Nepal Considering January 14 Public Holiday

Sources: The Himalayan Times (Kathmandu) and Nepal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nepal Tourism Board spokesperson, Aditya Baral, has announced that it had formally asked the government of Nepal to declare Friday, January 14, 2011, as a one-off public sector holiday. [full story]

Malaysia Declares January 2 KTN Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kota Baru) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malaysia's State of Kelantan has declared an additional one-off state public holiday on Sunday, January 2, 2011, to commemorate Malaysia's victory in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, last night. [full story]

Fiji Clarifies New Year Public Holiday Status

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Director of Information of Fiji's Interim Government, Setaita Natai, has issued a statement to the effect that Saturday, January 1st, 2011, will not be a public holiday in Fiji. [full story]

Laos Declares January 3 Public Holiday

Sources: The Ventiane Times (Ventiane) and Laos bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The head of the Laos government secretariat, Cheuang Sombounkhan, has announced that Monday January 3, 2011, would be a public holiday in compensation for the annual New Year's Day holiday which falls on Saturday in 2010. [full story]

Vanuatu Rules-Out Extra New Year Public Holiday

Sources: Radio Vanuatu (Port Vila) and Vanuatu bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Vanuatu's Private Secretary to the Head of State, Rave Nigai, has announced that neither Friday, December 31, 2010, nor Monday, January 3, 2011, would be public holidays. [full story]

Egypt Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: بوابة الحكومة المصرية (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Egyptian government has released the list of official public holidays in Egypt for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Timor Leste Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Timor Leste has announced the list of official public holidays in Timor Leste for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

French Polynesia Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Journal Officiel de la Polynésie Française (Papeete) and French Polynesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Council of Ministers of French Polynesia has released an Arrêté n° 2471 CM which officially declares the list of French Polynesian public holidays for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Mozambique Declares December 31 Public Sector Holiday

Sources: Agencia de Informção de Moçambique (Maputo) and Mozambique bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mozambique's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB) has released a press communique announcing another afternoon public sector holiday (concede tolerância de ponto) for Friday, December 31, 2010. [full story]

Malaysia Declares December 31 Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Jakarta) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has declared Friday, December 31, 2010, as a one-off national public holiday. [full story]

Nepal Asked To Restore January 11 Public Holiday

Sources: The Himalayan Times (Kathmandu) and Nepal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chairman of Nepal's Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Kamal Thapa, has written to Nepal's Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal, asking the government to restore January 11 as a national public holiday. [full story]

Lithuania Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybe (Vilnius) and Lithuania bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Lithuania has announced the dates of official public holidays in Lithuania for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Zambia Rules-Out January 3 Public Holiday

Sources: The Lusaka Times (Lusaka) and Zambia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Zambia's Secretary to the Cabinet, Joshua Kanganja, has announced that he will soon issue a circular re-stating that Monday, January 3rd, 2011, is not an official public holiday in Zambia. [full story]

Ecuador Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Ministerio De Trabajo y Empleo (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ecuador's Minister of Labour (la Dirección General de Trabajo del Ministerio de Trabajo) has released the list of the official public holidays in Ecuador for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Bahrain Announces New Year Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة أنباء البحرين (BNA) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has issued a circular declaring Saturday, January 1st, 2011, as a public holiday to mark the Western new year. [full story]

UAE Announces New Year Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Government Human Resources Authority, Humaid Mohammed Al Qattami, has announced the dates for the upcoming New Year public holiday for the UAE public sector. [full story]

India Declares December 27 Regional Public Holiday

Sources: Government of Mizoram Directorate of Information and Public Relations (Aizawl) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Mizoram has announced that Monday, December 27, 2010, would be an additional public holiday in Mizoram government offices, banks and educational institutions. [full story]

Bhutan Declares January 21 Public holiday

Sources: The Bhutan Observer (Thimphu) and Bhutan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bhutan's Chief Election Commissioner, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi, has announced that the long-delayed local government (LG) elections, and the public holiday associated with them, would be on Friday, January 21, 2011. [full story]

Malaysia Changes March State Public Holidays

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kota Baru) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Malaysia's State of Kelantan has gazetted the recently-announced change to the annual 2-day Sultan's Birthday public holidays from their current date of March 30-31 to November 11-12. [full story]

Jamaica Declares December 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and Jamaica bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jamaica's Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles, has announced that, after consultations with the Prime Minister and the Attorney General, Monday, December 27, 2010, had been declared a one-off public holiday in Jamaica. [full story]

Indian Public Holiday In Kerala Tomorrow

Sources: Indo-Asian News Service (Thiruvananthapuram) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Kerala has declared a state public holiday, tomorrow, Friday, December 24, 2010. [full story]

Pakistan Confirms December 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Islamabad) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of Pakistan's Province of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has confirmed that Monday, December 27, 2010, would be a regional public holiday. [full story]

Argentina Extends Year-End Bank Holidays

Sources: Asociación de Bancos de la Argentina (ABA) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The press secretary of the Argentinian association of banks, Eduardo Berrozpe, has announced an extension of the annual Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve bank holidays. [full story]

Kenya Cancels December 27 Public Holiday

Sources: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kenyan government, through government spokesman, Alfred Mutua, has announced that contrary to earlier announcements, Monday, December 27, 2010, would not be a public holiday in Kenya. [full story]

Mozambique Declares Tomorrow Public Sector Holiday

Sources: Agencia de Informção de Moçambique (Maputo) and Mozambique bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mozambique's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB) has released a press communique announcing an afternoon public sector holiday (concede tolerância de ponto) for tomorrow, Friday, December 24, 2010. [full story]

Jordan Declares January 1st Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Samir Rifai, has issued an official statement declaring Saturday, January 1st, 2011, as an official non-working public holiday in Jordan on the occasion of the upcoming Western New Year. [full story

