2012 holidays & school term

erm... more like a list of the major holidays celebrated in Malaysia worldwide, and also those celebrated by Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. because i work in KL =P.

Malaysian State & National Holidays 2012

Dates	Occasion	For
1 January Sunday	New Year	All states except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Trengganu
15 January Sunday	Sultan of Kedah's Birthday	Kedah only
23 January Monday	Chinese New Year	Nationwide
24 January Tuesday	Chinese New Year (2nd Day)	All states except Kelantan and Trengganu
1 February Wednesday	Federal Territory Day	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya only
5 February Sunday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul)	Nationwide
7 February Tuesday	Thaipusam	Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor only
1 May Tuesday	Labour Day	Nationwide
5 May Saturday	Wesak Day	Nationwide
2 June Saturday	Malaysian King's Birthday Harijadi Agong	Nationwide
17 June Sunday	Israk & Mikraj	Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis only
6 August Monday	Nuzul Al-Quran	Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor & Trengganu only
19 - 20 Aug Sun & Mon	Hari Raya Puasa *	Nationwide
31 August Friday	National Independence Day Merdeka	Nationwide
16 September Sunday	Malaysia Day	Nationwide
26 October Friday	Hari Raya Haji * Hari Raya Qurban	Nationwide
27 October Saturday	Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day) * Hari Raya Qurban	Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Trengganu Only
13 November Tuesday	Deepavali	Nationwide, except for Sarawak
15 November Thursday	Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)	Nationwide
11 December Tuesday	Sultan of Selangor's Birthday	Selangor only
25 December Tuesday	Christmas	Nationwide

* subject to change - depending on the sighting of the new moon

Malaysia School Holidays 2012

1st Term Holidays
10 March - 18 March	Mid-Term Holiday
26 May - 10 June	Mid-Year Holiday
2nd Term Holidays
18 - 26 August	Mid-Term Holiday
10 November - 2 January 2013	Year End Holiday