JOHOR will be reverting its weekend to Saturday and Sunday from the current Friday and Saturday weekend.
According to the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail’s official Facebook page, the weekend will be changed to Saturday and Sunday starting from Jan 1 next year.
“Following the consent and blessing from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and after considering the views of the Johor Islamic Religious Council (JAINJ), I would like to announce that starting Jan 1 2025, Johor’s weekend will be changed to Saturday and Sunday,“ he said in the post.
He added that he had also decreed that Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi and the Johor Mufti discuss and study the matter thoroughly.
“I hope that the private sector, the government and related parties allow sufficient time and space for Muslim workers to perform Friday prayers accordingly,“ he said.
Onn Hafiz meanwhile said discussions will be held on preserving the sanctity of Fridays, traditionally observed as the holiest day in Islam, following the shift in the state's weekend.
He said adjustments to working hours, especially on Fridays, would ensure that Muslims had adequate time to fulfil their obligations.
He said the shift to a Saturday-Sunday weekend will impact about 2.5 million people statewide, including 587,343 school students.
The rest of the 1.94 million workforce consists of government and private sector employees. - October 7, 2024
