Bhutanese Public Holidays May 2 and
5
(Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2017)
(Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2017)
Source: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) - Summary:
The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has announced
that Tuesday, May 2, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday throughout
Bhutan on the occasion of the upcoming annual Birth Anniversary of the Third
King of Bhutan non-working public holiday, and that Friday, May 5, 2017,
would likewise be a non-working public holiday throughout Bhutan on the
occasion of the upcoming annual Zhabdrung Kuchoe public holiday of
Bhutan. - Links: full
story, other Bhutan news
and updates, Bhutan public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Bernama News Agency (Petaling Jaya) - Summary:
Malaysian Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia, Tan Sri Mohd Sidek
Hassan, had announced that, following the installation of Sultan Muhammad V as
the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, for the next 5 years, the annual
non-working public holiday of Malaysia celebrating the birthday of the Yang
di-Pertuan Agong, would be moved from its traditional date in June to a new
date in July. - Links: full
story, other Malaysia
news and updates, Malaysia public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Central Bank of Bahrain (Manama) - Summary: The
Central Bank of Bahrain has announced that it had declared a bank holiday on
Monday, May 1st, 2017, to mark the upcoming annual Labour Day public holiday
and bank holiday in Bahrain. - Links: full
story, other Bahrain news
and updates, Bahrain public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) - Summary:
Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee and Religious Affairs Committee
announced that the moon of the month of Shaban had been sighted in
Bangladesh's sky, and therefore that the upcoming Shab-e-Barat (night of
fortune and forgiveness) would be observed on Thursday, May 11, 2017, to be
accompanied by the corresponding annual non-working public holiday in
Bangladesh. - Links: full
story, other
Bangladesh news and updates, Bangladesh
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social (La Paz)
- Summary: Bolivia's Ministry of Labour ("Ministerio de Trabajo,
Empleo y Previsión Social, a través de la Dirección General de Trabajo, Higiene
y Seguridad Ocupacional"), in its Comunicado 24/2016 has
confirmed that the Government of Bolivia had declared Monday, May 1, 2017, as a
non-working public holiday in Bolivia on account of the annual, May 1,
non-working public holiday of Bolivia. - Links: full
story, other Bolivia news
and updates, Bolivia public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: The Interim
Transitional National Council (Tripoli) - Summary: The Presidential
Council of Libya and the Eastern Government of the House of Representatives of
Libya have both decided to extend the annual May 1st, annual public holiday,
created by the Law No.5 of 2012. - Links: full
story, other Libya news and
updates, Libya
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Présidence de la République Démocratique du Congo
(Kinshasa) - Summary: The Ministre d?Etat, Ministre du Travail,
Emploi et Prévoyance Sociale of the RDC (République Démocratique du
Congo), Lambert Matuku Menas, has declared Monday, May 1, 2017, as a
non-working public holiday in the RDC - Links: full
story, other
Congo, Dem. Rep. (Zaire) news and updates, Congo,
Dem. Rep. (Zaire) public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
(Abuja) - Summary: The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of
Nigeria, Abdulrahman Dambazau, in a statement earlier today by the Director,
Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Muhammadu Maccido, has
announced that the Nigerian Federal Government had declared Monday, May 1st,
2017, as a non-working public holiday in Nigeria. - Links: full
story, other Nigeria news
and updates, Nigeria public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Oficina de Recursos Humanos del Estado Libre
Asociado (ORHELO) - Summary: Puerto Rico's Senate has approved, and sent
to Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares for his signature, the "Proyecto
de ley de la Cámara 938" which cancels the annual public holiday of
Puerto Rico on July 25 (Día de la Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado)
and replaces it with a new annual non-working public holiday, the "Día
de la Ciudadanía Americana". - Links: full
story, other Puerto
Rico news and updates, Puerto Rico
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Government of West Bengal (Kolkata) - Summary: The
State Government of India's state of West Bengal has issued a notification
declaring Buddha Purnima as a non-working public holiday in India's
state of West Bengal, on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, as well as on Tuesday, May 9,
2017, on account of the Rabindra Jayanti public holiday of West Bengal.
