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Other events of 1968
Timeline of Malaysian history |
Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Ampuan Intan Zaharah of Terengganu
Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent)
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheh Shahabudin
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Haji Openg
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae
17 January - The Radio Malaysia and Television Malaysia service were moved from Tunku Abdul Rahman multipurpose hall at Jalan Ampang to the new building at Angkasapuri.
26 May - BERNAMA (Berita Nasional Malaysia) or Malaysian National News Agency is established.
17 June - The Communist Party of Malaya launched an ambush against security forces in the area of Kroh–Betong road not far between Pengkalan Hulu town and Malaysia-Thailand border, killing 17 members of the security forces. This event marked the start of the second armed revolt of the Communist Party of Malaya known as the Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89).
16 July - The protest about Sabah sovereign issue between Malaysia and Philippines
Ziana Zain - Malay singers and actress
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