MELAKA: The Melaka government has declared Saturday a special public holiday to allow people to vote in the state election.
In a statement today, state secretary Kamel Mohamad said the declaration was in accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Holidays Act 1951.
The Melaka state election was called following the dissolution of the state assembly on Oct 4 after chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali lost majority support.