Current Date And Time In Putrajaya, Malaysia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
21:32:17 MYT
Capital: Putrajaya
Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Timezone: UTC +08:00 (MYT)
Population: 115,000
Area: 49.00 km²
State Code: PJY
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Putrajaya, Malaysia? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Putrajaya.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Putrajaya observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Putrajaya, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) on August 31) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Malaysia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Malaysia's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Putrajaya and the rest of Malaysia, not a separate Putrajaya-specific calendar.
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These are Malaysia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Malaysia's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Malaysia, including Putrajaya. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| 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 |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Putrajaya close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Malaysia are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Putrajaya doesn't simply disappear — Malaysia's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Putrajaya's own capital, Putrajaya observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Putrajaya.