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Paraguay Law To Move Mid-Week Public Holidays (Source: Cámara de Diputados) - Summary: Paraguay's Lower House has passed law 1723/01 (Que Autoriza Al Poder Ejecutivo A Trasladar Los Feriados Nacionales Al Dia Lunes) which gives the President the authority to move certain public holidays to a nearby Monday. Links: full story and other Paraguay news and updates.
Uganda Declares June 26 Electoral Public Holiday (Source: Daily Monitor-Kampala) - Summary: Earlier today, in a press release, Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, declared Tuesday, June 26, 2001, as a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the upcoming parliamentary elections. Links: full story and other Uganda news and updates.
Japan Moves More Public Holidays To Monday (Source: Kyodo News International-Tokyo) - Summary: Japan's Diet (Parliament), in a plenary session of the House of Councillors, has enacted a bill that moves 2 more public holidays from their fixed date to always occur on a Monday in the future, thus creating 2 three-day holidays in July and September, starting in 2003. Links: full story and other Japan news and updates.
UK Announces Public Holiday For Queen's 2002 Golden Jubilee (Source: The Telegraph) - Summary: The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, confirmed yesterday that a one-off public holiday would be declared on Monday, June 3, 2002, to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Links: full story and other UK news and updates.
Mongolia's Parliament Debates June 1st Public Holiday (Source: Geree-Ulaanbaatar) - Summary: Mongolia's Parliament has opened a debate on a renaming, or even possible date change, to the June 1st, "Mother and Child Day" public holiday. Links: full story and other Mongolia news and updates.
Ghana Cancels June 4 Public Holiday (Source: Ghana News Agency) - Summary: Despite opposition protests, Ghana's Parliament has deleted the observation of June 4 as a statutory public holiday, effective immediately. Links: full story and other Ghana news and updates.
Paraguay Law To Move Mid-Week Public Holidays (Source: Cámara de Diputados) - Summary: Paraguay's Lower House has passed law 1723/01 (Que Autoriza Al Poder Ejecutivo A Trasladar Los Feriados Nacionales Al Dia Lunes) which gives the President the authority to move certain public holidays to a nearby Monday. Links: 
Uganda Declares June 26 Electoral Public Holiday (Source: Daily Monitor-Kampala) - Summary: Earlier today, in a press release, Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, declared Tuesday, June 26, 2001, as a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the upcoming parliamentary elections. Links: 
Japan Moves More Public Holidays To Monday (Source: Kyodo News International-Tokyo) - Summary: Japan's Diet (Parliament), in a plenary session of the House of Councillors, has enacted a bill that moves 2 more public holidays from their fixed date to always occur on a Monday in the future, thus creating 2 three-day holidays in July and September, starting in 2003. Links: 
UK Announces Public Holiday For Queen's 2002 Golden Jubilee (Source: The Telegraph) - Summary: The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, confirmed yesterday that a one-off public holiday would be declared on Monday, June 3, 2002, to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Links: 
Mongolia's Parliament Debates June 1st Public Holiday (Source: Geree-Ulaanbaatar) - Summary: Mongolia's Parliament has opened a debate on a renaming, or even possible date change, to the June 1st, "Mother and Child Day" public holiday. Links: 
Ghana Cancels June 4 Public Holiday (Source: Ghana News Agency) - Summary: Despite opposition protests, Ghana's Parliament has deleted the observation of June 4 as a statutory public holiday, effective immediately. Links: