KOTA KINABALU, March 19 -- The official Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri (TYT) birthday celebrations will now be observed on March 30, aligning with the actual birthday of Tun Musa Aman.

This change replaces the previous October 4 celebrations.

State Secretary Safar Untong confirmed that the new date was gazetted on March 6 and will take effect this year. However, the specific date for the official celebration will be determined by Istana Negeri.

"Gazetted @ 30 March. Date of Celebration will be decided by Istana," Safar said when commenting on the gazette notice shared on social media.

When asked if the March 30 holiday, which falls on a Sunday this year, would be replaced with a substitute holiday, Safar confirmed, "Yes."

Historically, ...