September 16 to be public holiday
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has declared that Malaysia Day which falls on Sept 16 annually will be a national public holiday from next year.
He told Dewan Rakyat today that the formation of Malaysia as an independent and sovereign country was an important chapter in the nation's history.
Malaysia Day is celebrated annually on Sept 16 to remind of the formation of the federation of Malaysia following the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak in 1963.
