Croatian Electoral Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Vlada Republike Hrvatske (Zagreb) and Croatia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Croatian President, Ivo Josipovic, has finally decided to announce the date of the upcoming elections on a regular non-working day, more specifically, Sunday, December 4, 2011. [full story]

UAE 2011 Eid Al Adha Private Sector Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE Minister of Labour, Saqr Ghobash, has issued a circular specifying the UAE's private sector's upcoming non-working public holidays for the Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). [full story]

Thailand Flood Public Holidays Extension Ruled-Out

Sources: รัฐบาลไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). At an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet of the government of Thailand, last night, the cabinet rejected a proposal to extend the duration of the current flood relief regional public holidays. [full story]

Oman 2011 Eid al Adha Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced the dates of the upcoming Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays for the private sector, the public sector, and the banking and financial sectors of Oman for the calendar year 2011. [full story]

Indian Public Holiday In Kerala Tomorrow

Sources: The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of India's State of Kerala, Oommen Chandy, has announced that his Cabinet had declared tomorrow, Tuesday, November 1, 2011, as a one-off state public holiday as part of the mourning measures decreed following yesterday's death of of Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister, T. M. Jacob. [full story]

Nepal Chhath Public Holiday November 1

Sources: The Himalayan Times (Kathmandu) and Nepal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has declared Tuesday, November 1, 2011, as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming Chhath Parva festival. [full story]

Senegal 2011 Eid-el-Kabir November 7

Sources: Dakar Online (Dakar) and Senegalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The National Moon-Sighting Commission of Sénégal (Commission nationale de concertation sur le croissant lunaire - Conacoc) has announced that the upcoming Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday would be on Monday, November 7, 2011. [full story]

Lebanon 2011 Eid Al-Adha November 6

Sources: The Daily Star (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Lebanon's Grand Mufti, Rashid Qabbani, announced yesterday that, as expected, the upcoming Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) would begin on Sunday, November 6, 2011. [full story]

Qatar 2011 Eid al-Adha Announced

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Qatar's Ministry of Religious Affairs has announced that the month of Dhul Hijjah had begun at sunset last night and. therefore, that the upcoming Eid Al Adha, and related public holidays, would be observed across the country based on the date of Sunday, November 6, 2011. [full story]

Bangladesh 2011 Eid-ul-Azha On November 7

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee has announced that, as expected, it had sighted the New Moon crescent last night and, therefore, that the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, and related public holidays, would be observed across the country based on the date of Monday, November 7, 2011. [full story]

Saudi 2011 Eid al-Adha Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Saudi Arabia's higher court in Riyadh has announced that the date of the upcoming Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) would be Sunday, November 6, 2011. [full story]

Pakistan 2011 Eid-ul-Azha Public Holidays Confirmed

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Pakistan's Ruet-e-Hilal committee has announced that the Zul-Hijjah Moon had been sighted last night and that, as such, and as expected, the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha would be celebrated on Monday, November 7, 2011 in Pakistan. [full story]

Kiribati 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Kiribati Public Service Office (Bairiki) and Kiribati bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Kiribati has announced its list of official non-working public holidays for the upcoming 2012 calendar year. [full story]

Macedonian Public Holiday On November 1st

Sources: Министерство за труд и социјална политика (Skopje) and Macedonian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday for members of the Catholic community in Macedonia. [full story]

Turkmenistan 2011 Kurban Bayram Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Туркменистан золотой век (Ashgabad) and Turkmenistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov, has signed a decree declaring Monday to Wednesday, November 7-9, 2011, as non-working public holidays in connection with the upcoming celebration of Kurban Bayram in Turkmenistan. [full story]

Saudi Arabia 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Saudi authorities have released an initial calendar of Saudi non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Sénégal Magal Public Holiday Back In The Limelight

Sources: Dakar Online (Dakar) and Senegalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The spokesperson for the Khalife Général des Mourides, Serigne Bassirou Mbacké Abdou Khadre, has issued a statement reminding Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, of his earlier promise to make the Magal de Touba into an annual non-working public holiday in Sénégal. [full story]

