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Those not happy with weekend change can leave Johor: Regent
The Straits Times|October 12, 2024
Johor's Regent, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, has said that those who disagree with the southern state's decision to change the weekend to Saturday and Sunday can move to other Malaysian states that have Friday and Saturday as their weekend.
- Zunaira Saieed

“If there are parties upset or dissatisfied due to personal agendas, want to provoke the rakyat (people) or have political interests, you are welcome to move to states that still have Friday and Saturday as weekends,” said Tunku Ismail in a stern rebuke posted on Facebook on Oct 10.

Other states in Muslim-majority Malaysia which follow the Friday-Saturday weekend are Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah. These states are controlled by opposition alliance Perikatan Nasional, led by the conservative Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.

On Oct 7, Tunku Ismail announced that Johor will revert to a Saturday-Sunday weekend in 2025 from the existing Friday-Saturday schedule. He said this decision took into account Johoreans’ desire for more family time and was in line with development projects that will benefit the state and its people.

This story is from the October 12, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.

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