Current Date And Time In Kanowit, Malaysia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
23:18:07 MYT
State: Sarawak
Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Timezone: UTC +08:00 (MYT)
Population: 24,700
District: Kanowit
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Kanowit. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Kanowit.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Kanowit align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) on August 31) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Kanowit.
This is Malaysia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Malaysia's country-level and Sarawak holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Kanowit 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 Sarawak holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Kanowit 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 |
Businesses in Kanowit generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Malaysia: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Kanowit doesn't simply get skipped — Malaysia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 24,700 and running on the Asia/Kuching time zone, Kanowit follows Malaysia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.