[1] In 2001, netball was sufficiently popular in South East Asia for it to be included in the 21st Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.

[2] Malaysia had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships in Colombo in 2001.

[4] Petronas, the national oil company, has been a major sponsor of netball in the country.

This type of sponsorship was encouraged by the government as part of the Rakan Sukan programme.

[5] Important netball competitions held in Malaysia include: The top performances for the Malaysia national netball team include: As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number nineteenth in the world.