Malaysia's top news stories of 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, we review the year's top news stories through a series of Instagram pictures. #MY2013Review by Victoria Brown, Michelle Tam and The Star photographers.
January
Jan 12: The People's Uprising rally
Jan 16: 6-year-old William Yau goes missing at Putra Heights
Jan 25: The dead body of little William was found at the Klang River jetty near Port Klang
Febuary
Feb 11: South Korean singer Psy rocks the stage in Penang
March
Mar 1: The Lahad Datu standoff occurred. Two Malaysian police commandos were killed and three police commandos were injured in a shootout between the Malaysian police and the Sulu intruders nicknamed "Royal Army" at the village of Tanduo near Lahad Datu, Sabah. Almost 14 Sulu intruders were killed in a shootout. An immediate curfew was imposed at Lahad Datu town.
May
May 5: Polling day and election results for the 2013 Malaysian general elections. Barisan Nasional won a majority with 133 of the 222 parliamentary seats, while Pakatan Rakyat won 89 seats
May 8: The first of 15 Himpunan Black Out (Malaysia's Post General Election Rally) organised by Pakatan Rakyat
May 12: Sir Richard Branson from Virgin group dressed as an air AirAsia stewardess after losing a bet with Tony Fernandes
June
Jun 14: Freak storms hit Penang and caused Penang's UMNO building's lightning arrester to collapse
Jun 15-26: The haze hits several parts of Peninsula Malaysia including Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor
July
Jul 18: Minion Madness began as Malaysians crowd into McDonald's restaurants nationwide to buy a minion Happy Meal
Jul 19: Alvivi charged at the Sessions Court
Jul 23: Viral pictures of SK Seri Pristana non-Muslims students eating in a changing room sparked controversy
Jul 24: Barisan Nasional candidate Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman wins the Kuala Besut by-elections
Jul 27: Crime watchdog MyWatch chairman R Sri Sanjeevan was shot repeatedly
Jul 29: AmBank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi was shot dead
August
Aug 13: Mrs Malaysia Universe Carol Lee crowned Mrs Universe 2013
Aug 21: Genting bus crash - Malaysia's deadliest road disaster
Aug 31: Malaysia's 56th Merdeka Day
September
Sep 2: Diesel and petrol price increase
Sep 3: A Bosnian national sues his ex-girlfriend for allegedly 'abusing' his sperm so she could bear a child with European genes
Sep 16: Malaysia's 50th birthday
Sep 16: Chin Peng passes away in Bangkok
October
Oct 14: The Court of Appeal decides that the Catholic Church's weekly newspaper, The Herald will not be allowed to use the word "Allah" in its Malay edition
Oct 22: 15-year old girl Ng Yuk Tim who was reported missing two days ago was found stuffed in a suitcase. The gruesome murder was dubbed the Cosplay Killing.
Oct 23: The disastrous flood in Bertam Valley, Cameron Highlands
Oct 23: A rogue security guard shot dead an AmBank employee
Oct 24: A delivery boy ran amok in Gombak and killed two people
Oct 25: Budget 2014 is revealed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
November
Nov 3: Pahang wins the Malaysia Cup, beating defending champions Kelantan
Nov 4: Sungai Limau by-election - PAS candidate Mohd Azam Abd Samad wins the by-election beating Barisan Nasional's candidate Dr Ahmad Sohaimi Lazim with a reduced majority of 1,084 votes
Nov 7: Malaysia defence contractor Leonard Glenn Francis was charged in San Diego as part of a widening bribery scandal
Nov 8: Two-year-old Freddie Joseph was kidnapped
