In this coming October, there are 2 public holidays, both of which are long weekends. You can arrange to travel during these 2 long weekend holidays.
October 9 (Sunday) is the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, which is a national public holiday. All states in the country are entitled to this holiday. Since October 9 falls on a Sunday, Monday, October 10, will be a compensatory day off.
However, since Sunday is not a weekly vacation in Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, the additional day off cannot be taken on Monday, October 10. Other states are entitled to a 3-day long weekend holiday from Saturday, October 8 to Monday, October 10.
October 24 is Deepavali, a big day for Hindus and a public holiday for all of Malaysia (except Sarawak). This year, Deepavali falls on a Monday, so with the addition of the weekend and two days on Sunday, this will make for a 3-day long weekend holiday.
