Melaka Polls: State govt declares polling day (Nov 20) as public holiday


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 said in a statement on Thursday (Nov 18) that the declaration was in accordance with Subsection 9 (1) of the Holidays Act 1951 (Act 369).

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