- Links: full
story, other India news and
updates, India
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Government of Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) - Summary: At
this week's Cainet meeting, led by the Chief Minister of India's state of Uttar
Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, it was announced that the annual list of the days
which are non-working public holidays in India's state of Uttar Pradesh for the
calendar year 2017, would be reduced by as many as 15. - Links: full
story, other India news and
updates, India
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Ghana Government Portal (Accra) - Summary: Ghana's
Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has issued a statement informing the
public that Monday, May 1, 2017, had been declared as the annual non-working
public holiday in Ghana, on account of the annual statutory public holiday for
May Day in Ghana. - Links: full
story, other Ghana news and
updates, Ghana
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Agentia Informationala de Stat (Moldpres) - Summary:
Moldova's Cabinet has decided to declare Monday, May 8, 2017, as a one-off
bridge public sector holiday in Moldova to link the weekend to the annual May 9
Victory Day public holiday of Moldova. - Links: full
story, other Moldova news
and updates, Moldova public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Province of New Brunswick (Moncton) - Summary: The
Premier of the Canadian Province of New Brunswick, Brian Gallant, has announced
that, beginning in 2018, New Brunswick will observe Family Day as a new
annual non-working public holiday in New Brunswick ion the third Monday in
February. - Links: full
story, other Canada news
and updates, Canada public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco (BOPV) - Summary:
The executive of Spain's Basque autonomous region (País Vasco) has
released a draft of its annual calendar of official regional public holidays ("calendario
laboral") and bank holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2018 in
Spain's Basque region. - Links: full
story, other Spain news and
updates, Spain
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: The Central Bank of Jordan (Amman) - Summary: The
Central Bank of Jordan has announced a bank holiday on Sunday, April 30, 2017,
on account of the annual non-working Jordanian public holiday of Labor Day. - Links:
full
story, other Jordan news
and updates, Jordan public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Pakistan's Ministry of Interior (Islamabad) - Summary:
The Ministry of the Interior of the Federal Government of Pakistan has
announced that Monday, May 1, 2017, would be the date of the upcoming annual
non-working public holiday throughout Pakistan on account of the Labour Day
non-working public holiday of Pakistan. - Links: full
story, other Pakistan
news and updates, Pakistan public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique (Algiers) - Summary:
The Algerian government, through its Direction Générale de la Fonction
Publique has announced that Monday, May 1st, 2017, had been declared a
non-working public holiday in Algeria, on account of the upcoming "fête
du Travail". - Links: full
story, other Algeria news
and updates, Algeria public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul) - Summary: The
government of Afghanistan has declared Friday, April 28, 2017, as an official
non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on the occasion of the upcoming
annual public holiday for the anniversary of 8th Saur, the Victory
Day of the Mujahideen. - Links: full
story, other
Afghanistan news and updates, Afghanistan
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Thai News Agency (Bangkok) - Summary: Thailand's
Cabinet has declared Thursday, October 26, 2017, as an additional one-off
non-working public holiday in Thailand, on account of that day's royal
cremation of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. - Links: full
story, other Thailand
news and updates, Thailand public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: AngoNotícias (Luanda) - Summary: The government of
Angola has announced that Wednesday, August 23, 2017, had been declared a
one-off public holiday (tolerância de ponto) on account of the upcoming
general elections that will be held on that date. - Links: full
story, other Angola news and
updates, Angola
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Kabar Kyrgyz National News Agency (Bishkek) - Summary:
The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Sooronbai Jeenbekov, has finally signed a
decree confirming last month's announcement that Monday, May 8, 2017, would be
an additional one-off official non-working public holiday in Kyrgyzstan on
account of the upcoming Day of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic
and Victory Day annual non-working public holidays of Kyrgyzstan,
creating a 5-day period of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan from Friday, May 5,
until Tuesday, May 9, 2017. - Links: full
story, other
Kyrgyzstan news and updates, Kyrgyzstan
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: BBC News - Summary: The leader of the
UK's Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has announced that, were Labour to win the
upcoming, June 8, general elections, his Labour government would create four
new UK-wide bank holidays on the patron saint's day of each of the home
nations. - Links: full
story, other
UK (United Kingdom) news and updates, UK
