Malaysia Day
Malaysia Day is held on September 16. Malaysia, Singapore. This event in the second decade of the month September is annual. Help us
Malaysia Day is celebrated on the 16th September each year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963. Malaysia Day marks the joined day of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore to form Malaysia.
Prime Minister Najib Razak made the decision after a question-and-answer session at Parliament on 19 October 2009, giving Malaysians two celebrations related to the country's independence and sovereignty. Beginning the year 2010, Malaysia Day became a nationwide public holiday.
Malaysia is one of the most multicultural countries in Southeast Asia.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Teacher's Day in Singapore on September 6 (Celebrated on the first Friday of September);
Children's Day in Singapore on October 4 (celebrated on the first Friday of October);
International Construction Week in Malaysia on November 8 (Date for 2022: 8-10 Nov);
Grandparents Day in Singapore on November 24 (Fourth Sunday in November)