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Welcome 2018!

Welcome 2018 ! Bye Bye 2017

It had comes to the last day of the year 2017. An eventful year had comes to an end. The new year will be arrived when the midnight bell struck 12.

The year 2017 is allot of happenings in both local and internationally, which some are joys while others are hurts. Lost in great leaders, Lost of lifes, Local and Global conflicts, Politics and Financial turmoils, Fears of natural disasters, and the list goes on and on.

The 2018 will be a year full of hope, dreams and anticipation. There is great plans in mind and bucket list full of pending dreams to complete. Take a deep breath, make a new year wish, and it will be a better day tomorrow.

Public Holiday and School Holidays in Sarawak of year 2018

The Public holiday and School Holidays calendar had been out some time, have you had any plans ahead? We have a simple calendar below for your reference.

Malaysia National Holiday State Holiday Malaysia School Holiday
January
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
1st January 2018 : New Years Day
February
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28

 

16th February 2018 : Chinese New Year (Day 1)
17th February 2018 : Chinese New Year (Day 2)
15th – 19th February 2018 : Chinese New Year School Holidays

 

March
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
30th March 2018 : Good Friday
17th March -25 march 2018 : Term 1 School Holidays
April
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
1st May 2018 : Labour Day
29th May 2018 : Vesak Day
30th May – 1st June 2018 : Gawai School Holidays
June
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1st June 2018 : Hari Gawai Day 1
2nd June 2018 : Hari Gawai Day 2
15th June 2018 : Hari Raya Puasa Day 1 * (subject to change)
16th June 2018 : Hari Raya Puasa Day 2 * (subject to change)
9th June – 24th June 2018 : Mid-year School Holidays
July
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
22nd July 2018 : Sarawak Independence Day
August
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
22nd August 2018 : Hari Raya Haji * (Subject to change)
31st August 2018 : National Day
18th August – 26th August 2018 : Term 2 School Holidays
September
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
9th September 2018 : Yang Dipertuan Agong’s Birthday
11th September 2018 : Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)
16th September 2018 : Malaysia Day
October
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
13th October 2018: Sarawak Governor’s Birthday
November
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
20th November 2018 : Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday (Maulidur Rasul)
24th November – 31st December 2018 : End-year School Holidays
December
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
25th December 2018 : Christmas Day
24th November – 31st December 2018 : End-year School Holidays

Great Destination ahead – Visit Miri Year 2018

The logo for VMY 2018.

Year 2018 is Visit Miri Year in Sarawak ! so plan early for your flight to Miri while seats are selling fast.

The tagline is ‘Discover Miri, Uniquely Borneo’. It will be a great spin-off towards local landmark and natural tourism, cultural, hotels and accommodation, and also food industry.

Many events will be taking place throughout the year 2018 in Miri Tourism City. The most spectacular is the Miri Mat Fest which will be taken place in month of May. Not to forget that the countdown event to the launching of Visit Miri Year 2018 at Marina Central Park on Dec 31 2017.

Some 30 events have been proposed for VMY 2018, including

  • Opening Ceremony of Miri Handicraft Centre
  • Sarawak Native Festival
  • Miss Grand Miri Pageant
  • Miri pet expo
  • Miri Mural Art Exhibition
  • Malaysia Dragon Temple Krokop 5 – 40th Anniversary
  • International Confrence on Sustainable Building Asia (SBE2018)
  • Southeast Asia Poet Convention
  • Borneo Jazz Festival 2018
  • Miri Color Rush Run 2018
  • Afro Latin Confrence
  • International Deep Sea Fishing Tournament
  • 11th Miri City Day
  • Miri International Marathon
  • Miri Country Music Festival
  • reunion events for Curtin University, Shell and Petronas

There is various daily flights available to Miri Tourism City with offers by Malaysian Airlines, Air Asia and Firefly Airline. Book your dates and flight now.

Not to forget that Miri App had been launched featuring comprehensive information on tourist attractions, eateries, accommodation and transportation facilities across the city and its surrounding areas.

Available in both Android and IOS

Download from google play store.

Download from Apple itunes store

Great Events ahead in the Year 2018

Wondering what events will be unfolding in the new year ahead in Sarawak ? Sarawak Tourism Board have a good list of events that you might interested.

Great Movies ahead in the Year 2018

Year 2018 will be another year full of anticipation. Trailers of up coming movies makes us drool in excitements.

Some of the Great Anticipated movies for the year 2018 are:

  • Maze Runner: The Death Cure (January 2018)
  • Day of the Dead: Bloodline (January 2018)
  • Insidious: The Last Key (January 2018)
  • Black Panther (February 2018)
  • Pacific Rim Uprising (March 2018)
  • Tomb Raider (March 2018)
  • Wreck-It Ralph 2 (March 2018)
  • Avengers: Infinity War (April 2018)
  • Deadpool 2 (May 2018)
  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (June 2018)
  • The Incredibles 2 (June 2018)
  • Ocean’s 8 (June 2018)
  • Mission: Impossible 6 (July 2018)
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 2018)
  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (July 2018)
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (July 2018)
  • The Predator (August 2018)
  • The Equalizer 2 (August 2018)
  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix (November 2018)
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (December 2018)

Ready your popcorn and your tickets at your nearby cinemas available. For more information, stay tune on the listing at your nearest cinemas.

Notable Cinemas in Sarawak includes :

 

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