(United Kingdom) public holidays, back to the top.Source: Government of Punjab (Chandigarh) - Summary: The
Government of India's state of Punjab has released an amended version of its
previously-released annual list of the days which will be non-working public
holidays in India's state of Punjab for the upcoming calendar year 2017. - Links:
full
story, other India news and
updates, India
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Government of Jammu and Kashmir (Srinigar) - Summary:
The Government of India's state of Jammu and Kashmir has issued the Government
Order No: 520-GAD of 2017 which amends its annual list of the days which
will be non-working public holidays in India's state of Jammu and Kashmir for
the upcoming calendar year 2017. - Links: full
story, other India news and
updates, India
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) - Summary:
Nicaragua's Ministerio del Trabajo (Mitrab), has announced that Monday,
May 1, 2017, 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. - Links: full
story, other Nicaragua
news and updates, Nicaragua
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of
Lebanon) - Summary: The Prime Minister of the Government of Lebanon,
Saad Hariri, has issued administrative memos announcing a public holiday for
all Lebanese public institutions and administrations on Monday, May 1st, 2017,
on the occasion of the upcoming fête du travail annual public holiday of
Lebanon. - Links: full
story, other Lebanon news
and updates, Lebanon public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) - Summary:
Malacañang has issued Memorandum Circular 18 which declares 2 one-off
non-working public holidays in the Manila National Capital Region (NCR), on
Thursday and Friday, April 27 and 28, 2017, on account of the upcoming 2017
ASEAN Summit. - Links: full
story, other
Philippines news and updates, Philippines
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Armenian News Agency (ARMENPRESS) - Summary: The
Government of Armenia, following today's Cabinet meeting, has declared Monday,
May 8, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Armenia, to link the
upcoming "Victory and Peace Day" 2017 public holiday of
Armenia with the preceding weekend. - Links: full
story, other Armenia news
and updates, Armenia public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: The Governor's Office (St. Croix) - Summary:
The Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Kenneth Mapp, has once again declared
additional public sector holidays in the US Virgin Islands on account of the
upcoming Carnival 2017. - Links: full
story, other
Virgin Islands, U.S. news and updates, Virgin
Islands, U.S. public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Central Bank of Republic of Indonesia (Jakarta) - Summary:
Indonesia's Central Bank, has released an amended version of its
previously-released list of 2017 bank holidays in Indonesia. - Links: full
story, other Indonesia
news and updates, Indonesia
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Oman News Agency (Muscat) - Summary: Omani
authorities have announced the date of the upcoming 2017 annual non-working
public holiday in Oman for the Prophet's Ascension (Al Isra'a Wal Miraj)
for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman, as Tuesday, April
25, 2017. - Links: full
story, other Oman news and
updates, Oman
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs (Kathmandu) - Summary:
Face with widespread criticism of its recent decision to declare Monday and
Friday, April 17 and 21, 2017, as one-off non-working public holidays in Nepal
to mark the departure and return of Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on
her first foreign visit to India, the Government of India has canceled the
Friday, April 21, 2017, one-off non-working public holiday in Nepal. Nepalese
Home Ministry has announced that Nepal's government had declared Monday and
Friday, April 17 and 21, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holidays in
Nepal to mark the departure and return of Nepalese President Bidhya Devi
Bhandari on her first foreign visit to India. - Links: full
story, other Nepal news and
updates, Nepal
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs (Kathmandu) - Summary:
Nepalese Home Ministry has announced that Nepal's government had declared
Monday and Friday, April 17 and 21, 2017, as one-off non-working public
holidays in Nepal to mark the departure and return of Nepalese President Bidhya
Devi Bhandari on her first foreign visit to India. - Links: full
story, other Nepal news and
updates, Nepal
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Bernama News Agency (Kuala Lumpur) - Summary: A
press statement released by the Chief Minister?s Office of Malaysia's state of
Negeri Sembilan has announced that the state government of Negeri Sembilan had
decided to declare Tuesday, April 25, 2017, as a one-off day in lieu
non-working public holiday on account of the previously-announced national
public holiday of Malaysia for the upcoming installation of Sultan Muhammad V
as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, as it conflicts with the date of the
2017 Israk and Mikraj public holiday of Malaysia. - Links: full
story, other Malaysia
news and updates, Malaysia public
holidays, back to the top.Source: Banque du Liban (Beirut) - Summary: The Association
of Banks in Lebanon has issued an amended version of the annual list of
Lebanese non-working bank holidays in Lebanon for the calendar year 2017, as
released late last year by the Banque du Liban (Lebanon's Central Bank).
