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This monthly
recap of March 2004 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.
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Date |
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News Item Summary
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30-Mar-2004 |
Indonesia |
 Indonesia Declares April 5 and July 5 Public Holidays (Source: Antara News-Jakarta) - Summary: The Indonesian government and House of Representatives (DPR) have decided to declare next Monday, April 5 and Monday, July 5, 2004, public holidays as on those dates the nation will elect legislators and a president respectively. Links: full story and other Indonesia news and updates.
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24-Mar-2004 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
 Ivory Coast Declares March 25 Public Holiday (Source: Le Nouveau Réveil-Abidjan) - Summary: The government of the Ivory coast has declared tomorrow, Thursday, March 25, 2004, as a one-off public holiday, following a day of deadly clashes between security forces and opposition supporters. Links: other Côte d'Ivoire news and updates.
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23-Mar-2004 |
Guyana |
 Guyana Public Holidays Act Review Update (Source: Government Information Agency-GINA) - Summary: Guyana's House Special Select Committee, formed last year to review Guyana's list of official public holidays, met last week to get public opinion on the proposed inclusion of May 5 and May 26 as official public holidays in Guyana. Links: full story and other Guyana news and updates.
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18-Mar-2004 |
Australia |
 Australia's Victoria Unions Asking For April 26 Public Holiday (Source: AAP General News-Melbourne) - Summary: Victoria State trade unions are seeking an extra public holiday in lieu of Anzac Day, which falls on a Sunday this year. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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18-Mar-2004 |
Philippines |
 Philippines Declares Day In Lieu For Araw ng Kagitingan Public Holiday (Source: Malacañang-Manila) - Summary: Executive Secretary, Alberto G. Romulo, by order of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, issued Proclamation 583, declaring Wednesday, April 7, 2004, as a regular public holiday throughout the country, in lieu of Friday, April 9, 2004 (Araw ng Kagitingan) which, this year, coincides with Good Friday. Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
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17-Mar-2004 |
Iran |
 Iran 2004-2005 Public Holidays (Source: Iranian Research Institute for Scientific Information and Documentation-IRANDOC) - Summary: Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly has approved the list of official public holidays in Iran for the Persian year 1387, running from March 2004, to March 2005. Links: full story and other Iran news and updates.
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16-Mar-2004 |
Jersey |
 Jersey Rules-Out Day In Lieu For Liberation Day Public Holiday (Source: States of Jersey Legislation Committee-Saint Helier) - Summary: Jersey's Bailiff’s Consultative Panel along with the States of Jersey Legislation Committee have jointly announced that there would be no day in lieu public holiday, on Monday, May 10, 2004, to compensate the fact that this year's Liberation Day public holiday falls on a Sunday. Links: full story and other Jersey news and updates.
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16-Mar-2004 |
South Korea |
 South Korea Declares April 15 Electoral Public Holiday (Source: Yonhap News Agency-Seoul) - Summary: The government of South Korea has declared Thursday, April 15, 2004, as a one-off electoral public holiday on account of that day's polls for the 17th National Assembly. Links: other South Korea news and updates.
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15-Mar-2004 |
Thailand |
 Thailand To Consider June 11-16 Public Holidays (Source: National News Bureau of Thailand-Bangkok) - Summary: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has announced that it will request the Cabinet to declare the period of July 11-16, 2004, as one-off non-working public holidays, on account of the World Aids Conference to be held at that time. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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15-Mar-2004 |
Iran |
Iran 2003-2004 Public Holidays (Source: Iranian Research Institute for Scientific Information and Documentation-IRANDOC) - Summary: Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly has approved the list of official public holidays in Iran for the Persian year 1386, running from March 2003, to March 2004. Links: full story and other Iran news and updates.
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14-Mar-2004 |
Australia |
Australia's NSW Declares Year-End Day In Lieu Public Holidays (Source: AAP General News-Sydney) - Summary: The Commerce Minister of Austtralia's State of New South Wales (with capital, Sydney) has announced that 2 additional year-end public holidays will be granted, due to the fact that Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall on a Saturday. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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11-Mar-2004 |
Israel |
 Israel Amends law On Independence Day Public Holiday (Source: Knesset-Jerusalem) - Summary: Last week, Israel's Parliament, the Knesset, approved law No.1930 amending the 1949 law on the Independence Day public holiday, so as to never have the Memorial Day national holiday start on a Saturday night. Links: full story and other Israel news and updates.
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9-Mar-2004 |
Bulgaria |
 Bulgaria Celebrates NATO Membership With One-Off Public Holiday (Source: Sofia Echo) - Summary: The Bulgarian Cabinet has announced that Friday, April 2, 2004, would be a one-off national public holiday to mark the official entry of Bulgaria into NATO. Links: full story and other Bulgaria news and updates.
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9-Mar-2004 |
Malaysia |
 Malaysia's Kedah State Could Declare March 21 Public Holiday (Source: New Straits Times) - Summary: Malaysia's Kedah State Secretary, Datuk Ku Nahar Ku Ibrahim, has announced that the Kedah Government is likely to declare polling day, March 21, a state public holiday, as Sunday is a regular working day in Kedah. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
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5-Mar-2004 |
Pakistan |
 Pakistan Declares March 13 Cricket Regional Public Holiday (Source: Pakistan Press International-Karachi) - Summary: The Chief Minister of Pakistan's Province of Sindh, Sardar Ali Muhammad Mahar, has declared a one-off public holiday throughout the Province of Sindh, on March 13, 2004, on the occasion of the first one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and India, being held in Karachi. Links: other Pakistan news and updates.
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4-Mar-2004 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
 Antigua and Barbuda Public Holidays Amendments Act 2004 (Source: Antigua and Barbuda Official Gazette) - Summary: Antigua and Barbuda's Governor-General, James B. Carlisle, has signed into law, the "Public, Holidays (Amendment) Act, 2004" (Law No. 1 of 2004, An Act to amend the Public Holidays Act). Links: full story and other Antigua and Barbuda news and updates.
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1-Mar-2004 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Bosnia's Independence Day Public Holiday Update (Source: SRNA News Agency-Bijeljina) - Summary: Sarajevo and parts of the Bosnia-Hercegovina Federation with a Bosniak majority (FBiH) will observe March 1st as Independence Day, but not the Bosnian Serb Republic (RS) and areas of the Federation with a Croat majority. Links: full story and other Bosnia and Herzegovina news and updates.
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1-Mar-2004 |
Macedonia |
 Macedonia Declares Non-Working Mourning Day For Late President (Source: Xinhua News Agency-Skopje) - Summary: The Macedonian Government confirmed that Friday, March 5, 2004, will be a one-off non-working public holiday to mark the occasion of the funeral of late President Boris Trajkovski who was killed in a plane crash last Thursday. Links: other Macedonia news and updates.
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