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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January’s bank holidays are dominated by the various regional holidays as announced by state governments. It is useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in advance and withdraw cash early to avoid empty ATMs. January 2020 is a strange month for bank holidays. There is the usual […]
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The first public holiday in the UAE in 2020 will officially take place on New Year’s Day, enabling citizens to enjoy a short mid-week break. According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, public and private sector workers will have Wednesday January 1st off, with work resuming on Thursday January 2nd. Public sector workers […]
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According to the list issued by the Punjab Government, there are a total of 25 gazetted holidays during 2020, of which 11 fall on a Saturday or Sunday. A year planner of government holidays in Punjab for the year 2020 is shown below. Note that the offices of the Punjab government will remain closed on […]
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The Sindh government has announced public holidays on Wednesday December 25th and Friday December 27th 2019. The Services, General Administration, and Coordination Department of the provincial government issued two notifications regarding the holidays. December 25th has been declared a public holiday throughout the province on account of Quad-e-Azam Day and Christmas. December 27th has been […]
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