- Links: full
story, other Lebanon news
and updates, Lebanon public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Ministère de la Fonction Publique et du Travail du Niger
(Niamey) - Summary: The Ministère de l?Emploi, du Travail et de la
Protection Sociale of the government of Niger has declared Monday, April
17, 2017, as a non-working public holiday in Niger on account of the upcoming
annual Easter Monday annual public holiday of Niger. - Links: full
story, other Niger news and
updates, Niger
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
(Abuja) - Summary: The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of
Nigeria, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has announced that the Nigerian Government had
declared Friday, April 14, and Monday, April 17, 2017, as non-working public
holidays to commemorate this year's upcoming Good Friday and Easter Monday
non-working public holidays in Nigeria, respectively. - Links: full
story, other Nigeria news
and updates, Nigeria public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Kuwait Civil Service Commission (Kuwait City) - Summary:
The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission (CSC) has declared that Thursday, April
27, 2017, would be an official non-working public holiday in Kuwait on account
of the upcoming annual Kuwaiti public holiday for the Ascension of Prophet Muhammad
Israa wal Meraj. - Links: full
story, other Kuwait news
and updates, Kuwait public
holidays, back to the top.Source: Thai News Agency (Bangkok) - Summary: Thailand's
government spokesperson Taksada Sangkachantra has announced further changes to
the list of annual public holidays of Thailand. - Links: full
story, other Thailand
news and updates, Thailand public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili)
- Summary: The government of Timor Leste has announced that it had once
again decided to extend the annual Easter non-working public holidays in Timor
Leste by declaring an additional day-off public sector holiday (toleránsia
pontu) for Maundy Thursday, on Thursday, April 13, 2017. - Links: full
story, other East
Timor news and updates, East Timor
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Ministerio de Trabajo República Dominicana
(Santo Domingo) - Summary: The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican
Republic has issued an official communiqué confirming that, as per the current
legislation on public holidays in the Dominican Republic, the upcoming "Viernes
Santo" annual non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic,
would be observed on Friday, April 14, 2017. - Links: full
story, other
Dominican Republic news and updates, Dominican
Republic public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Emirates News Agency
(WAM) - Summary: The UAE Government has announced that the annual
non-working public holiday for the upcoming Israa wal Mairaj had been
moved from Monday, April 24, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017. - Links: full
story, other
UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates, UAE
(United Arab Emirates) public holidays, back to the top.
Source: Banca Centrale della Repubblica di San Marino
(San Marino) - Summary: The San Marino Government's has released an
amended version of its annual official list of bank holidays and non-working
public holidays in San Marino for the calendar year 2017. - Links: full
story, other San
Marino news and updates, San Marino
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Banque du Liban (Beirut) - Summary: The Association
of Banks in Lebanon has issued an amended version of the annual list of
Lebanese non-working bank holidays in Lebanon for the calendar year 2017, as
released late last year by the Banque du Liban (Lebanon's Central Bank).
