KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) — The government has declared April 24 as an additional public holiday for the whole country in conjunction with the coronation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V.
The Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Ali Hamsa said Section 8 of the Public Holidays Act 1951 (Act 369) allows the special day to be observed as public holiday in Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan.
For Sabah and Sarawak, the state governments have been directed to take similar action according to the respective state’s laws, he said…..
