KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government today declared that this Friday (April 21) is an additional public holiday in the state for this year.
“This is in accordance with the Sabah Public Holiday Ordinance,” chief minister Hajiji Noor said in a brief statement here today.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that the federal government had agreed to declare either Friday (April 21) or Monday (April 24) as an additional public holiday, depending on when 1 Syawal falls.
Anwar also said that for Sabah and Sarawak, the state governments can declare the public holiday for the relevant date in accordance with their respective Public Holiday Ordinance.