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1st Monday Of Every June Will Now Be A Public Holiday To Celebrate Agong's Birthday

One more public holiday this year!

By Yap Wan Xiang — 04 Mar 2020, 04:43 PM

Cover image via theSundaily

Are you the one who always whines about public holidays falling on Saturdays?

Good news, Malaysians. The government has agreed to make the first Monday of every June a public holiday to commemorate the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday.

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Beginning 2021, the Agong's birthday will celebrate on the first Monday of every June

The announcement was made by Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali in a statement today, 4 March.

It will apply throughout Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah's reign.

"The King's official birthday is also a public holiday," The Edge Markets reported him as saying.

Image via Bernama News Channel

For this year, the public holiday has been amended to Monday, 8 June

The celebration was originally set for Saturday, 6 June.

You can read the full statement here:

Meanwhile, here are all the long weekends this year:

The current Agong has been praised for his humility and down-to-earth nature on multiple occasions:

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1st Monday Of Every June Will Now Be A Public Holiday To Celebrate Agong's Birthday

Are you the one who always whines about public holidays falling on Saturdays? Good news, Malaysians. The government has agreed to make the first Monday of every June a public holiday to commemorate the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday.

Beginning 2021, the Agong's birthday will celebrate on the first Monday of every June

For this year, the public holiday has been amended to Monday, 8 June

You can read the full statement here:

Meanwhile, here are all the long weekends this year:

These Are The Long Weekends And Holidays For Malaysia In 2020

The current Agong has been praised for his humility and down-to-earth nature on multiple occasions:

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Are you the one who always whines about public holidays falling on Saturdays?

Good news, Malaysians. The government has agreed to make the first Monday of every June a public holiday to commemorate the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday.