Kedah announces holiday on Jan 25 for Thaipusam

The Kedah government had also announced a holiday for Thaipusam last year.

ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government has set Jan 25 as an occasional holiday for Thaipusam, menteri besar Sanusi Nor said.

He added that the go-ahead was given during the state executive council meeting today.

“Last year, we granted the holiday, and this year, we’ve done the same, announcing it well in advance … Hindus in the state can enjoy their holiday, and others can also take a break,” he said after chairing the meeting at Wisma Darul Aman today.

Meanwhile, he said the meeting today also agreed on the establishment of the greater Kedah committee as an entity responsible for providing annual or quarterly reports on the state government’s achievements.

“The committee will manage and consolidate data of all activities of the government and its subsidiaries to communicate the state’s achievements across all sectors to the public.

“Previously, the data was scattered for different sectors like industry, sports, and education. Now, we’ll analyse all collected data and focus on specific sectors to achieve a greater Kedah,” he said.

Sanusi said state industry and investment, higher education, science, technology, and innovation committee chairman Haim Hilman Abdullah will chair the committee. - FMT