North Korean January 8 Public Holiday Update

Sources: AFP (Seoul) and North Korea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). According to reports of a recent series of meetings in the North Korean city of Hoeryong, it would appear that, after all, January 8, is to be an official public holiday in North Korea. [full story]

Panama Declares Year-End Public Sector Holidays

Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) and Panama public holidays (qppstudio.net). Panama's President, Ricardo Martinelli, has issued a decree declaring nationwide public sector holidays on Friday, December 24, and Friday, December 31, 2010. [full story]

Paraguay Declares Year-End Public Sector Holidays

Sources: Portal Paraguayo de Noticias (PPN) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguayan President, Fernando Lugo, has issued a decree declaring 2 year-end public sector holidays, on Friday, December 24, and Friday, December 31, 2010. [full story]

Sudan Announces Christmas Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة السودان للانباء (SUNA) and Sudanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that the upcoming public sector holidays for Christmas, would run from Friday, December 24, until Sunday, December 26, 2010, inclusively. [full story]

Monaco Declares July 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Communiqués de presse (Principauté de Monaco) and Monaco bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Principalty of Monaco has announced that Friday and Saturday, July 1 and 2, 2011, would be declared as one-off public holidays in Monaco, to coincide with the upcoming wedding of Prince Albert. [full story]

Bermuda Clarifies Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information(Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet Office of Bermuda has issued a notice to clarify which days in 2010 have been declared as public holidays in both the public and private sectors. [full story]

Vanuatu Declares December 24 Public Holiday

Sources: Vanuatu Daily Post (Port Vila) and Vanuatu bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Vanuatu, at the request of its Prime Minister, has declared a one-off public holiday, on Friday, December 24, 2010. [full story]

Portugal Declares 2 Year-End Public Sector Holidays

Sources: Governo de Portugal (Lisboa) and Portugal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, has published a decree declaring Friday, December 24, and Friday, December 31, as public sector holidays (tolerância de ponto). [full story]

Timor Leste Declares Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Governo de Timor-Leste (Dili) and Timor Leste bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Timor Leste has declared 2 year-end public sector holidays, on Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31, 2010. [full story]

Bolivia Rules-Out Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Agencia Boliviana de Información (La Paz) and Bolivia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's vice-minister of labour, Félix Rojas, has announced that neither Friday, December 24, nor Friday, December 31, 2010, would be declared as one-off year-end public holidays in Bolivia. [full story]

Jordan Declares December 25 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Samir Rifai, has issued an official statement declaring Saturday, December 25, 2010, as an official non-working public holiday on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas Day holiday. [full story]

Honduras Year-End Bank Holidays Announced

Sources: La Tribuna (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Honduran Banks Association (Asociación Hondureña de Instituciones Bancarias-Ahiba) has announced that banks in Honduras would remain open on the 2 one-off full-day year-end public holidays recently declared by the Government of Honduras. [full story]

Ecuador Declares December 31 Public Holiday

Sources: Presidencia de la República (Quito) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Ecuador, through its Minister of Tourism, Freddy Elhers, has announced that Friday, December 31, 2010, had been declared a one-off public holiday throughout Ecuador. [full story]

Paraguay Considering May 14 Public Holiday

Sources: Portal Paraguayo de Noticias (PPN) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill that would restore May 14 as an annual national public holiday in Paraguay, was approved at the last ordinary session of the Paraguayan Senate. [full story]

Turks and Caicos Considering Royal Wedding Public Holiday

Sources: The TCI Journal (Grand Turk) and Turks and Caicos bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The party leader of the Turks and Caicos Peoples Democratic Movement, Doug Parnell, has called on the interim government to declare Friday, April 29, 2011, the date of the upcoming wedding Prince William, a public holiday in the Turks and Caicos Islands. [full story]

Swaziland Announces Incwala Public Holiday

Sources: Government of Swaziland Ministry of Home Affairs (Mbabane) and Swaziland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Swaziland's Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mduduzi Magongo, has finally announced that the upcoming Incwala public holiday would be Friday, December 24, 2010. [full story]

Cayman Islands Declares Royal Wedding Public Holiday

Sources: Cayman Islands Government Information and Services (Grand Cayman) and Cayman Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cayman Islands government has confirmed that it would declare Friday, April 29, 2011, the date of the upcoming UK royal wedding, as a one-off public holiday in the Cayman Islands. [full story]

Fiji Declares December 25 Public Holiday

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The interim government of Fiji has done an about-face and has announced that it had decided to declare Saturday, December 25, 2010, as an official public holiday in Fiji. [full story]

India Declares 4 Regional Year-End Public Holidays

Sources: Himachal Pradesh Government (Shimla) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of India's state of Himachal Pradesh has declared Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Thursday, December 30, 2010, Saturday, January 1, 2011, and Monday, January 3, 2011, as state public holidays. [full story]

Madagascar Announces March 16 Parliamentary Elections

Sources: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) and Madagascar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Madagascar has set the date for the upcoming parliamentary elections to Wednesday, March 16, 2011. [full story]

Philippines Announces 2011 Public Holidays

Sources: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Philippines has finally issued Proclamation 84, signed by President Aquino, listing the special and regular public holidays in the Philippines for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Monaco 2011 Official Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté (Monaco) and Monaco bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Fiji Clarifies Christmas Day Public Holiday Status

Sources: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labor, Industrial Relations and Employment of Fiji has announced that, Saturday, December 25, 2010, is not a public holiday and that, as such, most shops in Fiji will be open on that day. [full story]

Spain Announces 2011 Balears Public Holidays

Sources: Dirección General de Trabajo (Consell de Govern) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Spain's autonomous region of the Balears has announced that it had approved the official calendar of 2011 public holidays in the Balearic Islands. [full story]