PUTRAJAYA: The Federal and Johor governments will need to coordinate changes made to the state’s weekend so as to ensure services to the public will not be disrupted, says Fahmi Fadzil.
The government spokesman said while he was confident that the move would not affect services, coordination would ensure the smooth transition to the changes.
He also said that the matter was not discussed at the Cabinet meeting.
“Nonetheless, administrative measures will be made to ensure there are no issues and that services, particularly by federal agencies are not disrupted,” he said on Tuesday (Oct 8).
On Oct 7, Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim said Johor will be reverting its weekend back to Saturday and Sunday from January next year.
Currently, Johor’s weekend falls on Friday and Saturday.
“Following the consent and blessing from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and after considering the views of the Johor islamic Religious Council, I would like to announce that starting Jan 1, 2025, Johor’s weekend will be changed to Saturday and Sunday,” he said in a statement.
From Jan 1, 2014, Johor had changed its weekend to Friday and Saturday as a mark of respect for Friday’s importance to Muslims and in recognition of Islam as the state’s religion.
The change was in fact a reversion to the state’s original weekend in effect during its days as an Unfederated Malay State.
Johor only switched to a Saturday and Sunday weekend in 1994, when it was implemented during Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s tenure as mentri besar.
