[4] Born in Kuala Lumpur in 1981,[2] Suppiah first played for Malaysia in the annual Saudara Cup match against Singapore in September 1997.
[5] He made his List A debut the month after that, playing for Malaysia in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day tournament, against Pakistan International Airlines and Lahore City.
[5] He started 2004 with two matches for a Malaysia Cricket Association Invitation XI against England A and the Stan Nagaiah Trophy[5] before making his first-class debut against Nepal in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
[8] He finished the year with an ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament match against Hong Kong.
[5] He has been a regular member of the Malaysian side since 2005, playing ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Hong Kong, and Nepal; ACC Premier League matches against Hong Kong, Nepal and the UAE; the 2006 ACC Trophy, in addition to the annual Saudara Cup and Stan Nagaiah Trophy matches, though he missed the Saudara Cup in 2006 and the Stan Nagaiah Trophy was not played in 2007.