Panama Public Holiday On November 4

Gaceta Oficial Ministerio de la Presidencia (Panama City) and Panama public holidays (qppstudio.net). A communique from Panama's Secretaría de Comunicación de Estado has announced that Friday, November 4, 2011, would be an official public holiday. [full story]

Thailand 5-Day Public Holidays Declared

Sources: รัฐบาลไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, the Cabinet of the government of Thailand approved the suggested declaration of 5-day public holidays, from Thursday to Monday October 27 to 31, 2011, to allow Bangkok residents to handle the flood situation during the upcoming weekend high tide period. [full story]

India 2012 Tamil Nadu Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of India's state of Tamil Nadu has announced the days which will be non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Nepal Declares 3-Day Public Holidays For Tihar

Sources: The Himalayan Times (Kathmandu) and Nepal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The governement of Nepal has declared 3 days of public holidays, from Wednesday, October 26-28, 2011, on account of the current Tihar festival. [full story]

Lebanon Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: الجريدة الرسمية التابعة للمديرية العامة لرئاسة مجلس الوزراء (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Lebanon has declared tomorrow, Tuesday, October 25, 2011, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Lebanon, to mourn last weekend's death of the Saudi crown prince. [full story]

Thailand October 28-31 Public Holidays Under Consideration

Sources: ศาลาว่าการกรุงเทพมหานคร (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of Bangkok, Thailand's capital territory, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, has announced that the period from October 28-31, 2011, could soon be declared as non-working public holidays. [full story]

Pakistan Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: The News (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of Pakistan's Province of Sindh, Ishratul Ebad Khan, has declared tomorrow, Monday, October 24, 2011, as a one-off regional non-working public holiday across the province, to mark the death of Begum Nusrat Bhutto, the wife of former Pakistani prime minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. [full story]

Libya New Public Holiday On October 23

Sources: وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط - أ ش (MENA) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Libyan National Transition Council member, Mukhtar Al-Jaddal, has announced that, later today, the Lybian NTC will declare October 23, as a new annual non-working public holiday in Libya, to be called Liberation Day. [full story]

Yemen 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء اليمنية سبأ (Sanaa) and Yemeni bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Yemeni Ministry of Civil Service has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Yemen for the upcoming year 2012. [full story]

UK Trafalgar Public Holiday Proposed

Sources: The Guardian (London) and UK bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UK's Minister for Tourism, John Penrose, has suggested replacing the early May bank holiday with an October 21 annual non-working public holiday (or bank holiday, as public holidays are called in the UK) commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar. [full story]

Indian Public Holiday For Chhat In Delhi

Sources: IBN Live (New Delhi) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Mayor of Delhi in India's Capital Territory, Rajni Abbi, has announced that Tuesday, November 1, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday in Delhi on the occasion of the upcoming Chhat festival. [full story]

Guyana 2011 Deepavali Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Guyana Ministry of Home Affairs (Georgetown) and Guyana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Guyana has announced that the upcoming Deepavali would be observed as a non-working public holiday on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. [full story]

Abkhazia 2012 Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Аҧсны Аҳәынҭқарра Аусбарҭа (Sukhumi) and Georgia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The office of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Abkhazia for the upcoming calendar year 2012. [22-Oct-2011]

St. Kitts and Nevis Public Holiday On December 27

Sources: The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer (Basseterre) and St. Kitts and Nevis bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced that Tuesday, December 27, 2011, had been declared as an official non-working public holiday in St. Kitts and Nevis. [full story]

Philippines Eidul Adha Public Holiday Moved

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines' President, Benigno S. Aquino III, has signed Proclamation No. 276 which moves the date of the upcoming Eidul Adha non-working public holiday from the previously announced date of Sunday, November 6, to Monday, November 7, 2011. [full story]

Brazilian Public Holiday On November 20 Likely

Sources: Portal de Notícias do Senado Federal (Brasilia) and Brazilian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Brazilian Senate has formally approved the declaration of November 20 as a new annual non-working public holiday called the Dia da Consciência Negra. [full story]

Indonesian Idul Adha Public Holiday Confusion Again

Sources: Antara News Agency (Jakarta) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Indonesia’s second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, has once again announced a different date for the upcoming Idul Adha (feast of sacrifice) than that announced in the official list of 2011 Indonesian public holidays. [full story]

