Philippines CNY Annual Public Holiday Bill

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines Senator Edgardo Angara has introduced legislation that would make the ad hoc declaration of Chinese New Year as a one-off public holiday in the Philippines, as was the case in 2012 and 2014, into an annual public holiday in the Philippines. [full story]

Nepalese Tamang Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that the government of Nepal had once again declared Friday, January 31, 2014, as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming Sonam Lhosar festival marking the beginning of the Tamang New Year. [full story]

Argentina 2015 Public Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The annual official list of non-working public holidays in Argentina for the calendar year 2015 ("Feriados Nacionales y Puentes Turísticos 2015") has officially been gazetted. [full story]

Burkina Faso 2014 Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Ministère du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale (Ouagadougou) and Burkina Faso public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Burkina Faso has announced it annual list of non-working public holidays in Burkina Faso for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Peru January 27 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Peru's Ministra de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo, Nancy Laos Cáceres, has announced that contrary to last-minute rumours to the contrary, Monday, January 27, 2014, would not be declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in Peru. [full story]

Guinea Conakry 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: guineeconakry.info (Conakry) and Guinea Conakry bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Guinea Conakry has announced its annual list of 2014 non-working public holidays (jours chômés et payés) in the Republic of Guinea Conakry. [full story]

Egypt Could Move January 25 Public Holiday

Sources: الهيئة العامة للأستعلامات (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egypt's interior minister, Mohamed Ibrahim, has announcxed that his ministry was considering changing the date of the annual national police day non-working public holiday in Egypt, from January 25, to June 30, beginning in 2015. [full story]

Vanuatu 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Vanuatu (Port Vila) and Vanuatu bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Vanuatu has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Vanuatu for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Indonesia To Combine Election Dates From 2019

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Indonesia's Constitutional Court has ruled that Indonesia would hold its presidential election and legislative election concurrently, starting in 2019. [full story]

Paraguayan 2014 February 3 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The bill to declare February 3 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Paraguay, under the name "Día de la democracia paraguaya", will mechanically not be passed in time for February 3, 2014. [full story]

St. Kitts and Nevis 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Basseterre) and St. Kitts and Nevis bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays in St. Kitts and Nevis for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Norway 2016 Bank Holidays Announced

Sources: Norges Bank (Oslo) and Norway bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Norway's Central Bank (Norges Bank) has updated its multi-year list of bank holidays in Norway with the announcement of Norwegian bank holidays for the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Gabonese 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise (Libreville) and Gabonese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Gabon's Ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Prévoyance Sociale has released its annual list of non-working public holidays in Gabon for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Panama 2014 Bank Holidays Announced

Banco Nacional de Panamá (Panama City) and Panama public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Banco Nacional de Panamá has released the list of annual bank holidays in Panama for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Yemeni 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء اليمنية سبأ (Sanaa) and Yemeni bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Yemeni Ministry of Civil Service and Insurance has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Yemen for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Bosnian Public Holidays Legislation Stalled

Sources: Federalna novinska agencija (Sarajevo) and Bosnia and Herzegovina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Almost 5 years after Bosnia's Council of Ministers approved an initial draft law on public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the process of turning that draft into law is seemingly stalled. [full story]

Canada 2016 BC Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Government of the Province of British Columbia (Victoria) and Canada bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Canada's Province of British Columbia has updated its official multi-year list of public holidays in British Columbia by announcing the non-working public holidays in BC for the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Suriname 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Kabinet van de President van de Republiek Suriname (Paramarimbo) and Suriname bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Suriname has released its annual list of expected public holidays dates for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Macedonian 2014 Theophany Public Holiday

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 Sunday, January 19, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday for believers of the Orthodox religion in Macedonia on account of the upcoming annual Orthodox Epiphany (Theophany) annual sectorial non-working public holiday. [full story]

Guyana 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Guyana Government Information Agency (GINA) and Guyana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Guyana has announced its annual list of non-working public holidays in Guyana for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Malaysia Extends Thaipusam Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Alor Setar) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The chief Minister of the Malaysian State of Kedah, Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, has finally announced that he would honor its election promise of declaring Friday, January 17, 2014, as a non-working public holiday in the Malaysian State of Kedah on account of the upcoming Thaipusam celebration. [full story]

Pakistan Bank Holiday January 14

Sources: The State Bank of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that Tuesday, January 14, 2014, would be a bank holiday throughout Pakistan on the occasion of the annual Eid Miladun Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet). [full story]

Tanzanian Additional Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Prime Minister's Office United Republic Of Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) and Tanzanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). President Jakaya Kikwete of the United Republic Of Tanzania has declared tomorrow, Monday, January 13, 2014, as an additional non-working public holiday in Tanzania. [full story]

Armenian Public Holidays January 27-28

Sources: Հայերեն լրատվական գործակալությանը (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Armenia has confirmed the amendments to the annual list of official non-working public holidays in Armenia for the calendar year 2014, so that Armenia will benefit from public holidays on Monday and Tuesday, January 27 and 28, 2014, as well as on the previous weekend. [full story]

Bénin 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Site Officiel du président Béninois Boni Yayi (Cotonou) and Bénin bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bénin has announced its annual list of non-working public holidays in Bénin for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Philippines Maulidin Nabi Public Holiday January 13

