Fridays, Saturdays are new weekends in Johor from Jan: Sultan

(NST) – The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar announced that Johor’s new weekends will be officially changed to Fridays and Saturdays.

The changes with take effect from January 1, 2014.

Johor’s official weekends were on Friday and Saturday, 15-years ago.

Addressing his subjects at the Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim hall, where his 55th birthday celebration are held, Sultan Ibrahim said the changes was to allow Muslims to attends their prayers, without rushing for time.