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Sri Lanka Declares Public Holiday July 2 (Source: Sunday Times-Colombo) - Summary: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs has announced that Friday, July 2, 1999, had been declared a one-off non-working public holiday and bank holiday throughout Sri Lanka. Links: other Sri Lanka news and updates.
UK Proclaims Y2K Public Holiday (Source: M2 Presswire-London) - Summary: The Queen of England has proclaimed a one-off, additional bank holiday (aka. public holiday) on New Year's Eve, Friday, December 31, 1999, for the entire United Kingdom. Links: full story and other UK news and updates.
Jordan 1999 Prophet Public Holiday Moved (Source: Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) - Summary: The Jordanian government has announced the date of the upcoming Maulid Al-Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet) public holiday in Jordan had been moved to Thursday, June 24, 1999. Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.