2024

Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor ascended as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on 31 January 2024, marking a significant transition in the nation's elective monarchy system.

On February 2, 2024, Malaysia's Pardons Board granted a partial pardon to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, halving his 12-year prison sentence to six years and reducing his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million in connection with his conviction for misappropriating funds from SRC International, a subsidiary of the 1MDB fund.

A tragic mid-air collision between two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters during a rehearsal for the navy's 90th anniversary parade, resulting in the deaths of all ten personnel on board and highlighting risks in military aviation operations.

The 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack was a violent incident on 17 May 2024 in Johor, Malaysia, where a lone suspect killed two police officers and injured another before being fatally shot.

The Malaysian diesel subsidy rationalisation of 2024 marked a pivotal step in the country's ongoing efforts to reform its fuel subsidy system, shifting from broad-based support to targeted assistance for vulnerable groups.

In July 2024, the United States announced agreements targeting additional assets linked to the 1MDB scandal, including Picasso artworks and funds in Swiss accounts, for repatriation to Malaysia.

On 28 July 2024, Malaysia formally applied to join BRICS, a bloc of emerging economies, and was granted partner state status at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, from 22 to 24 October 2024, enhancing its role in global South cooperation.

In December 2024, the Malaysian government approved a renewed underwater search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing since 2014, in collaboration with Ocean Infinity on a 'no find, no fee' basis targeting a 15,000-square-kilometer area in the southern Indian Ocean.