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This monthly
recap of January 2012 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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News Item Summary
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31-Jan-2012 |
Suriname |
 Suriname 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Kabinet van de President van de Republiek Suriname-Paramarimbo) - Summary: The government of Suriname has released the list of its expected public holidays dates for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Suriname news and updates.
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31-Jan-2012 |
Thailand |
 Thailand Public Holiday April 9 (Source: Thai News Agency-Bangkok) - Summary: Thailand’s Cabinet has declared Monday, April 9, 2012, as an additional one-off non-working public holiday in Thailand, on account of that day's royal cremation of Her Royal Highness Princess Bejraratana Rajasuda at Sanam Luang. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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31-Jan-2012 |
Oman |
 Oman 2012 Prophet's Birthday Public Holidays Announced (Source: Oman News Agency-Muscat) - Summary: Omani authorities have announced the dates of the upcoming non-working public holidays for the Prophet's Birthday for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. Links: full story and other Oman news and updates.
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30-Jan-2012 |
UAE |
 UAE 2012 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Announced (Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM) - Summary: Earlier today, the UAE's Ministry of Labour, Saqr Ghobash, announced that Saturday, February 4, 2012, had been declared a non-working public holiday for the private sector of the UAE on account of the upcoming Milad Al Nabi (Prophet's Birthday). Links: full story and other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
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30-Jan-2012 |
Nepal |
 Nepalese 2012-2013 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs-Kathmandu) - Summary: The government of Nepal has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Nepal for the Nepalese year 2069 (April 2012-April 2013). Links: full story and other Nepal news and updates.
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29-Jan-2012 |
Egypt |
 Egyptian Bank Holiday February 5 (Source: The Central Bank of Egypt-Cairo) - Summary: Egypt's Central Bank has announced that all Egyptian banks would be closed on Sunday, February 5, 2012, which has been declared a bank holiday in Egypt on account of the upcoming Prophet's Birthday public holiday. Links: full story and other Egypt news and updates.
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28-Jan-2012 |
Australia |
 Australian 2014 Public Holidays In Victoria (Source: State Government of Victoria-Melbourne) - Summary: The State Government of Australia's State of Victoria has officially announced the list of official non-working public holidays in Australia's State of Victoria for the calendar year 2014. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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27-Jan-2012 |
Jordan |
 Jordan 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) - Summary: The government of Jordan has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Jordan for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.
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27-Jan-2012 |
South Africa |
 South African 2013 Public Holidays Announced (Source: South African Government Communication and Information System-GCIS) - Summary: The South African Government Communication and Information System has announced the dates of the public holidays in South Africa for the calendar year 2013. Links: full story and other South Africa news and updates.
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26-Jan-2012 |
Lebanon |
 Lebanon Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Confirmed (Source: Government Portal for Information and Forms-Republic of Lebanon) - Summary: The Government of Lebanon has confirmed that the date of the upcoming Prophet's Birthday public holiday in Lebanon would be Saturday, February 4, 2012. Links: full story and other Lebanon news and updates.
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26-Jan-2012 |
Dominican Republic |
 Dominican Republic Public Holidays Amendments Lapse (Source: Portal del Senado de la República Dominicana-Santo Domingo) - Summary: The Dominican Republic's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has let lapse (expire) last spring's bill to remove the January 6 and January 26 annual non-working public holidays from the scope of the law 139-97 which regulates non-working public holidays in the Dominican Republic. Links: full story and other Dominican Republic news and updates.
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25-Jan-2012 |
Bangladesh |
 Bangladesh Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday February 5 (Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha-BSS) - Summary: The vice president of Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee and Religious Affairs Secretary, Kazi Habibul Awal, has announced that the moon of the month of Rabiul Awal Hijri 1433 had been sighted in Bangladesh's sky yesterday and that the Eid-e-Miladunnabi (birthday of the Prophet Mohammad), would be observed on Sunday, February 5, 2012. Links: full story and other Bangladesh news and updates.
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25-Jan-2012 |
Ghana |
 Ghana 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ghana Government Portal-Accra) - Summary: Ghana's government has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Ghana for the upcoming year 2012. Links: full story and other Ghana news and updates.
