Kedah declares Thaipusam ‘occasional state holiday’


ALOR SETAR: Kedah has declared Jan 24, an 'occasional state holiday' in conjunction with Thaipusam.

Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir (pic) who made the announcement said the decision was made at the state exco meeting that he had chaired Wednesday.

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