Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Deputy Kazakh Minister of Finance, Sergei Gromov, has announced that the Majlis (Kazakhstan's parliament) had finalized the pending legislation to declare May 7 as a new annual public holiday in Kazakhstan to be named Homeland Defender Day. [full story]