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2006 in Malaysia is the 49th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

Standing at 42.7 meter (140.09 ft) high, the world's tallest statue of Murugan, a Hindu deity, is located outside Batu Caves, near the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The congestion at Kepong Flyover slip roads when the flyover is closed to the traffic
KLIA's Low Cost Carrier Terminal
The business district of Kuala Lumpur in the evening of September 29, 2006 during 2006 Southeast Asian haze. Menara Kuala Lumpur was barely visible. The average API for that day was in between 70 and 80.
Image of MEASAT-3 orbiting over Malaysia
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Incumbents

Federal level

State level

Events

January

February

  • 4 February - The Kepong Flyover on the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) is closed to traffic for repairing works and reopened to traffic on 8 December 2006.

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • 12 August - The official flag and anthem for Federal Territory was launched.
  • 21 August - Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza marries Datuk Khalid Mohd Jiwa (Datuk K).

September

October

November

  • November - Heavy showers hit Peninsular Malaysia continuously every day for several weeks. This was unusually heavy even for the Malaysian rainy season.
  • 4 November - The South Johor Economic Region (SJER) was officially named as Iskandar Development Region
  • 7 November - The KLCI passes the 1,000 mark hurdle. It was the first time since 2000 that the KLCI has ever done so.
  • 12 November - The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Penang Second Bridge in Penang.
  • 20 November - A microchips worth millions of ringgit were stolen from the Air Cargo Complex in Batu Maung, Penang.

December

National Day

Main theme

Keranamu Malaysia (Misi Nasional Penjana Wawasan)

National Day Parade

Sports

  • KL06 FESPIC Games

Births

  • Muhammad Naufal Firdaus bin Shahrul Nizam — Malaysian- Bandar Setia Alam

Deaths

  • Rosiah Chik — Malay singer
  • Fadzil Ahmad — King of Gambus Malaysia
  • S. Jibeng — Malay singer
  • Tan Sri Ahmad Noordin Zakaria — Former Auditor-General
  • Dato' Dr S.K. Dharmalingam — First oncologist and president of the National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM)
  • Tun Abdullah Salleh — Former Secretary Chief and founder of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • Puan Sri Rosaline Yeoh — Former model, Hong Kong television personality and wife of the YTL Corporation chairman Tan Sri Francis Yeoh
  • Hani Mohsin — Celebrity and the host of the TV gameshow Wheel of Fortune Malaysia version Roda Impian
  • Rashid Maidin — Senior leader of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM)
  • Ven. K Sri Dhammananda formerly known as Samuel Dass — Malaysian Buddhist chief monk
  • Tan Sri Kontek Kamariah Ahmad — First women in the co-operative movement, education and politics
  • Tan Sri Dr B.C. Sekhtar — Rubber research icon
  • Tan Sri Mohamed Khir Johari — Former Minister of Education
  • Norsehah Abu Bakar (Seha) — Host of the music TV show Muzik TV
  • Ali Khan Shamsudin — Malaysian "Snake King"
  • Tengku Paris Tengku Razlan — state assemblymen for Batu Talam, Pahang.

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