The Star,
2008/09/18-Kuala Lumpur
Some quarters requested that the government declare Nov 2 as a special public holiday but the government denied them the request, saying it was not practical as employees could always apply for leave if they did not want to work on that day.
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History was repeated in 2006 when Deepavali was celebrated on Oct 21 (Saturday) and Hari Raya on Oct 24 (Tuesday), leaving Oct 23 as a working day. Once again, there were calls from various parties and non-governmental organisations requesting the government to consider declaring Oct 23 a public holiday. This time, the government decided in their favour. This year, Hari Raya will be celebrated on Oct 1 and 2 (Wednesday and Thursday) leaving a gap of one working day on Oct 3 (Friday).I foresee a likelihood of another round of requests from the people for the government to declare Oct 3 a public holiday. I hope these groups will not again pressure the government for a public holiday when they can apply for annual leave from their employers for that one day.
SUMMARY
The groups do not have to request from the government to declare the Friday, Oct 3 as a public holiday because they can apply for annual leave from their employers for that one day.
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