The South Korean government has designated Monday August 17th 2020 as a one-off national holiday, allowing workers in the nation to enjoy a three-day weekend as a compensation for the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Even though Liberation Day falls on Saturday August 15th in 2020, it would not have been compensated with a public […]
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The replacement days for the postponed Khmer New Year holidays will be observed from August 17th to 21st 2020. The announcment comes after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the Cabinet to convene and decide on the dates for the substitute holidays, now that the coronoavirus outbreak is under control. Khmer New Year Holiday traditionally takes […]
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The federal government of Pakistan has decided to observe only three public holidays on the occasion of Eid ul-Azha in wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Eid ul-Azha is likely to take place on Friday July 31st, and instead of compensating the weekend with additional holidays, only Friday will be given as an additional holiday. […]
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The Thai Government has announced that there will be an additional public holiday on Monday July 27th 2020, to create a four-day weekend for the King’s Birthday. This additional holiday will be taken from the three promised ‘make-up’ days for the Songkran public holidays that were postponed in April due to the coronavirus pandemic. This […]
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Banks in Pakistan will be closed to the public on Wednesday July 1st 2020. In a notification issued on Monday June 29th, the State Bank of Pakistan said that it will remain closed for public dealings on Wednesday July 1st 2019 which will be observed as Bank Holiday, enabling the bank to close its accounts. […]
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July is a quiet month with no major holidays affecting multiple states. However it is still useful to know when the banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in advance and withdraw cash early to avoid empty ATMs. This month there is the usual weekend holidays of all Sundays and every other […]
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The Ministry of Manpower has announced the gazetted public holidays for Singapore in 2021. According to the release, there will be 11 gazetted public holidays in Singapore next year. There will be four long weekends in 2021, compared to seven long weekends in 2020. The long weekends are for New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year, Good Friday […]
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Even though 2020 is still not at the halfway point, South Korean’s may be feeling a bit short-changed when it comes to public holidays in 2021. The Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and Communication has announced the national holidays and seasons for the coming year. The headline figure is 67 days of public holidays, but […]
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The dates of several public holidays in Japan were changed in 2020 to create breaks at the start and end of the Tokyo Olympics. Following the postponement of the games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the dates were not changed back. The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have now been rescheduled for Summer 2021 and […]
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The public administration ministry has declared a public holiday on Thursday June 4th, due to the nationwide curfew which will be in effect on that day. Sri Lanka will observe a curfew on June 4th and 5th, as the country will commemorate the Poson Full Moon Poya Day on June 5th. Poson Poya is second […]
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