas for the first time.
2 September – The prices for Diesel fuel increased by 20 cents from RM 1.80 to RM 2.00 and petrol RON 95 increased by 20 cents from RM 1.90 to RM 2.10 began on 3 September.
6 September – The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013–2025 is unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister and also the Minister of Educations, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
9–11 September – The PSKLM International Expressways Conference and Exhibition (PIECE 2013) were held at Persada Johor, Johor Bahru, Johor.
11 September – A four-vehicle pile-up involving two express buses, a trailer and a car held up traffic for two hours at kilometre 31.5 of the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway heading towards Kuala Lumpur. Thirteen people, including a couple in the car, were injured in the accident.
12 September – KRU Studios' most expensive film ever, Vikingdom, is now released in cinemas.
13–15 September – The Putrajaya International Fireworks Competition 2013 is held in Putrajaya.
22 September – Malaysian Moto2 rider Hafizh Syahrin wins the race in the Round Five of the CEV Repsol Championship in Navarra, Spain. He is the first Malaysian winner of an international Moto2 class race.
22 September – A marshal was killed in a freak accident ahead of Round Three of the Malaysian Super Series motorcycle race at the Sepang International Circuit while the rider, Mohd Izzat Mohd Abdul Hakim, 17, suffers internal bleeding and is transferred from the Putrajaya Hospital to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital and died 3 days later.
26 September – Former Kedah Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak died at 11.10 am in the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Star. His body was laid to rest next to the grave of former PAS president Fadzil Noor at Muasasah Darul Ulum in Pokok Sena.
October
1 October – Four people died, two in critical condition and about 60 others have been warded food poisoning after eat the chicken dish in a wedding banquet at Tanjung Dawai, Kedah.
2 October – The Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) secondary school examinations were held for the last time before being replaced by the Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3) examination next year.
10 October – A co-pilot and a passenger were killed while four others were injured after a Twin Otter aircraft belonging to MASWings, crashed while attempting to land from Kudat Airport, Sabah.
14 October – The Court of Appeal decides that the Catholic Church's weekly newspaper, The Herald will not allow to use the word "Allah" in its Malay Language section to refer to God.
22 October – A 15-year-old girl Ng Yuk Tim who was reported missing two days ago was found stuffed in a suitcase in Jalan Kebun Nenas, Shah Alam, Selangor.
23 October – A security guard shot dead a bank operations officer, Norazita Abu Talib in a robbery at the Ambank branch in USJ Sentral, Subang Jaya, Selangor.
24 October – The first batch of the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) personnel were sent to Lebanon for UNIFIL mission.
24 October – A delivery boy ran amok in Gombak, Selangor. Two people including a student were killed and two others injured.
25 October – 2014 Budget highlights: The Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BRIM) cash for those with a monthly income of below RM3,000 and single individuals aged 21 and above with income not exceeding RM2,000 a month increased from RM500 to RM650. Sugar subsidy is abolished and a GST tax of six percent starting on April 1, 2015
3 November – Pahang wins Malaysia Cup for the first time since 21 years after beating Kelantan 1–0 in the final
4 November – Sungai Limau by-election, 2013. PAS candidates Mohd Azam Abd Samad wins this by-elections beating Barisan Nasional's candidates Dr Ahmad Sohaimi Lazim with a reduced majority of 1,084 votes.
5 November – Over 470,395 candidates sat for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2013 at 3,616 examination centres throughout the country beginning today until Dec 5. During the examination, three candidates died in ongoing examination.
8 November – Part of Pasar Borong Selangor complex structures in Serdang, Selangor collapsed, leaving several people reportedly injured
9 November – The two-year-old son of a British expatriate Freddie Joseph who was kidnapped at their home yesterday was founded in Titiwangsa lake park.
9 November – Five Form Two girls were slapped with slippers by a teacher after they had apparently been noisy in the library when undergoing SPM examination in Bidor, Perak.
10 November – The security guard who had shot dead an AmBank employee in Subang Jaya in a murder/robbery case last month, was captured in Tanjung Belungkor, Johor while the shotgun weapon that killed him was found in Jalan Subang, Persiaran Penaga, 500m from the crime scene. The suspect's name is Laode Ardina Laode Rasila from Sulawesi, Indonesia.
10 November – The enforcement head of the Pahang Islamic Religious Department (Jabatan Agama Islam Pahang) (JAIP), Ahmad Rafli Abdul Malek, was shot dead at his house in Indera Mahkota 2 at Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang.
11 November – Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Wanita Umno chief has withdrawn her RM100mil defamation suit against PKR strategic director Mohd Rafizi Ramli and its Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin over a statement involving the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) issue.
15 November – A Taiwanese tourist was shot dead and his wife is believed to have been kidnapped when gunmen raided a resort in Pulau Pom Pom in Semporna in the east coast of Sabah.
Prime MinisterDato Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak on his Twitter expressing that "Mandela lives on in the spirit of every human that believes in democracy and freedom. Thank you for your legacy, Madiba".[2]
Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad also expressed that "Truly a great leader with incredible fortitude and unflinching dedication to the cause of social justice. He was a forgiving person. He bore no animosity towards those who had imprisoned him and all he cared about was reconciliation and the sharing of his country’s wealth and opportunities between blacks and whites. Few in the world have exhibited this kind of magnanimity. Whenever I am asked who I admire most among the leaders I have met I have no hesitation in naming Nelson Mandela". Mahathir said the death of his friend was received with great sadness and a deep sense of loss. "His passing is a great personal loss to me and to all African people".[3]
Two cabinet ministers, Minister of Federal Territories, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Maximus Ongkili represents the Malaysian government at the memorial service of the former South African president Nelson Mandela in FNB Stadium, Johannesburg while Dr Mahathir attends the Mandela's funeral in Union Buildings, Pretoria.[4][5]
12 December – Two pilots and six Petronas Carigali workers survived after their helicopter crashed into the sea off Miri while en route to an offshore platform in Sarawak.
19 December – The Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) secondary school examinations results is the last time before being replaced by the Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah Menengah Rendah (PBSMR) examinations next year. There is a 0.41 per cent increase or 30,988 students scoring straight As in this and last year's PMR results.
30 December – Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak announced 11 measures to slash public sector expenditure beginning Jan 1, 2014, one of which is the reduction by 10 per cent of the entertainment allowance of ministers and deputy ministers.
31 December – Thousands of protesters comprising mostly tertiary students rallied against the rising cost of living near Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. The New Year's Eve concert at the Merdeka Square had to be called off about 30 minutes before the countdown as protesters broke through the police cordon to seize the stage.
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.