SINGAPORE: On Oct 7 , Tunku Ismail Ibrahim, Johor’s Regent, announced that starting from Jan 1, 2025, the state’s government sector will observe their weekend days off on Saturdays and Sundays.
At the beginning of 2014, the government of Johor started observing its weekend on Friday and Saturday to allow for the prayers of Muslims, while the weekend for the private sector remained the same.
“I hope that the private sector, the government, and related parties allow sufficient time and space for Muslim workers to perform Friday prayers accordingly,” the Regent said. After Singaporean media reported it, many netizens who had commented on the announcement expressed their approval.Another called it a wise and right decision to keep the days off on weekends as observed across the globe.
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