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25-Jan-2012 |
Pakistan |
 Pakistan Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Moved (Source: Associated Press Of Pakistan-Karachi) - Summary: Late last night, the head of Pakistan's Ruyat-e-Hilal (moon sighting) committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, has announced that the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal would begin on January 25, meaning that, contrary to previous announcements, the upcoming birthday of the Prophet would be on Sunday, February 5, 2012. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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25-Jan-2012 |
India |
 Indian Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Confirmed (Source: Siasat-Hyderabad) - Summary: Late last night, the Central Moon sighting committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulema-e-Deccan has announced that Wednesday, January 25, 2012, would be the 1st day of the month of Rabiul-Awal 1433 A.H. in India. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
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24-Jan-2012 |
India |
Indian Public Holiday January 30 In Punjab (Source: Government of Punjab-Chandigarh) - Summary: The government of the Indian State of Punjab has announced that Monday, January 30, 2012, would be a one-off state public holiday on account of the upcoming elections to the 117-member state Assembly. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
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24-Jan-2012 |
Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic January 30 Public Holiday (Source: Ministerio de Trabajo República Dominicana-Santo Domingo) - Summary: The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued an official communiqué confirming that the upcoming "Día de Duarte" public holiday will be moved from its traditional date of January 26 to Monday, January 30, 2012. Links: full story and other Dominican Republic news and updates.
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24-Jan-2012 |
Morocco |
 Morocco 2012 Prophet's Birthday Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministère des Habous et des Affaires Islamiques-Rabat) - Summary: Morocco's Ministry of Religious Affairs (ministère des Habous et des Affaires islamiques) has announced that the upcoming Aid Almawlid annabawi (Prophet Mohamed's birthday) holiday would begin on Sunday, February 5, 2012, in Morocco. Links: full story and other Morocco news and updates.
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23-Jan-2012 |
Estonia |
 Estonian Bill To Add 2nd Christmas Public Holiday (Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling-ERR) - Summary: On January 31, Estonia's Parliamentary Constitutional Committee will be examining a proposal to add Russian Orthodox Christmas as a new annual non-working public holiday in Estonia. Links: full story and other Estonia news and updates.
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23-Jan-2012 |
India |
Indian Manipur Public Holiday January 28 (Source: Government of Manipur-Imphal) - Summary: The government of the Indian State of Manipur, through a statement released by its Under Secretary, GAD S Lokendra, has announced that Saturday, January 28, 2012, would be a one-off state public holiday on account of the upcoming election to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
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23-Jan-2012 |
Cyprus |
 Cyprus 2013 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Republic of Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Nicosia) - Summary: The government of Cyprus has released its official list of non-working public holidays in Cyprus for the calendar year 2013. Links: full story and other Cyprus news and updates.
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22-Jan-2012 |
Gabon |
 Gabonese ACN Public Holidays Next Week (Source: Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise-Libreville) - Summary: The government of Gabon has announced 4 days of public holidays (journées déclarées chômées, payées et récupérables), next week, to allow the people of Gabon to support the Panthères national team in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations football championship. Links: full story and other Gabon news and updates.
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22-Jan-2012 |
Nepal |
Nepalese Public Holiday January 24 (Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs-Kathmandu) - Summary: The government of Nepal has announced that Tuesday, January 24, 2012, had been declared a non-working public holiday nationwide on account of the upcoming Sonam Lhosar. Links: full story and other Nepal news and updates.
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21-Jan-2012 |
Botswana |
 Botswana 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Botswana Press Agency-Gaborone) - Summary: The government of Botswana has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Botswana for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Botswana news and updates.
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21-Jan-2012 |
Taiwan |
 Taiwan CNY Bank Holidays Confirmation (Source: The Central Bank of the Republic of China-CBC) - Summary: Taiwan's financial authorities have confirmed that they would follow last summer's announcement by the government of Taiwan of the shifting of the Saturday, February 4, 2012, non-working weekly holiday to Friday, January 27, 2012. Links: full story and other Taiwan news and updates.
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20-Jan-2012 |
Egypt |
Egyptian Public Holiday February 4 (Source: Egypt State Information Service-Cairo) - Summary: The Chairman of the Egyptian National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Hatem Oud, has announced that the date of the upcoming birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammed, and thus of the related non-working public holiday, would be on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Links: full story and other Egypt news and updates.
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20-Jan-2012 |
East Timor |
 Timor Leste CNY Public Holiday Announced (Source: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste-Dili) - Summary: The government of Timor Leste has announced that it decided to grant a day-off public holiday on Monday, January 23, 2012, all day, to all employees and agents of the ministries or departments depending on them, as well as institutes and organizations included in indirect State administration. Links: full story and other East Timor news and updates.
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19-Jan-2012 |
Australia |
Western Australia 2014 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Western Australia Department of Labour Relations and Commerce-Perth) - Summary: The Government of Western Australia has released the list of official non-working public holidays in the Australian State of Western Australia for the calendar year 2014. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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19-Jan-2012 |
India |
India 2012 Tamil Nadu Public Holidays Revised (Source: Government of Tamil Nadu-Chennai) - Summary: The Government of India's state of Tamil Nadu has announced a revision of its previously-released list of the days which will be non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2012 in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
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19-Jan-2012 |
Iraq |
 Iraq Public Holidays January 21-22 (Source: National Iraqi News Agency-NINA) - Summary: Iraq's Najaf provincial council has announced that it had declared Saturday and Sunday, January 21 and 22, 2012, as regional public holidays on account of the upcoming anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad. Links: full story and other Iraq news and updates.
