page_title: 2016 in Malaysia
section_title: April
hierarchical_section_title: 2016 in Malaysia / Events / April
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Dr Zakir Naik - Dr Zakir Naik in Maldives.
context_page_description: Events in 2016 in Malaysia.
context_section_description: 1 April – The RON95 increased at RM1.70 per litre (10 sen higher from the current price) while RON97 increased at RM2.05 (10 sen higher).
  1 April – The Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) celebrates its 70th anniversary.
  1 April – Four crewmen from a Malaysian boat are kidnapped by armed Filipino gunmen near Ligitan Island off Semporna in the east coast of Sabah.
  2 April – Former Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad arrived the anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) rally organised by Pakatan Harapan which also demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
  3 April – Malaysian Moto3 rookie rider, Khairul Idham Pawi wins the Moto3 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix. It is the first Malaysian to win podium in the world motorcycle championship.
  4 April – A total of 77 schools in three districts in Sabah are closed due to the haze.
  5 April – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice president and also Pandan Member of Parliament, Rafizi Ramli was arrested in front of the Parliament House for the alleged wrongful communication of classified documents. He was arrested under Section 8 of the Official Secrets Acts (OSA), which relates to wrongful communication of an official secret.
  7 April – The giant baby panda which was born in Zoo Negara seven months ago is named "Nuan Nuan" (friendly).
  9 April – Rayani Air suspended its operations temporarily in order to restructure the airline's management.
  11 April – All 259 schools in Perlis, as well as the districts of Jerantut and Temerloh in Pahang, have been ordered by the Ministry of Education to close for a day due to extreme hot weather.
  11 April – Police barred Indian Muslim preacher, Zakir Naik from giving a lecture at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) in Ayer Keroh, Malacca on 17 April. However, he will be allowed to go on as the topic has been changed.
  15 April – Nearly 40,000 people attended an Indian Muslim preacher, Zakir Naik's final lecture in Padang Astaka, Kemaman, Terengganu. Meanwhile, a Christian girl, Wu Nina Grace converted to Islam after attending Zakar's final lecture in Padang Astaka.
  16 April – Nearly 30,000 people attended an Indian Muslim preacher, Zakir Naik's lecture at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
  17 April – More than 20,000 people thronged the main hall of the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) in Ayer Keroh, Malacca to listen to Zakir Naik entitled 'Islam - Problems and Solutions to Humanity'.
  22 April – TV9 celebrates its 10th anniversary.
  23 April – Sarawak Chief Minister, Adenan Satem declares Sarawak Day as a public holiday for the state on 22 July.
  25 April – The Sultan was revoked 'Datuk Seri' title for Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman.
  27 April – Senior deputy Bank Negara Malaysia governor Muhammad bin Ibrahim has been appointed as a governor of the nation's central bank replacing Zeti Akhtar Aziz effective on 1 May.
  28 April – High jumper, Nauraj Singh Randhawa shattered the national record to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after winning gold at the Singapore Open.
caption: Zakir Naik, an Indian Muslim preacher.
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