Johor rest days to be Friday and Saturday, Sultan declares

[CityFarmer]

Those work in Singapore, but family members live in Johor, will have different definitions of weekend...

Johor rest days to be Friday and Saturday, Sultan declares

KUALA LUMPUR — Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar declared today (Nov 23) that the state’s rest days will be on Friday and Saturday instead of Saturday and Sunday from Jan 1 next year, a move that would have implications for the fast growing Iskandar economic corridor.

The much-anticipated decision to revert back to the Friday-Saturday weekend was announced during the investiture ceremony in conjunction with Sultan Ibrahim’s 55th birthday.

Prior to 1994, Johor had Friday and Saturday as non-working days.

“The decision was made following feedback from various quarters to allow Muslims to perform their religious obligation on Friday in a more peaceful manner” he said in his speech at the event held at Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim in the royal town, the Star online reported today.
http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/jo...n-declares

[Dividend Warrior]

So, do they need to work on Sunday?

[LionFlyer]

I don't want to sound prejudice but that is one of the risk facing investments in Malaysia. Decisions are not made on the basis of practicality or transparency.

[countonme]

Comparing JB vs Sg, Sg is very pro-business especially the big companies. JB is more pro towards the welfare of the people, to put it nicely. Maybe somewhere in the middle will be a nice balance.