- Links: full
story, other Lebanon news
and updates, Lebanon public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Kormányzat Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium (Budapest) - Summary:
The Government of Hungary, upon the recommendation of the Hungarian National
Economy Minister, after a year's pause in 2017, has once more announced an
expanded version of its annual list of official non-working public holidays in
Hungary for the calendar year 2018. - Links: full
story, other Hungary news
and updates, Hungary public
holidays, back to the top.Source: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) - Summary: Jakarta's
Acting Governor Sumarsono has announced a regional non-working public holiday
in Jakarta, Indonesia's political and economic capital, on Wednesday, April 19,
2017, on the date of the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial runoff election. - Links:
full
story, other Indonesia
news and updates, Indonesia
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Jordan News Agency Petra (Amman) - Summary: The
Jordanian Prime Ministry has issued a circular decreeing Sunday, April 9, 16
and 17, 2017, as additional non-working public holidays in Jordan on account of
the upcoming Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday non-working public
holidays of Jordan in 2017. - Links: full
story, other Jordan news
and updates, Jordan public
holidays, back to the top.Source: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua (MITRAB) - Summary:
Nicaragua's Ministerio del Trabajo (Mitrab) has announced that
Nicaragua's public sector workers and government services would, this year,
close down for 9 consecutive days of public sector holidays in Nicaragua on
account of the upcoming Holy Week. - Links: full
story, other Nicaragua
news and updates, Nicaragua
public holidays, back to the top.
Source: La Prensa Libre (Tegucigalpa) - Summary: The secretaría
de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernación y Descentralización of Honduras,
has once again approved the declaration of the entire upcoming Holy Week (April
10-16, 2017) as additional non-working public holidays for Honduras' public
sector employees. - Links: full
story, other Honduras
news and updates, Honduras public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) - Summary:
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has released the official list of
non-working Singapore public holidays and bank holidays in Singapore for the
upcoming calendar year 2018 which, for a fourth consecutive year, does not
include any error in the date of the 2018 Deepavali public holiday in
Singapore. - Links: full
story, other Singapore
news and updates, Singapore
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Bernama News Agency (Kuala Lumpur) - Summary: A
press statement released by the Chief Minister?s Office of Malaysia's state of
Sarawak has announced that the state government of Sarawak had decided to also
declare Monday, April 24, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holiday on
account of the upcoming installation of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang
di-Pertuan Agong. - Links: full
story, other Malaysia
news and updates, Malaysia public
holidays, back to the top.Source: Armenian News Agency (ARMENPRESS) - Summary: The
Government of Armenia has announced, once again, that Monday, April 17, 2017,
would be a non-working public holiday in Armenia, on account of the upcoming "Day
after the Holy Resurrection of Christ". - Links: full
story, other Armenia news
and updates, Armenia public
holidays, back to the top.Source: Bernama News Agency (Kuala Lumpur) - Summary: The
State Secretary of Malaysia's state of Sabah, Tan Sri Sukarti Wakiman, has
announced that the state government of Sabah had decided to also declare
Monday, April 24, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holiday on account of
the upcoming installation of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan
Agong. - Links: full
story, other Malaysia
news and updates, Malaysia public
holidays, back to the top.
Source: Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación e
Información (Caracas) - Summary: Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro,
has issued a decree declaring Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, April 10-11-12, 2017,
as one-off non-working public holidays to commemorate the 15th anniversary of
the 2002 failed coup d'état that saw President Hugo Chávez ousted from
office for 47 hours, before being restored to power ("golpe fascista
que violó Constitución y democracia"). - Links: full
story, other Venezuela
news and updates, Venezuela
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Bernama News Agency (Petaling Jaya) - Summary:
Malaysian Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia, Tan Sri Mohd Sidek
Hassan, had announced that Monday, April 24, 2017, had been declared as a
one-off non-working public holiday in Malaysia "to celebrate the
installation of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong".
- Links: full
story, other Malaysia
news and updates, Malaysia public
holidays, back to the top.Source: Diario Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) - Summary:
The Consell Català de Relacions Laborals has released its annual list of
the 2018 non-working public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cataluña (calendario
oficial de fiestas laborales para el año 2018), including both the
nationwide public holidays in Spain, as well as the Catalonia-specific public
holidays in 2018. - Links: full
story, other Spain news and
updates, Spain
public holidays, back to the top.Source: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of Lebanon)
- Summary: The Prime Minister of the Government of Lebanon, Saad Hariri,
has issued administrative memos announcing public holidays for all Lebanese
public institutions and administrations on the 14th, 15th and 17th of April,
2017, on the occasion of the upcoming Good Friday and Easter annual public
holidays of Lebanon. - Links: full
story, other Lebanon news
and updates, Lebanon public
holidays, back to the top.
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