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Philippines Government has announced that the date of the upcoming Maulidin Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) annual non-working public holiday in the Philippines, would be observed on Monday, January 13, 2014. [full story]

Afghanistan 2014 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: آژانس خبرى پژواك (Kabul) and Afghanistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Afghanistan has declared Monday, January 13, 2014, as an official non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on the occasion of the annual Birthday celebration of prophet Mohammad ("Milad al Nabi"). [full story]

Ethiopian 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and Ethiopia bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced its annual list of the expected dates of the non-working public holidays in Ethiopia for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Macedonian 2014 Public Holidays Announced

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 released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Macedonia for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Gambian Gamo Public Holiday January 14

Sources: Office of the President of the Gambia (Banjul) and Gambia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh has announced that the upcoming annual non-working public holiday in the Gambia for the Prophet's Birthday (Gamo) would be observed on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. [full story]

South Australian 2016 Public Holidays Released

Sources: Government of South Australia SafeWork SA (Adelaide) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of the Australian State of South Australia has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in the Australian State of South Australia for the calendar year 2016. [full story]

Togo Cancels January 13 Public Holiday

Sources: Primature du Togo (Lome) and Togo bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier tonight, the government of Togo has announced that, once again, the annual January 13 non-working public holiday in Togo, had been canceled. [full story]

Libyan 2014 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Announced

Sources: المجلس الوطنى الإنتقالى (Tripoli) and Libyan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has announced that Monday, January 13, 2014, had been declared a non-working public holiday throughout Libya on account of the upcoming annual Mawlid Al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet) non-working public holiday in Libya. [full story]

Kuwait Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday January 16

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission has confirmed that it would once again move the date of the upcoming annual non-working public holiday in Kuwait for the Prophet's Birthday, from Monday, January 13, to Thursday, January 16, 2014, to adjoin a nearby weekend. [full story]

Bahrain 2014 Prophet's Birthday Bank Holiday

Sources: مصرف البحرين المركزى (Manama) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Bahrain has announced that it would also declare a bank holiday on Monday, January 13, 2014, to mark the upcoming official annual non-working public holiday in Bahrain to mark the Birthday of Prophet Mohammed for the Islamic year 1435. [full story]

Guam 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Government of Guam (Chamorro) and Guam bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Guam has released its annual official list of non-working public holidays in Guam for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Seychelles 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Seychelles (Victoria) and Seychelles bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Seychelles has announced the official list of annual non-working public holidays in the Seychelles for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Malta 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Malta Department of Information (Government of Malta) and Malta bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malta's Department of Information has finally published its annual official list of national holidays and non-working public holidays in Malta for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Lithuanian 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Lietuvos Respublikos Uzsienio Reikalu Ministerija (Vilnius) and Lithuanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Lithuania has announced the annual dates of official non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Lithuania for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Nigerian 2014 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has announced that Tuesday, January 14, 2014, had been declared an official non-working public holiday throughout Nigeria to commemorate the annual Muslim celebration of Eid-El-Maulud (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday). [full story]

Bahrain 2014 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

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 Monday, January 13, 2014, as the official date of the annual non-working public holiday in Bahrain to mark the Birthday of Prophet Mohammed for the Islamic year 1435. [full story]

Japanese 2015 Bank and Public Holidays Announced

Sources: 日本銀行 (Tokyo) and Japan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bank of Japan (Japan's central bank) has released its official list of annual national holidays public holidays and bank holidays in Japan for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

North Korean Kim Jong-un Public Holiday Update

Sources: 조선중앙통신 (Pyongyang) and North Korea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). North Korean news media have once again reported that, despite many reports to the contrary, today's birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was not (yet?) an annual non-working public holiday in North Korea. [full story]

Omani 2014 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced the dates of the upcoming annual non-working public holiday in Oman for the Prophet's Birthday, for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. [full story]

Tunisian Public Holidays January 13-14

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Tunisia has announced that, in addition to the recent announcement of Monday, January 13, 2014, as the date for the annual public holiday for the upcoming Mouled (the Prophet's Birthday) in Tunisia, Tuesday, January 14, 2014, would also be a non-working public holiday in Tunisia, on account of the annual Jour de la fête de la Révolution et de la Jeunesse non-working public holiday in Tunisia. [full story]

Kosovo 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: The Office of the Prime Minister (Republic of Kosovo) and Kosovo bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government cabinet of Kosovo has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Kosovo for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Papua New Guinea 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby) and Papua New Guinea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea has released the gazetted official list of appointed annual non-working public holidays in Papua New Guinea for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Jordan Moves 2014 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour, has announced that the upcoming annual non-working public holiday in Jordan for Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday had been moved from Monday, January 13, to Sunday, January 12, 2014. [full story]

Kuwait Mulls 2014 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Move

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sources within the Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission have stated that the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers would almost certainly move the observance of the upcoming annual Prophet's Birthday non-working publuc holiday from Monday, January 13, to Thursday, January 16, 2014. [full story]

UAE 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Abu Dhabi government has announced its annual list of expected non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2014. [full story]