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19-Jan-2012 |
Kuwait |
 Kuwait Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Moved (Source: Kuwait Civil Service Commission-Kuwait City) - Summary: The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission has announced that it had declared Thursday, February 2, 2012, as a the non-working public holiday for the upcoming Prophet's Birthday annual public holiday, in replacement of Saturday, February 4, 2012, which falls during the Kuwaiti weekend in 2012. Links: full story and other Kuwait news and updates.
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19-Jan-2012 |
Venezuela |
 Venezuela Public Holiday January 20 (Source: Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias-Caracas) - Summary: The government of San Cristóbal in Venezuela has announced that Friday, January 20, 2012, had been declared a regional non-working public holiday (día de júbilo no laborable para todos los entides públicos y privados) on account of the upcoming celebration of the feast of San Sebastián. Links: full story and other Venezuela news and updates.
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18-Jan-2012 |
Madagascar |
 Madagascar 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Filankevitry ny Governemanta-Mahazoarivo) - Summary: Madagascar's Conseil de Gouvernement, at the insistence of the Minister of communications, has issued the "Décret fixant la liste des jours fériés, chômés et payés au titre de l'année 2012", which officially declares the list of public holidays in Madagascar for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Madagascar news and updates.
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18-Jan-2012 |
Bolivia |
 Bolivian Bank Holiday January 23 (Source: Asociación de Bancos Privados de Bolivia-ASOBAN) - Summary: The associations of private banks in Bolivia (ASOBAN) has announced that it would follow the Bolivian government's recent declaration of a public holiday on Monday, January 23, 2012, by also declaring Monday, January 23, 2012, as a bank holiday throughout Bolivia. Links: full story and other Bolivia news and updates.
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18-Jan-2012 |
Thailand |
Thailand 2012 CNY Bank Holiday Announced (Source: The Bank of Thailand-Bangkok) - Summary: The Bank of Thailand has announced that Monday, January 23, 2012, would also be a bank holiday in Thailand's southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Satun and Yala. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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18-Jan-2012 |
Qatar |
 Qatar Sports Public Holiday Clarification (Source: Gulf Times-Doha) - Summary: The second Tuesday of February every year has been confirmed as the new Qatari National Sports Day public holiday by the Gulf Times which had published reports to the contrary in its edition of yesterday. Links: full story and other Qatar news and updates.
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18-Jan-2012 |
Portugal |
 Portugal Public Holidays Cancellation Update (Source: Agência Efe-Lisboa) - Summary: The Portuguese government of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has secured an agreement from unions and employers on its planned cancellation of 4 annual non-working Portuguese public holidays. Links: full story and other Portugal news and updates.
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18-Jan-2012 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan Call For January 10 Public Holiday (Source: Associated Press Of Pakistan-Karachi) - Summary: The Legislative Assembly of Pakistan's Province of Sindh, has approved a resolution calling upon the provincial government to declare January 10 as an annual non-working public holiday on the anniversary of the death of Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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17-Jan-2012 |
The Gambia |
 Gambian Public Holiday January 19 (Source: Office of the President of the Gambia-Banjul) - Summary: Gambia's president, Yahya Jammeh, has declared Thursday, January 19, 2012, as another non-working public holiday throughout Gambia "in observance of his inaugural ceremony as the President of the Republic of the Gambia". Links: full story and other The Gambia news and updates.
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17-Jan-2012 |
Qatar |
Qatar Sports Public Holiday Confusion (Source: Gulf Times-Doha) - Summary: Confusing reports have appeared in the Middle East press that the upcoming National Sports Day public holiday declared last month would in fact be be observed on Saturday, February 18, 2012, rather than Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Links: full story and other Qatar news and updates.
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17-Jan-2012 |
Laos |
 Laos 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: The Ventiane Times-Ventiane) - Summary: The government of Laos has released the official list of 2012 non-working public holidays in Laos. Links: full story and other Laos news and updates.
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17-Jan-2012 |
Mauritania |
 Mauritania 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Mauritanian News Agency-Noakchott) - Summary: The government of Mauritania has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Mauritania for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Mauritania news and updates.
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17-Jan-2012 |
Vanuatu |
 Vanuatu 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: ANZ Vanuatu-Port Vila) - Summary: The government of Vanuatu has announced the list of official non-working public holidays in Vanuatu for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Vanuatu news and updates.
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16-Jan-2012 |
Turkey |
 Turkey Tones-Down Public Holidays (Source: Hürriyet Daily News-Istanbul) - Summary: The government of Turkey has announced that it plans to review and tone-down the extent of the celebrations linked to most of Turkey's national public holidays. Links: full story and other Turkey news and updates.
