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Public holidays in Malaysia are regulated at both federal and state levels, mainly based on a list of federal holidays observed nationwide plus a few additional holidays observed by each individual state and federal territory. The public holidays are a mix of secular holidays celebrating the nation and its history, and selected traditional ...
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]
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 ...
January 12 – Azlan Zainol, Chairman of Malaysia Building Society Bhd [46] January 22 – Mahani Idris, wife of former Minister of Finance, Daim Zainuddin. [47] January 23 – Abd Rani Osman, former Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Meru. [48] January 29 – Gopal Sri Ram, former Senior Deputy Public Prosecutor. [49]
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.
Kuala Lumpur was ranked the 6th most-visited city in the world on the Mastercard Destination Cities Index in 2019. [11] Since the 1990s, the city has played host to many international sporting, political and cultural events, including the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championships, 1998 Commonwealth Games, Formula One since 1999 to 2017, Malaysian Moto GP, 2001 Southeast Asian Games, and 2017 ...
Malaysia Day commemorates the formation of Malaysia in 1963, [4] when the four entities of North Borneo, Sarawak, Singapore and Malaya federated to form Malaysia. [5] Some, especially people from East Malaysia , argue that it is illogical to celebrate 31 August 1957 as Malaysia's national day when Malaysia was only established in 1963.
Noor Hisham bin Abdullah (born Yew Ming Seong; 21 April 1963) is a Malaysian retired civil servant as well as breast and endocrine surgeon.He was the Director-General of Health and President of Malaysia Medical Council [1] from March 2013 to his retirement in April 2023.