Monday June 8th 2020 has been declared a public holiday in Malaysia for the official birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. In a statement, the Human Resources Ministry said the declaration is made under Section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951 and gazetted on March 18th. “This public holiday […]
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According to the calendar released by the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Taiwanese workers will receive 116 public holidays, including weekends in 2021. During 2021 they will enjoy eight long weekends. As usual planning ahead and using your annual holiday allowance to create long weekends is an efficient way to extend the public holidays. In 2021, […]
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This will be a quiet month for bank closings. The only weekday to note is Friday June 5th, when several states will be observing Kabir Jayanti. Otherwise the remainder of the month is peppered with just a few holidays, with four out of the five affecting the states of Mizoram and Odisha. Even with the […]
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President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Monday May 25th as a regular holiday for the observance of Eid’l Fitr or the culmination of the Fasting of Ramadan. Duterte signed Proclamation No. 944 after the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended to declare the date a national holiday. “In order to bring the religious and cultural […]
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The Government of Sindh has announced six-days of Public Holidays from May 22nd to May 27th 2020 on the occasion of Holy Festival Eid-Ul-Fitr according to a notification issued by Services, General Administration & Coordination Department. This is in line with the public holidays announced by the Federal Government. The notification says: “The Government of Sindh are […]
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The Federal government of Pakistan has officially announced six days of public holiday to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-ul-Fitr. According to a notification issued by the Interior Ministry Friday May 22nd to Wednesday May 27th 2020 shall be public holidays on the occasion Eid-ul-Fitr. The notification also stated that during the Eid holidays all businesses, […]
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Bangladesh has announced the extension of the ongoing general holiday until May 30th to address the coronavirus outbreak. The general holiday began on March 26th to ensure social distancing for containing coronavirus and has been extended several times. A gazette notification has been issued by the Ministry of Public Administration in this regard. All educational […]
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The government of Nepal has decided to announce a public holiday for the lockdown period. A gazette issued by Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs Maheshwar Neupane reads that the public holiday was announced as per the Infectious Diseases Act 2020 BS. The gazette said, “In the case of employees or workers who have […]
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Despite the lockdown (scheduled to end on May 3rd) for COVID-19, banks are not closed, but opening hours may be limited. Most banks are currently being operated for only four hours between 10 am and 2 pm. It is useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in […]
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Bangladesh has announced the extension of the ongoing general holiday until May 5th to address the coronavirus outbreak. The general holiday began on March 26th to ensure social distancing for containing coronavirus and has been extended several times. ‘The government has decided to extend the general holiday till May 5th from April 25th,’ state minister […]
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