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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.
The Special Region of Jakarta Act [1] (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Provinsi Daerah Khusus Jakarta) is a law that declares that Jakarta is no longer the capital of Indonesia. Initially, it was expected that Nusantara would officially become Indonesia's new capital beginning on 25 April 2024, but it has since been halted, with Jakarta still being ...
The installation of Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong took place on 20 July 2024, [1] a few months after Ibrahim ascended the throne on 31 January 2024 at Balairung Seri, Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur. During the ceremony, the new Agong recited his Oath of Installation and gave his first speech from the Throne.
The Zuhr prayer [a] (also transliterated as Dhuhr, Duhr, Thuhr [1] or Luhar [citation needed]) is one of the five daily mandatory Islamic prayers (salah).It is observed after Fajr and before Asr prayers, between the zenith of noon and sunset, and contains 4 rak'a (units).
Malaysia Day (Malay: Hari Malaysia; Jawi: هاري مليسيا ) is a public holiday held on 16 September every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on that date in 1963. This event saw Malaya, North Borneo (which was renamed Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore unite into a single state.
The Malaysian Charity Shield was first held in 1985, contested between Selangor and Pahang, with Selangor becoming the first winner after winning the match 2–1. [2] [3] The cup format has changed when during early days it was contested by the previous year winners of the Malaysia FA Cup against the Malaysia Cup winners, and only in recent years it has changed to be contested between the last ...
Sultan of Selangor (سلطان سلاڠور) is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia who is the head of state and head of the Islamic religion in Selangor. [1] The current monarch, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the throne on the death of his father, on 22 November 2001.
The world's largest pewter tankard, recognized by the Guinness Book of Records, was made by Royal Selangor in 1985 to commemorate its centenary. Displayed at Royal Selangor headquarters in Setapak, it is 1.987 metres tall, weighs 1,557 kg and has a capacity of 2,796 litres.