Malaysian PRK State Public Holiday May 6

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kuala Kangsar) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of the government of Malaysia's State of Perak, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, has announced that the Perak government had declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Malaysia's State of Perak on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, on account of the upcoming coronation of Sultan Nazrin Shah as the 35th Sultan of Perak. [full story]

Dominican Republic Public Holiday May 4

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 del Trabajo" annual non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic would, once again, be moved from its traditional date of May 1st to Monday, May 4, 2015. [full story]

Kazakhstan May 8 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Kazakhstan, via its Ministry of Health and Social Development, has finally ruled-out the still-undecided move of the upcoming non-working day of Monday, May 11, 2015, declared to compensate the annual Victory Day public holiday of Kazakhstan falling on a weekend in 2015, to Friday, May 8, 2015. [full story]

Hungary 2016 Public Holidays Draft

Sources: Kormányzat Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium (Budapest) and Hungary bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Hungary has announced a draft version of its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Hungary for the calendar year 2016, based upon the recommendation of the Hungarian National Economy Minister. [full story]

Macau 2016 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: 澳门特区政府入口网站 (Macau) and Macau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Macau SAR has announced its annual full list of official non-working public holidays in Macau for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Malaysian PHG State Public Holiday May 5

Sources: The New Straits Times (Kuantan) and Malaysia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of the government of Malaysia's State of Pahang, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob, has announced that the Pahang state executive council had once again declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Malaysia's State of Pahang on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, on account of the upcoming Rompin parliamentary by-election. [full story]

Nigerian 2015 Labour Day Public Holiday

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Abba Moro, in a statement released by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Abubakar Magaji, has announced that the Nigerian Federal Government had declared Friday, May 1st, 2015, as a non-working public holiday in Nigeria on account of the upcoming annual Workers' Day non-working public holiday of Nigeria. [full story]

Panama May 4 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) and Panama public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of the Presidency of Panama, has announced that it has once again ruled-out a move of the upcoming May 1st annual Panamanian non-working public holiday, from Friday, May 1st, 2015, to Monday, May 4, 2015. [full story]

Bahrain Labour Day 2015 Bank Holidays

Sources: مصرف البحرين المركزى (Manama) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Bahrain has announced that it had also declared a bank holiday on Friday, May 1st, 2015, as well as Sunday, May 3, 2015, to mark the upcoming annual Labour Day public holiday and bank holiday in Bahrain. [full story]

Malaysian State Public Holiday May 7

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Penang) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of Malaysia's State of Penang, Lim Guan Eng, has declared Thursday, May 7, 2015, as another one-off non-working state public holiday on account of the upcoming Permatang Pauh by-election. [full story]

Algeria 2015 Labour Day Public Holiday

Sources: الموقع الرسمي للمديرية العامة للوظيفة العمومية (Alger) and Algeria banks holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Algerian government, through its ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Sécurité has announced that Friday, May 1st, 2015, had been declared a non-working public holiday, on account of the upcoming "fête du Travail". [full story]

Bahrain Labour Day 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: مصرف البحرين المركزى (Manama) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has issued a circular on the upcoming annual Labour Day 2015 non-working public holidays in Bahrain. [full story]

Nicaraguan May Day 2015 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) and Nicaragua bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Nicaragua's Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, José León Argüello, has announced that Friday, May 1, 2015, had been declared as a non-working public holiday in Nicaragua on account of the annual, "Día Internacional de los Trabajadores", non-working public holiday of Nicaragua. [full story]

US Virgin Islands 2015 Carnival Public Holidays

Sources: The Governor's Office (St. Croix) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Kenneth Mapp, has once again declared two and a half days as public sector holidays in the US Virgin Islands on account of the upcoming Carnival 2015. [full story]

Bhutanese Public Holiday April 28

Sources: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) and Bhutanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has announced that Tuesday, April 28, 2015, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Bhutan on the occasion of the upcoming Zhabdrung Kuchoe (Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, the Unifier of Bhutan), annual Bhutanese non-working public holiday. [full story]

Kyrgyzstan Mulls May 7 Public Holiday

Sources: Кабар - Кыргыз Улуттук Маалымат Агенттиги (Bishkek) and Kyrgyzstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following the recent decision of the President of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, to be in Moscow on May 9, and the resignation of the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic has suggested that the date of the moved Victory Day Parade, on May 7, might be declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in Kyrgyzstan ("It will probably be the decision of the government to postpone the weekend, or will be added another holiday"). [full story]

