▁June ▁– ▁The ▁new ▁A man ah ▁Sah am ▁Nas ional ▁Ber had ▁building ▁at ▁J al an ▁Tun ▁Raz ak , ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁was ▁officially ▁opened . ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁– ▁W ong ▁S we e ▁Ch in , ▁known ▁as ▁Bot ak ▁Ch in ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁h anging ▁at ▁P ud u ▁Pr ison , ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur . ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁– ▁Tun ▁Hus sein ▁On n ▁res igned ▁as ▁prime ▁minister ▁due ▁to ▁ill ▁health . ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁– ▁Tun ▁Dr ▁Mah ath ir ▁Moh am ad ▁became ▁the ▁fourth ▁Malays ian ▁prime ▁minister . ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁– ▁Tun ▁Mus a ▁Hit am ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁– ▁Work ▁Minister ▁S . ▁Sam y ▁V ell u ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁Bridge , ▁Pen ang ▁would ▁be ▁constructed ▁using ▁the ▁cable - st ay ed ▁concrete ▁gir der ▁method ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Bridge ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁steel - t ied ▁arch ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁Bridge . ▁ 9 ▁August ▁– ▁Chinese ▁Premier ▁Z ha o ▁Z iy ang ▁visited ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mah ath ir ▁Moh am ad . ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁– ▁The ▁new ▁Raj ang ▁Area ▁Security ▁Command ▁( R AS COM ) ▁headquarters ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁Sib u , ▁Sar aw ak . ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁– ▁ ▁A