12 Jul, 2009
Malaysia Public Holidays Calendar 2010
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Malaysia 2010 Public Holidays
by: Malaysia Travel Guide (sgholiday.com)
Malaysia public holidays 2010 is quite similar with Singapore holidays, with the two sharing many national holidays, albeit some with different date for same holiday.
However, Malaysia is unique in that they have a lot of local holidays for certain states. Most of the local holidays are related to the ruler, (e.g. birthday, installation, etc), while some are religious (Good Friday, Isra Miraj), and some others are traditional /customs (Gawai Dayak, Kaamatan Festival).
Here is the list of Malaysia national and states holidays year 2010
New Year’s Day
Friday, 1 January 2010
All states except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
Birthday of the Sultan of Kedah
Sunday, 17 January 2010*
Monday, 18 January 2010
Only in Kedah
Federal Territory Day
1 February 2010
Only in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur & Labuan
Chinese New Year
Sunday, 14 February 2010*
Monday, 15 February 2010
National
Chinese New Year 2nd Day
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
All states except Kelantan & Terengganu
Anniversary of Installation of the Sultan of Terengganu
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Only in Terengganu
Mawlid al-Nabi/Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday/Maulidur Rasul
Friday, 26 February 2010
National
Birthday of The Sultan of Kelantan
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Only in Kelantan
Good Friday
Friday, 2 April 2010
Only in Johor, Sabah & Sarawak
Birthday of The Sultan of Johor
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Only in Johor
Declaration of Malaka as Historical City
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Only in Melaka
Birthday of The Sultan of Perak
Monday, 19 April 2010
Only in Perak
Labour Day
Saturday, 1 May 2010
National
Hari Hol Negeri Pahang
Thursday, 7 May 2010
Only in Pahang
Birthday of The Raja of Perlis
Monday, 17 May 2010
Only in Perlis
Wesak Day / Vesak Day / Birth of Buddha /
Thursday, 27 May 2010
National
Kaamatan Harvest Festival
Saturday, 30 May 2010
Sunday, 31 May 2010*
Monday, 1 June 2010
Only in Federal Territory of Labuan & Sabah
Gawai Dayak Festival
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Wednesday, 02 June 2010
Only in Sarawak
Birthday of S.P.B. Yang di-Pertuan Agong – H M The King
Saturday, 5 June 2010
National
Birthday of Yang DiPertua Negeri of Penang
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Only in Penang
Birthday of Yang DiPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
19 July (Sun)
Only in Negeri Sembilan
Birthday of The Sultan of Terengganu
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Only in Terengganu
Israk & Mikraj / Isra Miraj
08 July (Thu)
Only in Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis
Malaysia National Day/Independence Day/Merdeka Day
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
National
Awal Ramadan (Start of Ramadan or the fast month)
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Only in Johor, Kedah & Melaka
Birthday of Yang di-Pertua of Sarawak
11 September 2010
Only in Sarawak
Malaysia Day & Birthday of Yang di-Pertua of Sabah
16 September (Thu)
Only in Sabah
Aidil Fitri / Hari Raya Puasa / End of Ramadan
Friday, 10 September 2010
Saturday, 11 September 2010
National
Birthday of Yang di-Pertua of Melaka
Saturday, 09 October 2010
Only in Melaka
Birthday of The Sultan of Pahang
Sunday, 24 October 2010*
Moonday. 25 October 2010
Only in Pahang
Deepavali /Festival of Lights
Friday, 5 November 2010
All states except Sarawak & Federal Territory of Labuan
Hari Raya Haji/Qurban/Aidil Adha
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
National
Hari Raya Haji (Qurban) 2nd Day
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Only in Kedah & Perlis
Birthday of The Sultan of Selangor
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Only in Selangor
Awal Muharram / Islamic New Year / Ma’al Hijrah
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
National
Christmas Day
Saturday, 25 December 2010
National
*In Malaysia, when a public holiday falls on a Sunday then the following day (Monday) becomes a public holiday
Please note that dates subject to changes, we do not and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this calendar.
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