Albania 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Bank of Albania (Tirana) and Albanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Albania has announced the list of Albanian official public holidays in the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Swaziland Teachers' Day Public Holiday Calls

Sources: The Swazi Observer (Mbabane) and Swaziland bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Secretary General of Swaziland's National Association of Teachers (SNAT), Muzi Mhlanga, has called on the Government of Swaziland to declare a new, annual, October 5, non-working public holiday to commemorate International Teachers' Day. [full story]

Saudi Arabian Eid Financial Holidays Announced

Sources: السوق المالية السعودية (Tadawul) and Saudi Arabia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Saudi Stock Exchange has announced that it would be closed for the upcoming Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holidays from Wednesday, November 2, until Friday, November 11, 2011, inclusively. [full story]

Gibraltar 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Gibraltar Press Office (Gibraltar) and Gibraltar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Gibraltar has issued the "Bank and Public Holidays (No.2) Order 2011" (LN. 2011/189) which sets forth the bank holidays and public holidays for Gibraltar in the calendar year 2012. [full story]

Macedonia Public Holiday October 24

Sources: Министерство за труд и социјална политика (Skopje) and Macedonian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has declared Monday, October 24, 2011, as an additional non-working public holiday throughout Macedonia. [full story]

Cyprus 2012 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 2012. [full story]

Myanmar 2012 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Myanmar Government (Yangoon) and Myanmar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Myanmar has announced the dates of the official non-working public holidays in Myanmar for the calendar year 2012. [full story]

New Zealand Public Holidays Shake-Up If Labour Wins

Sources: New Zealand Labour Party Communique (Wellington) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). New Zealand's Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, has announced that, if his party wins the upcoming general elections, it would amend the NZ Holidays Act to Mondayize all public holidays when they fall on a weekend. [full story]

Kuwait Eid Al-Adha Public Holidays Extended

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Kuwait's Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Ali Al-Rashid, has announced that at yesterday's meeting, the Kuwaiti Cabinet had decided to declare Wednesday and Thursday, November 9 and 10, 2011, as additional non-working public holidays at all ministries and state departments. [full story]

Gaza Public Holiday Wednesday

Sources: وكـالــة مــعــا الاخـبـاريــة (Ramallah) and West Bank and Gaza bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Hamas Government of Palestine's Gaza Strip has declared tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19, 2011, as a one-off public holiday to celebrate tomorrow's swap of 477 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier kidnapped in 2006. [full story]

Uruguay October 19 Public Holiday Approved

Sources: Presidencia de la República (República Oriental del Uruguay) and Uruguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cámara de Diputados de la República Oriental del Uruguay, in a joint session, has finally approved the declaration of a one-off regional non-working public holiday in Uruguay's region of Atlántida on Wednesday, October 19, 2011. [full story]

Sint Maarten October 10 Public Holiday Update

Sources: The Daily Herald (Philipsburg) and Sint Maarten bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The leader of the National Alliance (NA) group in Sint Maarten's Parliament, William Marlin, has renewed calls for October 10 to also be declared an annual non-working public holiday in Sint Maarten. [full story]

Ecuador Public Holiday Confusion In Portoviejo

Sources: El Diario (Manabí) and Ecuador bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The October 18 regional non-working public holiday in the Ecuadoran province of Manabí is uncertain following contradictory announcements by the national government of Ecuador and the regional government of Manabí. [full story]

Mozambique Public Holiday Declared For October 19

Sources: Agencia de Informção de Moçambique (Maputo) and Mozambique bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mozambique's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB) has announced that Wednesday, October 19, 2011, had been declared a one-off public holiday throughout Mozambique. [full story]

Portugal Mid-Week Public Holiday Update

Sources: iOnline (Lisbon) and Portugal bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). As part of its most recent package of austerity measures, the Portuguese Government is once again considering moving public holidays that fall in the middle of the week to adjoin a weekend. [full story]

Hungary 2012 Public Holidays Confirmed

Sources: Kormányzat Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium (Budapest) and Hungary bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Hungary has released the final version of the list of official non-working public holidays in Hungary for the calendar year 2012. [full story]