Malaysia’s National Public Holidays in 2018

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10th May 2018 - 3 min read

As we look forward to ushering in 2018 in 10 days or less, you may have begun to plot your leave for the upcoming year especially when there’s plenty to do but with minimal time to spare.

Hence, to make life easier for everyone (so that you will have that upper-hand when it comes to knowing when to apply for leave), we will now share with you the much-coveted public holidays in Malaysia for the year 2018.

Month	Day	Public Holiday	Valid For
January	01 (Monday)	New Year’s Day	All States Except For Johor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis, Kedah
January	31 (Wednesday)	Thaipusam	WP (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya), Selangor, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor
February	01 (Thursday)	Federal Territory Holiday	Only For WP (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan)
February	16 (Friday)	Chinese New Year (1st Day Of The Lunar Month)	Valid For All States
February	17 (Saturday)	Chinese New Year (2nd Day Of The Lunar Month)	Valid For All States Except For Kelantan And Terengganu
March	30 (Friday)	Good Friday	Sabah And Sarawak Only
April	14 (Saturday)	Isra And Miraj	Kedah, Perlis And Negeri Sembilan Only
May	01 (Tuesday)	Labour Day	All States In Malaysia
May	17 (Thursday)	Beginning Of Ramadan/Awal Ramadan	Johor, Kedah And Malacca
May	29 (Tuesday)	Wesak Day	All States In Malaysia
May	30 (Wednesday)	Harvest Festival	Sabah And Labuan
May	31 (Thursday)	Harvest Festival	Sabah And Labuan
June	01 (Friday)	Harvest Festival	Sarawak Only
June	02 (Saturday)	Nuzul Quran	Varies According To Different States
June	02 (Saturday)	Harvest Festival	Sarawak Only
June	15 (Friday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	All States
June	16 (Saturday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri (2nd Day)	All States
July	22 (Sunday)	Sarawak Day	Sarawak Only
August	22 (Wednesday)	Hari Raya Haji	All States
August	23 (Thursday)	Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day)	Kelantan And Terengganu Only
August	31 (Friday)	National Day	All States
September	11 (Tuesday)	Awal Muharram	Varies According To Different States
September	16 (Sunday)	Malaysia Day	All States
November	06 (Tuesday)	Deepavali	All States
November	20 (Tuesday)	Maulidur Rasul	Varies According To Different States
December	11 (Tuesday)	Birthday Of Sultan Selangor	Selangor Only
December	25 (Tuesday)	Christmas Day	All States

We hope that you have found this article on public holidays in Malaysia useful for your future usage. For those who are aiming to travel somewhere during the long holidays, we would like to wish you safe and pleasant journey ahead.

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Are there any other holidays that you would like for us to add on to the article? Let us know your thoughts and comments in the comment section below.