Palau Public Holiday May 5

Sources: Palau Government (Koror) and Palau bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Palau has announced that Tuesday, May 5, 2015, would be the date of the upcoming Senior Citizens' Day annual non-working public holiday in Palau. [full story]

Anguilla Public Holiday April 24

Sources: Government of Anguilla (The Valley) and Anguilla bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following this afternoon's formal swearing-in the new Government of Anguilla, the newly formed Anguillan Government Executive Council approved a draft regulation which enabled the Governor of Anguilla to prescribe tomorrow, Friday, April 24, 2015, as another one-off public holiday in Anguilla, under section 4(a) of the Anguilla Public Holidays Act. [full story]

Romanian May 10 Public Holiday Approved

Sources: Mediafax (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Chamber of Deputies has voted by 294 to 1, with 6 abstentions, to override the previous no vote of the Senate of the addition of a new annual non-working public holiday in Romania on May 10. [full story]

Jordanian Bank Holiday April 30

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Jordan has announced a bank holiday on Thursday, April 30, 2015, on account of the annual non-working Jordanian public holiday of Labor Day. [full story]

Tongan April 27 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) and Tonga bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Tonga's Ministry of Information and Communications has issued a communiqué ruling-out the declaration of Monday, April 27, 2015, as a day in lieu non-working public holiday in Tonga due to the annual, April 25, ANZAC Day non-working public holiday of Tonga falling on a Saturday in 2015. [full story]

Ukraine May 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Кабінет Міністрів України (Kiev) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine has issued a communique confirming the official list of May 2015 non-working public holidays in the Ukraine, as had been announced late last year. [full story]

Bolivia Mulls Papal Public Holidays

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz) and Bolivian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bolivia's Minister of Labour, José Gonzalo Trigoso, has announced that no decision had yet been made as to the declaration of one or more one-off non-working public holiday in Bolivia, on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis. [full story]

Argentina May 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's Ministry of the Interior has released a communique listing the official list of non-working public holidays in Argentina, including bridge public holidays ("feriados con fines turísticos"), in Argentina for the month of May 2015. [full story]

Benin Public Holiday April 20

Sources: Site Officiel du président Béninois Boni Yayi (Cotonou) and Bénin bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Benin has declared Monday, April 20, 2015, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Bénin (a déclaré chômé et payé cette journée du lundi 20 avril 2015") to give voters more time to get their voter registration cards. [full story]

Jersey 2015 Public Holidays Revised

Sources: States of Jersey (Saint Helier) and Jersey bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The States of Jersey (the government of Jersey) have released a revised list of official Jersey public holidays for the calendar year 2015, which amends the previously-announced list of official Jersey public holidays for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Afghanistan Public Holiday April 28

Sources: آژانس خبرى پژواك (Kabul) and Afghanistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Afghanistan has declared Tuesday, April 28, 2015, as an official non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on the occasion of the upcoming annual Afghan Victory Day public holiday. [full story]

Colombia Mulls Public Holidays Reduction

Sources: Presidencia de la República (Bogota) and Colombia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill has been introduced in the Colombian Congress to reduce the number of annual non-working public holidays in Colombia by 3, those on March 19, June 4, and November 1st. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday April 17

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that tomorrow, Friday, April 17, 2015, had been declared as a one-off national non-working public holiday throughout Nepal on account of that day's final rites for former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, five-time Prime Minister, who died last night. [full story]

Spain 2016 Cataluña Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Diario Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Conselleria de Treball de la Generalitat de Catalunya has published its annual list of 2016 non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cataluña. [full story]

Kyrgyzstan May 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Кабар - Кыргыз Улуттук Маалымат Агенттиги (Bishkek) and Kyrgyzstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic has announced the list of dates which have been declared official non-working public holidays in Kyrgyzstan for the month of May 2015. [full story]

Armenian Public Holidays April 23-24

Sources: Հայերեն լրատվական գործակալությանը (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Armenia has announced that Thursday, April 23, 2015, the eve of this year's annual Genocide Remembrance Day annual non-working public holiday in Armenia, will also be a one-off non-working public holiday in Armenia. [full story]

Antigua and Barbuda Public Holiday April 13

Sources: Government of Antigua and Barbuda (St. John's) and Antigua and Barbuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Antigua and Barbuda government has declared day one of the first Test between West Indies and England, Monday, April 13, 2015, as a one-off non-working half-day public holiday in Antigua and Barbuda. [full story]

