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This monthly
recap of November 2001 worldwide public holidays news and updates, covers all the countries
of the world, and is based on our daily review
of hundreds of online newspapers, government sites, and institutional sources,
and over a decade of experience following
worldwide public holidays, to place current events in context, and anticipate on
possible future changes.
Available as
free weekly
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News Item Summary
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29-Nov-2001 |
UAE |
 UAE Declares December 2-3 Public Sector Holiday (Source: Emirates News Agency-Dubai) - Summary: The UAE government has declared a 2-day public sector holiday, Sunday and Monday, December 2-3, 2001, to mark the UAE's 30th National Day. Links: full story and other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
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28-Nov-2001 |
Philippines |
 Philippines To Declares Year-End 4-Day Weekends (Source: Manila Bulletin-Manila) - Summary: Philippines presidential spokesman, Rigoberto Tigalo, has announced that December 24 and 31, 2001, would be declared one-off public holidays for both government and private employees. Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
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22-Nov-2001 |
Bulgaria |
 Bulgaria Adds Year-End Public Holidays (Source: Novinite) - Summary: The Bulgarian Cabinet has announced that the periods of December 22-26 and December 30-31, 2001, would be non-woring days (public holidays). Links: full story and other Bulgaria news and updates.
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21-Nov-2001 |
Malaysia |
 Malaysia Declares November 22 Public Holiday (Source: New Straits Times-Singapore) - Summary: Malaysia's Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, announced that Thursday, November 22, 2001, would be a one-off public holiday, throughout Malaysia, on account of the death, earlier today, of the King, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. Links: other Malaysia news and updates.
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16-Nov-2001 |
Monaco |
 Monaco 2002 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté-Monaco) - Summary: Monaco's State Ministry has published the list of official public holidays (liste des jours chômés et payés) in Monaco for the calendar year 2002. Links: full story and other Monaco news and updates.
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12-Nov-2001 |
Kiribati |
 Kiribati Public Holidays Legislation Amended (Source: Parliament of Kiribati-Tarawa) - Summary: Kiribati's Attorney General, Michael N. Takabwebwe, has signed into law the "Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2001" (An Act To Amend The Public Holidays Ordinance-Cap. 81). Links: full story and other Kiribati news and updates.
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12-Nov-2001 |
Switzerland |
 Switzerland Parliament Rejects May 1st National Public Holiday (Source: Die Bundesversammlung-Das Schweizer Parlament) - Summary: On November 6, Switzerland's competent parliamentary commission voted against the proposal to make May 1st a nationwide public holiday. Links: full story and other Switzerland news and updates.
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5-Nov-2001 |
Philippines |
Philippines Declares End Of Ramadan Public Holiday For First Time (Source: GMA 7 television-Quezon City) - Summary: Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has declared that the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) would be a special non-working public holiday. Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
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5-Nov-2001 |
Fiji |
 Fiji Changes Date Of Diwali Public Holiday (Source: BBC International-Suva) - Summary: Fiji's minister for labour and industrial relations announced that the upcoming Diwali public holiday, originally scheduled for November 14th, had been moved to Thursday, November 15, 2001. Links: full story and other Fiji news and updates.
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2-Nov-2001 |
Uruguay |
 Uruguay Fixes Dates Of 2 Public Holidays (Source: Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo) - Summary: Earlier this week, Uruguay's Parliament approved a bill which will keep fixed the dates of the observances of the June 19 and November 2 public holidays. Links: full story and other Uruguay news and updates.
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