PUTRAJAYA April 18 – Government agreed to give one additional public holiday to facilitate the people to make appropriate plans in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said, the relief is based on the date announced on 1 Syawal by the Keeper of the Great Seal of the Kings, this Thursday. Given that the official announcement regarding the date of 1 Syawal will be made on April 20.
The government agreed to give one additional public holiday to make it easier for the people to make proper plans to return to their hometowns. If the 1st of Syawal falls on Friday, (21 April) then Monday, 24 April will be an additional general holiday based on Section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951 for Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan.
“However, if the date of 1 Syawal falls on Saturday, (22 April) then Friday, 21 April will be an additional public holiday,” he said at a press conference at Perdana Putra on Tuesday. In the meantime, he said, the state governments of Sabah and Sarawak can declare a public holiday according to the date in accordance with their respective Public Holidays Ordinance.
