Malaysia declares July 30 public holiday for King's coronation
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's federal government has declared an additional public holiday on July 30 for peninsular Malaysia and the federal territory of Labuan.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Almarhum Sultan Iskandar are pictured at Parliament on March 11, 2019.
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KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's federal government has declared an additional public holiday on July 30 for peninsular Malaysia and the federal territory of Labuan.
Chief Secretary Datuk Seri Ismail Bakar said the public holiday is in conjunction with the coronation ceremony of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as the 16th King of Malaysia.
He added that the governments of Sabah and Sarawak may declare public holidays in their respective states based on their own laws. MALAY MAIL
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