Coronavirus

As the world reacts to the threat of Coronavirus, many countries will declare public holidays as a way to restrict social interaction.

Russia extend National May Holidays To Avoid Virus Spike

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make May 4th - Friday May 7th 2021 non-working days and…

4 years ago

Georgia Declares May 4-11 as Nationwide Public Holidays

According to the press service of the Government of Georgia, on April 9th 2021, the Interagency Coordination Council has taken…

5 years ago

Final Songkran Substitute Dates announced in Thailand

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, three public holidays for Songkran were postponed until later in the year. The first of…

5 years ago

South Korea announces one-off Public Holiday on August 17th

The South Korean government has designated Monday August 17th 2020 as a one-off national holiday, allowing workers in the nation…

5 years ago

New Dates for Khmer New Year

The replacement days for the postponed Khmer New Year holidays will be observed from August 17th to 21st 2020. The…

5 years ago

Thailand announces long weekend at end of July

The Thai Government has announced that there will be an additional public holiday on Monday July 27th 2020, to create…

5 years ago

Sri Lanka announces public holiday for June 4th

The public administration ministry has declared a public holiday on Thursday June 4th, due to the nationwide curfew which will…

5 years ago

Bangladesh extends General Holidays until May 30th

Bangladesh has announced the extension of the ongoing general holiday until May 30th to address the coronavirus outbreak. The general…

5 years ago

Isle of Man announces new date for Senior Race Day

Following a meeting of the Council of Ministers, the bank holiday scheduled for Senior Race Day has now been moved…

5 years ago

Ireland to consider an extra public holiday after lockdown

Ireland isn't a country blessed with public holidays compared to its European neighbours, but Irish workers may get a surprise…

5 years ago