Sept 4 a public holiday


Najib declaring the SEA Games closed. With him are Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Rosmah (right)

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has declared Sept 4 a public holiday following Malaysia's outstanding performance at the 29th SEA Games.

The Prime Minister was teasing the crowd, saying it was not easy to declare a public holiday, as the crowd chanted "cuti, cuti" at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

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