[SHARE] 21 Biggest News To Hit Malaysia In 2013
Yet another challenging year for Malaysia, filled with a chronology of lessons we can all learn from. Was it a good year or a bad one? You be the judge.
1) 24 Feb, #PrayForSabah: Peaceful Lahad Datu turned into a war zone when 235 Sulu armed militants intruded Lahad Datu and claimed it was theirs
2) 19 March, #TaibMahmud: Malaysians learnt the truth about Sarawak Chief Minister's corruption when the documentary 'Inside Malaysia's Shadow State' went viral
3) April, #Bubarlah: Prime Minister Najib finally dissolved the Parliament for the 13th General Election to take place
4) April, #Shootings: Almost every other week for the months to come, Malaysians read about people being shot dead, including several high profile figures
5) April, #LeeChongWei: Malaysia's 1st badminton player welcomed baby Kingston Lee, and lost to Lin Dan at the BWF Finals
6) 5 May, #GE13: Barisan Nasional won the 13th General Election with mixed feelings
8) May, #Black505: Pakatan Rakyat organised "the biggest rally in recent times" with over 120,000 people calling for re-election
10) June, #SyukurMalaysiaMasihAman: Malaysia enters international limelight for its worryingly high crime rate and soaring serious crime
11) July, #Minions: Nobody knows why, but Malaysians went bananas over Minions
12) 1 Aug, #RIPChuaBoonHuat: The nation mourned the death of the celebrated hockey player who died in a tragic accident
13) 21 Aug, #GentingBusCrash: 37 people died when a Genting bus fell off a cliff on the Karak Highway
14) 2 Sept, #PriceHike: Petrol faced the first of many price hikes. Prices of sugar, cigarettes, electricity, LRT, property and toll followed suit.
15) 1 Oct, #AGReport: Malaysians demanded for answers when the Auditor General 2012 Report exposed hundreds of millions of missing funds
16) 14 Oct, #Allah: The Catholic Church was banned from using the word 'Allah' in their publications
17) 23 Oct, #SecurityGuard: Malaysians lost their trust in security guards when an armed security guard shot dead a bank officer during a heist
18) 25 Oct, #Budget2014: Najib made a few shocking announcements during the tabling of the national budget including GST and subsidy cuts to solve the national budget deficit
19) 31 Oct, #iPhone5s: Apple stole Malaysians' heart with the release of the iPhone 5s
20) 22 Nov, #Moral: SPM candidates were surprised when the Pendidikan Moral exam format was changed without prior notice
21) 3 Dec, #Floods: Johor, Pahang, Terengganu and Kuantan were hit by seasonal floods that have killed 3