Special Public Holiday in 2024
A special public holiday in Melaka to allow voting in the state election.
When is Special Public Holiday?
| Year | Dates |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Special Public Holiday on Nov. 20
The Melaka government has declared Saturday November 20th 2021 as a special public holiday to enable the people to go out and vote in the state election.
State Secretary Datuk Kamel Mohamad said in a statement that the declaration was in accordance with Subsection 9 (1) of the Holidays Act 1951 (Act 369).
The Melaka state election was called following the dissolution of the state assembly on October 4th after Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali lost majority support in the State Legislative Assembly.
Malacca; dubbed "The Historic State" is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca.