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Malaysia Public Holidays 2027: Six Federal Holidays Land on a Weekend, and Only Three Give You a Day Back
The 2027 schedule is out. We read the Prime Minister's Department's own Jadual Hari Kelepasan Am 2027, all 52 rows of it, on 12 September 2026. Chinese New Year falls on a Saturday and Sunday, Labour Day on a Saturday and Christmas on a Saturday, so six of the fifteen federal holiday dates land on a weekend. Only the three Sundays trigger the substitute day most private-sector workers are entitled to. Terengganu gets 21 holiday dates, Kuala Lumpur 18, Sarawak is the only state that does not observe Deepavali, and the school calendar for 2027 is still not published.
Every Malaysian Public Holiday Left in 2026 — Official Dates State by State, Selangor's Extra 25–26 October Holiday, the Deepavali Monday Question and the 2027 Schedule
From 28 September, ten holiday dates remain in 2026 — and only two of them, Deepavali and Christmas, are federal. We re-read the Prime Minister's Department schedule, Selangor's own state holiday notice and the 2026 school calendar on 27 September. Selangor has a Silver Jubilee holiday on Sunday 25 October with Monday 26 October in lieu, which most calendars still miss. The school calendar already closes schools on 9 or 10 November around Deepavali. Here is every remaining date, the leave maths for each, and the 2027 window worth booking now.