#1 Go on a 4-days New Year vacation

#2 Or a 4-days holiday during Thaipusam Festival

#3 An almost week-long holiday in the first week of February!

For those of you working in Kuala Lumpur or Labuan, Federal Territory Day falls on Friday, February 1. The following week will see two public holidays for the Chinese New Year on Tuesday, February 5, and Wednesday, February 6. Just take leave on the Monday  in between  (February 4) and you can enjoy an extended 6-day holiday! For those of you who live outside the Federal Territory, you can also take the same day off and have a 5-day extended weekend. Not bad either!

#4 A 4 or 5 days holiday before the onset of Ramadan

Labour Day is celebrated on May 1 and in 2019, it falls on a Wednesday. You can take two days off on Thursday (May 2) and Friday (May 3) and enjoy a 5-day break. This will be good rest for you as the following Monday will be the start of Ramadan – the fasting month for Muslims. If you are working in the states of Johor, Kedah, or Malacca, the first day of Ramadan is another public holiday for you to enjoy. That makes it six days of holiday!

#5 Another 5-day break in May!

Vesak Day in 2019 will be on the May 19th. Seeing that it falls on a Sunday, which is already an off-day, the following Monday will be declared a public holiday. Just two days after that, on Wednesday 22, it will be another public holiday, this time for Nuzul Quran. That means you can take leave on the Tuesday (May 21) in between and enjoy a 5-day break.

#6 Make a 5-day vacation around Hari Raya Puasa

For the year 2019, public holidays are expected to be announced for Hari Raya Puasa on June 5 and 6. Those two dates will be on Wednesday and Thursday. Take the Friday off to enjoy a 5-day break. And let’s face it, nobody would want to work on that Friday

#7 Plan a weekend getaway around Hari Raya Haji

Hari Raya Haji is expected to fall on August 11 which is a Sunday. That means the following Monday will be declared a public holiday. Take the Friday before that off to enjoy a 4-day getaway.

#8 Another 4-day holiday around National Day and Awal Muharram

Our National Day, which is celebrated on August 31 each year, will fall on a Saturday in 2019. Awal Muharram will be one day after that which means the following Monday, September 2, will be declared a public holiday. Take the following Tuesday off and you can enjoy a 4-day getaway.

#9 Make a 4-day vacation around Malaysia Day

We celebrate Malaysia day on September 16 each year. For 2019, that day will be on a Monday. To enjoy a 4-day break, you can either take a leave on Friday, September 13, or on Tuesday, September 17.

#10 Utilise your year’s quota of leaves by going on a Christmas vacation

We know that Christmas this year hasn’t even arrived but that won’t stop us from planning for next year’s Christmas! Especially when December is the month when many employees go on a holiday to exhaust their year’s quota of annual leaves. For 2019, Christmas will fall on a Wednesday. Make it a season to be jolly by taking the following two days off and turn it into a 5-day vacation instead!

Before you set out on your holidays next year…

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