What is Public Holiday (PH) calendar?


Public Holiday's calendar in altHR allows the Admin to set up and configure the PH based on the observance list by their own company. 


For Malaysia PH - altHR set up the list of PH by adhering to the official guidelines & regulations:


  • Malaysia PH 2025 list follows the official release by Prime Minister office (released on July'24): https://www.kabinet.gov.my/bkpp/pdf/hari_kelepasan_am/hka_2025.pdf
  • Replacement of PH:
    • For Johor, Kelantan, Kedah, and Terengganu: Replacing PH falls on SATURDAY to SUNDAY, as the official Rest Day for these 4 states is every Saturday.
    • For Other states in Malaysia: Replacing PH falls on SUNDAY to MONDAY.



How to set up Public Holiday calendar?


Please refer to the detailed steps in this article to set up your company 2025's PH calendar:


Important: altHR will default toggled ON all of the PHs for National and the State Holidays for the relevant state office calendar, therefore, IF your company DO NOT OBSERVE all of the National/State Holidays, please remember to TOGGLE OFF the respective PH!



PH for Other Countries


Apart from Malaysia, altHR also accommodates the following countries’ public holidays:

  1. Myanmar
  2. Singapore
  3. South Korea
  4. Philippines
  5. Indonesia
  6. Taiwan
  7. Thailand
  8. Vietnam
  9. Brunei
  10. Japan
  11. Cambodia
  12. Laos