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 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sook Ching | February to July 1942 | Japanese-occupied Malaya | 70,000 | Killing of ethnic Chinese populations in Malaya by the Imperial Japanese military, following similar actions in Singapore. | - | - | - | - | - |
Parit Sulong Massacre | January 23, 1942 | Johor, Japanese-occupied Malaya | Killing of Allied prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese military. | - | - | - | - | - | |
Jesselton Revolt | 9 October 1943 | Jesselton, British Borneo | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Batang Kali massacre | December 12, 1948 | Batang Kali, Malaya | 24 | Killing of villagers by counter-guerrilla British Army troops. | - | - | - | - | - |
Bukit Kepong incident | 23 February 1950 | Bukit Kepong, Muar | 25 | Killing of police, women and children by Communist party of Malaya | Memali Incident | November 19, 1985 | Kampung Memali, Baling, Malaysia | 18 | Killing of religious fanatics by Royal Malaysia Police. |