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The most widespread holiday is the "Hari Kebangsaan" (National Day), otherwise known as "Hari Merdeka" (Independence Day) on 31 August commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya. This, as well as Labour Day (1 May), the King's birthday (First Monday of June) and some other festivals are major national public holidays. Federal ...
National public holiday between 1953 and 1962 and reinforced since 1971. March/April Easter / Resurrection Sunday: Hari Paskah National public holiday since 2024. Kebangkitan Yesus Kristus 1 May Labour Day: Hari Buruh Internasional National public holiday between 1953 and 1967 and reinforced since 2014. May/June Ascension Day: Kenaikan Yesus ...
Federal Territory Day (Malay: Hari Wilayah Persekutuan) is a territorial public holiday observed annually on 1 February by the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya in Malaysia. The date marks the anniversary of the transfer of Kuala Lumpur from the state of Selangor to the federal government , which occurred on 1 February 1974.
Independence Day (Malay: Hari Merdeka), also known as National Day (Hari Kebangsaan), is the independence day of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It commemorates the Malayan Declaration of Independence of 31 August 1957, and is defined in article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia . [ 3 ]
10 October – LQ, a Chinese national wanted for running an investment scam that took in Rp. 210 trillion ($14 billion) in his home country, is arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali. [146] [147] [148] 15 October – The National Museum of Indonesia reopens following renovations caused by a massive fire in September 2023. [149]
Prior to 2010, Malaysia Day was observed as a state public holiday only in Sabah and Sarawak (with subsequent unofficial commemoration anniversaries in 1993 – pearl jubilee or 30th anniversary, 1998 – coral jubilee or 35th anniversary, 2003 – ruby jubilee or 40th anniversary and the last being in 2008 – sapphire jubilee or 45th ...
July 4 – At least 39 people are sickened following a gas leak at an aircraft engineering facility in Kuala Lumpur International Airport. [25] July 6 – 2024 Sungai Bakap by-election: Abidin Ismail of Perikatan Nasional (PN) wins the seat after defeating Joohari Ariffin of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 4,267 votes and with 58.63% of ...
It is a national holiday in Mauritius and a state holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya and Selangor in Malaysia. [35] [36] It was a declared national holiday in Singapore till 1968. [37]