Monday 16th March 2020 has been declared a Public, Bank and Mercantile holiday in Sri Lanka to prevent outbreak of Coronavirus (Covid-19), according to the Government Information Department. Accordingly all Government and private institutions in Sri Lanka are expected to be closed on Monday. All public events are also banned. Public Holidays in Sri Lanka […]
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The Indonesian government has added four days to the list of national holidays and joint leave in 2020. This was announced by the Coordinating Minister for Human Empowerment and Culture Muhadjir Effendy. The addition of the holidays by the government has been made in an attempt to stimulate the economy, especially tourism in Indonesia. Muhadjir […]
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The official birthday of the Yang Di Pertuan Agong has been moved to Moved Monday June 8th and from 2021, it will be observed on the first Monday of June. The initial date for the celebration was Saturday June 6th 2020. Prior to 2020, the birthday had been observed on September 9th. In a statement, […]
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March 2020 brings about an average disruption to banking. While there are no national Indian holidays in March, in total, banks may be closed in at least one state on 14 out of the 31 days in March. March 2020 has five Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays. The major festival that will affect […]
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The Public holiday dates for Thailand in 2020 have been announced. 2019 saw several changes to holidays that will be carried forward to 2020. A new holiday for Coronation Day was added to the calendar in May. The date of the King’s and the Queen’s Birthday holidays also changed to reflect the birth date of […]
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February 2020 is a relatively quiet month in terms of bank holidays. The only widely observed holiday falling on a weekday is Maha Shivratri on Friday February 21st. In addition to banks, Stock, currency, derivatives and commodity markets will also be closed on Friday February 21st. As usual, Banks are also shut on Second Saturday, […]
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The Sindh government has announced a public holiday on February 5th throughout the province on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, ARY News reported. According to a notification issued by the Sindh government,a one-minute silence will be observed at 10:00 am to honour Kashmiri Shuhada on Wednesday. All educational institutions, offices, autonomous, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations […]
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In a statement issued by the West Bengal State Government, it was reiterated that holidays had been declared on January 30th and 31st 2020 in connection with Saraswati Puja under the Department Notifications No. 5962-F(P2) & 5964-F(P2) both dated November 1st 2019. In addition it has been announced that Saraswati Puja will also be celebrated […]
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Chinese authorities have ordered the extension of a public holiday in an effort to contain the coronavirus, state-run media reported. China is currently observing public holidays for the Spring Festival. The public holidays were intended to end on Thursday January 30th, with Saturday February 1st being a working day as compensation for one of the […]
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The Chief Minister of Jharkhand has announced that January 23rd will be a public holiday in Jharkhand state to mark the 123rd birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a prominent figure in India’s struggle for freedom. The day was removed from the list of holidays between 2015 and 2019, though ‘Netaji Jayanti’ had been […]
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