Stakeholders hope for new weekend rest days

By Nelson Benjamin

A file picture of the Johor Baru skyline. - THOMAS YONG/The Star

IT HAS been almost 10 years since Johor decided to change its weekend rest days to Friday and Saturday.

Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar announced the change from Saturday and Sunday during an investiture ceremony in Muar to mark his 55th birthday in 2013.

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