List of massacres in Malaysia

The following are a list of massacres that have occurred in Malaysia and its predecessors:

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Parit Sulong Massacre January 23, 1942 Johor, Japanese-occupied Malaya Killing of Allied prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese military.
Sook Ching February to March 1942 Japanese-occupied Malaya 70,000 Killing of ethnic Chinese populations in Malaya by the Imperial Japanese military, following similar actions in Singapore.
Jesselton Revolt October 9, 1943 Jesselton, British Borneo
Batang Kali massacre December 12, 1948 Batang Kali, Malaya 24 Killing of villagers (alleged to be communist sympathisers) by counter-guerrilla British Army troops.
Bukit Kepong incident February 23, 1950 Bukit Kepong, Muar 25 Killing of police, women and children by Communist party of Malaya
Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 hijacking December 4, 1977 Tanjung Kupang 100 Hijacking of a Malaysian plane, possibly by the Japanese Red Army.
Memali Incident November 19, 1985 Kampung Memali, Baling,
Malaysia		 18 Killing of Islamists by the Royal Malaysia Police.

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