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Monday is a public holiday in Selangor

The special public holiday is being done in conjunction with the just concluded state elections

3:08 PM MYT

 

SHAH ALAM – The Selangor government has declared tomorrow (August 14) as a special public holiday in conjunction with the just-concluded state elections.

The matter was announced by state secretary Datuk Haris Kasim today.

“I am pleased to announce that the Selangor government has agreed to declare Monday as a special public holiday for the state in conjunction with the state elections,” he said in a statement.

On Friday (August 11) Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, in a special message on his Facebook page, said that there will be a special public holiday for the state tomorrow if Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) win the state polls.

Yesterday, the PH-BN alliance secured 34 out of 56 state seats while Perikatan Nasional (PN) won 22 seats.

Meanwhile, the Negri Sembilan government also declared tomorrow as a special public holiday in conjunction with yesterday’s state polls.

It was announced by state secretary Datuk Mohd Zafir Ibrahim in a statement today. – August 13, 2023

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