Spain 2016 Balears Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Dirección General de Trabajo Y Salud Laboral (Govern de les Illes Balears) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consell de Govern of Spain's autonomous region of the Balears (ámbito autonómico de las Islas Baleares) has announced its official annual calendar of 2016 regional and national public holidays (calendario laboral). [full story]

Jordanian Public Holiday April 13

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour, has issued a circular decreeing Monday, April 13, 2015, as yet another additional one-off non-working public holidays in Jordan on account of the upcoming Easter Monday. [full story]

Bonaire 2015 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Openbaar Lichaam Bonaire (Kralendijk) and Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bonaire Deputy Minister of the Interior and for Kingdom Relations, Jonah Chirino, has announced that the Bonaire government had amended its previously-released annual list of official non-working public holidays in Bonaire for the calendar year 2015, by re-instating Rincon Day as a non-working public holiday in Bonaire, at least for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Honduras Public Sector Holiday April 20

Sources: La Prensa (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Honduras, in a communique of the Secretaría de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernación y Descentralización, has in turn announced that it would move the date of the upcoming annual Americas' Day Honduras non-working public sector holiday to Monday, April 20, 2015, from its annual date of April 14. [full story]

Sudan Public Holiday April 13

Sources: وكالة السودان للانباء (SUNA) and Sudanese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that Monday, April 13, 2015, would be a one-off non-working public holiday in the Sudan on account of the presidential and national elections being held in Sudan on that day. [full story]

Liberia Public Holiday April 10

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a Proclamation declaring Friday, April 10, 2015, as the National Fast and Prayer Day annual non-working public holiday in Liberia for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Azerbaijan May 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabineti (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has announced the list of non-working public holidays in Azerbaijan for the upcoming month of May 2015. [full story]

Honduras Public Holiday April 20

Sources: La Prensa (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The private employers' confederation of Honduras (Consejo Hondureño de la Empresa Privada - Cohep), has announced that employees of the Honduras private sector would observe the upcoming annual Americas' Day Honduras non-working public holiday on Monday, April 20, 2015, once again moving it from its annual date of April 14. [full story]

Albanian Bank Holidays Amended

Sources: Bank of Albania (Tirana) and Albanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Albania has announced that it would modify the list of annual bank holidays in Albania to match the recent announcement by the government of Albania of the reversal of the 2009 decision to stop declaring a day in lieu additional non-working public holiday on any Monday that follows a weekend public holiday in Albania. [full story]

Laos 2015 Public Holidays Extended

Sources: The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Ventiane) and Laos bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Laos has released an amended and extended version of its previously-announced annual official list of non-working public holidays in Laos for the calendar year 2015. [full story]

Kazakhstan May 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Kazakhstan has announced that Monday, May 11, 2015, had been declared a day in lieu non-working public holiday in Kazakhstan to compensate the annual Victory Day public holiday of Kazakhstan falling on a weekend in 2015. [full story]

Myanmar 2016 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Yangoon) and Myanmar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of Myanmar has announced its annual list of the dates of the official non-working public holidays in Myanmar for the upcoming calendar year 2016. [full story]

Niger 2015 Public Holiday April 6

Sources: Ministère de la Fonction Publique et du Travail du Niger (Niamey) and Niger bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Niger has declared Monday, April 6, 2015, as the date of the annual "lundi de Pâques" (Easter Monday) non-working public holiday in Niger ("journée déclarée chômée et payée sur toute l’étendue du territoire national"). [full story]

Armenian Public Holiday April 6

Sources: Հայերեն լրատվական գործակալությանը (ARMENPRESS) and Armenian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Armenia has announced, as expected, that Monday, April 6, 2015, would be a non-working public holiday in Armenia, on account of the upcoming "Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ", to be compensated by declaring Saturday, April 11, 2015, as a regular working day. [full story]

Nigerian Easter 2015 Public Holidays

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Abba Moro, has announced that the Nigerian Government had declared Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6, 2015, as non-working public holidays to commemorate this year's upcoming Good Friday and Easter Monday non-working public holidays, respectively. [full story]

Albanian Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Albania (Tirana) and Albanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Albania, via its Deputy Prime Minister, Niko Peleshi, has announced an immediate reversal of its predecessor's 2009 decision to stop declaring a day in lieu additional non-working public holiday on any Monday that follows a weekend public holiday in Albania. [full story]