PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN MALAYSIA FOR YEAR 2018 – National …

1 GI / 20 / 2017 August 28, 2017 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN MALAYSIA FOR YEAR 2018 National and State (Announced by Cabinet Division, Prime Minister s Department) Occasion [N = National Holiday] [S = State Holiday] Date Day FT KL FT Labuan FT Putrajaya Johor Kedah Kelantan Melaka N. Sembilan Pahang Perak Perlis Penang Sabah Sarawak Selangor Terengganu January New Year 1 Mon S S S S S S S S S S S Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar s Birthday 14 Sun S Sultan of Kedah s Birthday 21 Sun S Thaipusam 31 Wed S S S S S S S February Federal Territory (FT) Day 1 Thu S S S Chinese New Year 16 Fri N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Chinese New Year (2nd day)

2 17 Sat N N N N N S N N N N N N N N N S March Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Terengganu 4 Sun S Sultan of Johor s Birthday 23 Fri S Good Friday 30 Fri S S April Israk and Mikraj 14 Sat S S S Declaration of Melaka as Historical City 15 Sun S Sultan of Terengganu s Birthday 26 Thu S May Workers Day 1 Tue N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Pahang Hol Day 7 Mon S Awal Ramadan * 17 Thu S S S Tuanku Raja of Perlis Birthday 17 Thu S Wesak Day 29 Tue N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Harvest Festival 30 Wed S S Harvest Festival 31 Thu S S June Gawai Dayak Festival 1 Fri S Gawai Dayak Festival 2 Sat S Nuzul Al-Quran 2 Sat S S S S S S S S S S Hari Raya Puasa * 15 Fri N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Hari Raya Puasa * (2nd day)

3 16 Sat N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Occasion [N = National Holiday] [S = State Holiday] Date Day FT KL FT Labuan FT Putrajaya Johor Kedah Kelantan Melaka N. Sembilan Pahang Perak Perlis Penang Sabah Sarawak Selangor Terengganu July Anniversary of Declaration of Penang as a World Heritage Site 7 Sat S Penang Yang di-Pertua s Birthday 14 Sat S Sarawak Independence Day 22 Sun S August Hari Raya Qurban * 22 Wed N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Hari Raya Qurban * (2nd day) 23 Thu S N S N National Day 31 Fri N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N September Sarawak Yang di-Pertua s Birthday 9 Sun S SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong s Birthday 9 Sun N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Awal Muharam (Maal Hijrah)

4 11 Tue N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N MALAYSIA Day 16 Sun N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N October Sabah Yang di-Pertua s Birthday 6 Sat S Melaka Yang di-Pertua s Birthday 12 Fri S Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Hol Day 15 Mon S Sultan of Pahang s Birthday 24 Wed S November Sultan of Perak s Birthday 2 Fri S Deepavali * 6 Tue N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Sultan of Kelantan s Birthday 11 Sun S Sultan of Kelantan s Birthday 12 Mon S Nabi Muhammad s Birthday 20 Tue N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N December Sultan of Selangor s Birthday 11 Tue S Christmas 25 Tue N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N * Subject to change NOTE: 1.

5 Where a holiday falls on a weekly rest day (Friday or Sunday as applicable), the following day is substituted as a PUBLIC Holiday and if such following day is also a PUBLIC Holiday, then the next day following it shall be a PUBLIC Holiday. 2. Where a PUBLIC Holiday falls on another PUBLIC Holiday, the following day is substituted as a PUBLIC Holiday. ENQUIRIES: Contact Puan Kamsiah A Rahim from the Business Environment Division, FMM Head Office at Tel: 03-6286 7200, Fax: 03-6274 1266 / 7288 or E-mail: Hema Thiruchelvam Senior Manager, Business Environment Division Email: HT/kar