16 September - Malaysia Day Holiday

Declaration of Malaysia Day as a Public Holiday from 2010 (GPR/52/2009)

September 16 or “Malaysia Day” has been declared a national public holiday for every year commencing from the year 2010. . Following the announcement by YAB Prime Minister on October 19, 2009, the public holiday was gazetted on October 30, 2009 under Section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951 as a public holiday for Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya; and the Federal Territory of Labuan (Extension and Modification of Holidays Act) Order 2005 for the Federal Territory of Labuan.

In relation to this declaration, YB Minister of Human Resources announced on November 13, 2009 at the Dewan Rakyat that Section 60D of the Employment Act would be amended to gazette September 16 as a paid compulsory public holiday. Officials of the Labour Department Malaysia have verbally confirmed that the Employment Act is being amended to gazette the public holiday, which is expected to be tabled at Parliament in March 2010. Full details of the amendments are however not available for release. Source : FMM