Singapore 2014 Public Holidays Amended

Sources: Singapore Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) and Singapore bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Singapore Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) has announced that the date of the upcoming Deepavali annual public holiday had once again been moved from its previously-announced date of Thursday, October 23, 2014, to Tuesday, October 22, 2014. [full story]

Lebanon Bank Holiday April 21

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Association of Banks in Lebanon has announced that Monday, April 21, 2014, had once again been declared a bank holiday for all banks and financial institutions of Lebanon, including the Beirut Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of Lebanon, to commemorate Catholic and Orthodox Easter Monday. [full story]

Indonesian Bank Holiday April 9

Sources: Central Bank of Republic of Indonesia (Jakarta) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Indonesia's Central Bank, has announced that Wednesday, April 9, 2014, would also be bank holidays in Indonesia and that, on those dates, the Indonesian Stock Exchange would also close. [full story]

Macedonian Roma Public Holiday April 8

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, April 8, 2014, would once again be a non-working public holiday for members Roma community in Macedonia on account of the upcoming annual International Roma Day annual sectorial non-working public holiday. [full story]

Indonesian Public Holiday April 9

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Earlier today, the Government of Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, announced that, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the polling day for the upcoming parliamentary elections, had once again been declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in Indonesia "so that employees across the country can concentrate on the elections without being burdened by work". [full story]

Pakistan Sindh Public Holiday April 4

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Karachi) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Pakistan's Province of Sindh has once again declared Friday, April 4, 2014, as a one-off regional non-working public holiday to commemorate the death anniversary of the PPP founder and leader, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. [full story]

Romania May 2 Public Holiday Official

Sources: Mediafax (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Government has approved, as expected, the declaration of another one-off non-working bridge public holiday on Friday, May 2, 2014, to tie the annual May 1st public holiday in Romania with the following weekend. [full story]

Sri Lankan April 15 Public Holiday Declared

Sources: அரசாங்க சேவை ஆணைக்குழு இலங்கை (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sri Lankan Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs has announced that the Sri Lankan Government had decided to declare April 15, 2014, once again as another one-off additional public holiday throughout Sri Lanka. [full story]

Burundi Public Holiday April 7

Sources: Le Portail des Institutions (Bujumbura) and Burundi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Burundi's Minister of Labor, Annonciate Sendazirasa, has announced that the Governement of Burundi had declared Monday, April 7, 2014, as an additional public holiday in Burundi, due to the fact that the public holiday for the 20th anniversary of the assasination of Cyprien Ntaryamira falls on a Sunday. [full story]

Costa Rican April 2014 Public Holidays

Sources: La Nación (San José) and Costa Rican bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Costa Rica's Minister of Labour has announced the dates of the non-working public holidays in Costa Rica for the month of April 2014, as per the amended public holidays legislation of Costa Rica. [full story]

Romania May 2 Public Holiday Update

Sources: Mediafax (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Romanian Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, has announced that he would most likely "succumb" to the mounting recent pressure to declare another one-off non-working bridge public holiday on Friday, May 2, 2014, to tie the annual May 1st public holiday in Romania with the following weekend. [full story]

French Polynesian 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: E ho'i ana'e tatou i te utuafare (Papeete) and French Polynesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Council of Ministers of French Polynesia has officially announced its annual list of French Polynesian non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Puerto Rico 2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Oficina de Recursos Humanos del Estado Libre Asociado (ORHELO) and Puerto Rico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The public sector's human resources department of the government of Puerto Rico (ORHELA) has released its annual "Memorando Especial", which lists Puerto Rico's public sector holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2015. [full story]

Fiji Public Holiday September 17

Sources: Fiji Ministry of Information (Suva) and Fiji bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Fiji's Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Elections, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has announced that the next general election would be on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, and has confirmed that that date had been declared as an additional one-off non-working public holiday in Fiji. [full story]

Nepalese Public Holiday March 30

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Sunday, March 30, 2014, had been declared as a non-working public holiday in the capital, Kathmandu, and the Valley, on account of the annual Ghode Jatra festival of horses. [full story]

Paraguayan February 3 Public Holiday Stalled

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Senate of Paraguay has rejected the "Proyecto de Ley "Que modifica el artículo 1º de la ley 1.601/00, Que modifica y amplía la Ley 715/95, que a su vez modifica y amplía la ley 08/90, por la cual se determinan los feriados de la República" which was passed last year by the lower house of Paraguay and which would have declared February 3 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Paraguay. [full story]

Rwanda 2014 Public Holidays Announced

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

Western Australia 2014 Public Holidays Updated

Sources: Western Australia Department of Labour Relations and Commerce (Perth) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Western Australia has updated its list of annual non-working public holidays in the Australian State of Western Australia for the calendar year 2014, with the release of the list of non-metropolitan local authorities which will celebrate the Queen’s Birthday public holiday on an alternative date. [full story]

Bermuda 2016-2017 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) and Bermuda bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bermuda, has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Bermuda for the calendar years 2016-2017. [full story]

South Australia March Public Holiday Move Blocked

Sources: The Australian (Adelaide) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). South Australian Independent MP, Geoff Brock, has decided to support the minority State Government in its refusal to move the annual Adelaide Cup Public Holiday, back to May, thus ending the hopes of returning the Adelaide Cup Day public holiday to May, for the froreseeable future. [full story]