Melaka declares polling day as public holiday
The Melaka government has declared Saturday (Nov 20) as a special public holiday to enable the people to go out and vote in the state election. - BERNAMA photo
MELAKA: The Melaka government has declared Saturday (Nov 20) as a special public holiday to enable the people to go out and vote in the state election.
State Secretary Datuk Kamel Mohamad, in a statement today, said the declaration was in accordance with Subsection 9 (1) of the Holidays Act 1951 (Act 369).
The Melaka state election was called following the dissolution of the state assembly on Oct 4 after Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali lost majority support in the State Legislative Assembly.
-- BERNAMA
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