KUALA LUMPUR: Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), Tan Sri Ali Hamsa today announced that May 10 (Thursday) and May 11 (Friday) will be declared additional public holidays for the whole country in conjunction with the 14th General Election (GE14).
According to the KSN, for states observing Friday and Saturday as the weekend holidays, then Sunday, May 13 will be the additional public holiday.
“The declaration of the public holiday is made based on Section 8 of the Public Holidays Act 1951 for Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan,” according to a statement here today.
For Sabah and Sarawak, the state governments must declare additional public holidays on those dates according to their respective Public Holidays Ordinance. -Bernama