Jordan 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Jordan has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Jordan for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

South African 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: South African Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and South Africa bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The South African Government Communication and Information System has announced the dates of the public holidays in South Africa for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Lebanon Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Confirmed

Sources: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of Lebanon) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Lebanon has confirmed that the date of the upcoming Prophet's Birthday public holiday in Lebanon would be Saturday, February 4, 2012. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holidays Amendments Lapse

Sources: Portal del Senado de la República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Dominican Republic's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has let lapse (expire) last spring's bill to remove the January 6 and January 26 annual non-working public holidays from the scope of the law 139-97 which regulates non-working public holidays in the Dominican Republic. [full story]

Bangladesh Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday February 5

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The vice president of Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee and Religious Affairs Secretary, Kazi Habibul Awal, has announced that the moon of the month of Rabiul Awal Hijri 1433 had been sighted in Bangladesh's sky yesterday and that the Eid-e-Miladunnabi (birthday of the Prophet Mohammad), would be observed on Sunday, February 5, 2012. [full story]

Ghana 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Ghana Government Portal (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's government has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Ghana for the upcoming year 2012. [full story]

Indian Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Confirmed

Sources: Siasat (Hyderabad) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the Central Moon sighting committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulema-e-Deccan has announced that Wednesday, January 25, 2012, would be the 1st day of the month of Rabiul-Awal 1433 A.H. in India. [full story]

Pakistan Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Moved

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the head of Pakistan's Ruyat-e-Hilal (moon sighting) committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, has announced that the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal would begin on January 25, meaning that, contrary to previous announcements, the upcoming birthday of the Prophet would be on Sunday, February 5, 2012. [full story]

Indian Public Holiday January 30 In Punjab

Sources: Government of Punjab (Chandigarh) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Punjab has announced that Monday, January 30, 2012, would be a one-off state public holiday on account of the upcoming elections to the 117-member state Assembly. [full story]

Dominican Republic January 30 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) and Dominican Republic bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued an official communiqué confirming that the upcoming "Día de Duarte" public holiday will be moved from its traditional date of January 26 to Monday, January 30, 2012. [full story]

Estonian Bill To Add 2nd Christmas Public Holiday

Sources: Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) and Estonian bank holidays and public holidays. (qppstudio.net). On January 31, Estonia's Parliamentary Constitutional Committee will be examining a proposal to add Russian Orthodox Christmas as a new annual non-working public holiday in Estonia. [full story]

Indian Manipur Public Holiday January 28

Sources: Government of Manipur (Imphal) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Manipur, through a statement released by its Under Secretary, GAD S Lokendra, has announced that Saturday, January 28, 2012, would be a one-off state public holiday on account of the upcoming election to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly. [full story]

Cyprus 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (Nicosia) and Cyprus bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Cyprus has released its official list of non-working public holidays in Cyprus for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Gabon ACN Public Holidays Next Week

Sources: Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise (Libreville) and Gabonese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Gabon has announced 4 days of public holidays (journées déclarées chômées, payées et récupérables), next week, to allow the people of Gabon to support the Panthères national team in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations football championship. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday January 24

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Tuesday, January 24, 2012, had been declared a non-working public holiday nationwide on account of the upcoming Sonam Lhosar. [full story]

Taiwan CNY Bank Holidays Confirmation

Sources: 中央銀行全球資訊網 (Taipei) and Taiwanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Taiwan's financial authorities have confirmed that they would follow last summer's announcement by the government of Taiwan of the shifting of the Saturday, February 4, 2012, non-working weekly holiday to Friday, January 27, 2012. [full story]

Botswana 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Botswana Press Agency (Gaborone) and Botswana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Botswana has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Botswana for the calendar year 2012. [full story]