Current Date And Time In Kuala Lipis, Malaysia
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
05:02:18 MYT
State: Pahang
Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Timezone: UTC +08:00 (MYT)
Population: 15,448
District: Lipis
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Kuala Lipis.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Kuala Lipis follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) on August 31) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Kuala Lipis.
This is Malaysia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Malaysia's country-level and Pahang holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Kuala Lipis as anywhere else in Malaysia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Malaysia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Malaysia's country and Pahang holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Kuala Lipis just as everywhere else in Malaysia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) | August 31 | National Federal Holiday | Full Federal Closure (Holidays Act 1951 Mandated) | www.pmo.gov.my |
| Malaysia Day | September 16 | National Federal Holiday | Full Federal Closure across all States | www.pmo.gov.my |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) | Mon, Aug 31, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Kuala Lipis's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Malaysia's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Kuala Lipis doesn't simply get skipped — Malaysia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 15,448 and running on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, Kuala Lipis follows Malaysia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.