Employers, are you prepared for the new holidays?

ON Dec 31, 2025, the Federal Government gazetted Thaipusam and Federal Territory Day as public holidays for 2026, both falling on Feb 1, 2026.

Federal Territory Day is a mandatory public holiday for private- sector employers in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan. Thai-pusam, on the other hand, has been designated as one of Malaysian employers’ six selected public holidays under Section 60D(1)(a) of the Employment Act 1955. Since both holidays fall on the same day, a replacement holiday will be observed on the next working day, Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026.