KUCHING: The Sarawak state government has announced that May 17 and May 18 will be declared as additional public holidays, said a statement released by the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Office here yesterday.
The additional public holidays were declared under Section 5 of the Public Holidays Ordinance.
As such, the public has been advised that May 10 and May 11 are normal working days in Sarawak.
Malaysia’s Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), Ali Hamsa early yesterday had announced that May 10 and May 11 were declared additional public holidays for the whole country in conjunction with the 14th General Election (GE14).
For east Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, the state governments must declare additional public holidays on those dates according to their respective Public Holidays Ordinance, he said.