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15-Jan-2012 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Pakistan's Ministry of Interior-Islamabad) - Summary: Pakistan's Ministry of Interior, in consultation with Karachi's Meteorological Department, has issued the expected dates for public and optional holidays for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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15-Jan-2012 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh January 19 Public Holiday in Narsingdi (Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha-BSS) - Summary: The government of Bangladesh has declared a one-off regional non-working public holiday in the Narsingdi Pourasava areas on account of the upcoming mayoral and councillors' elections on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Links: full story and other Bangladesh news and updates.
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14-Jan-2012 |
Ethiopia |
 Ethiopia 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia-Addis Ababa) - Summary: The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the expected dates of the non-working public holidays in Ethiopia for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Ethiopia news and updates.
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14-Jan-2012 |
Peru |
 Peru 2012 Public Holidays Clarified (Source: Diario Oficial El Peruano-Lima) - Summary: Following last month's executive order (Decreto Supremo No. 099-2011-PCM) declaring 8 additional public sector holidays in Peru for the calendar year 2012, the government of Peru has issued a clarification as to the significance of the February 13-14, 2010, public holiday in Peru. Links: full story and other Peru news and updates.
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14-Jan-2012 |
Niger |
 Niger 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministère de la Fonction Publique et du Travail du Niger-Niamey) - Summary: The government of Niger has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Niger for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Niger news and updates.
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13-Jan-2012 |
Liberia |
 Liberian Public Holiday January 16 (Source: Liberia Broadcasting System-Monrovia) - Summary: The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a Proclamation declaring Monday, January 16, 2012 as a non-working national public holiday, to be observed throughout the Republic of Liberia. Links: full story and other Liberia news and updates.
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13-Jan-2012 |
North Korea |
 North Korea Public Holidays Renamed (Source: The Korean Central News Agency-KCNA) - Summary: In an eerie case of déjà vu, North Korean authorities have announced that beginning in 2012, the annual February 16, 2-day public holidays commemorating the birthday of recently-deceased former leader Kim Jong-il would be renamed as Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) Day. Links: full story and other North Korea news and updates.
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12-Jan-2012 |
Nepal |
Nepalese Public Holiday January 15 (Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs-Kathmandu) - Summary: The government of Nepal has announced that the public holiday for the upcoming Maghe Sankranti would be observed on Sunday, January 15, 2012. Links: full story and other Nepal news and updates.
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12-Jan-2012 |
Spain |
 Spain 2012 National Public Holidays Update (Source: ABC-Madrid) - Summary: The government of Spain has reached an agreement with the Employers' Union (CEOE) and Labour Unions as to the 3 mid-week 2012 non-working public holiday would be moved to a nearby Monday, thus amending the previously released list of official national public holidays in Spain for 2012. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
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12-Jan-2012 |
France |
 France Public Holidays Electioneering (Source: TF1 News-Paris) - Summary: French EELV presidential candidate, Eva Joly, has promised to declare Yom Kippur and the Feast of Sacrifice as non-working public holidays in France if she is elected President of France on May 6, 2012. Links: full story and other France news and updates.
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12-Jan-2012 |
Mali |
 Mali 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Primature Portail Officiel du Gouvernement du Mali-Bamako) - Summary: Mali's Government has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Mali for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Mali news and updates.
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12-Jan-2012 |
Cameroon |
 Cameroon 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Prime Minister's Office Republic of Cameroon-Yaoundé) - Summary: The government of Cameroon has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Cameroon for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Cameroon news and updates.
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11-Jan-2012 |
Haiti |
 Haiti Public Holiday Tomorrow (Source: Communiqués de presse de la Présidence de la République d'Haïti-Port-au-Prince) - Summary: The Office of Communication of the Presidency of Haiti has announced that Haiti's President, Michel Martelly, has issued an Executive Order declaring Thursday, January 12, 2012, as a one-off non-working public holiday to commemorate the second anniversary of the earthquake of January 12, 2010. Links: full story and other Haiti news and updates.
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11-Jan-2012 |
Egypt |
Egypt Recycles January 25 Public Holiday (Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm-Cairo) - Summary: The head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, has announced that the annual, January 25, Police Day, public holiday would henceforth be commemorated as a national public holiday, "January 25 Revolution Day", marking the anniversay of the start of the 2011 popular uprising that toppled former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. Links: full story and other Egypt news and updates.
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11-Jan-2012 |
Seychelles |
 Seychelles 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Seychelles-Victoria) - Summary: The government of the Seychelles has announced the official list of non-working public holidays in the Seychelles for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Seychelles news and updates.
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11-Jan-2012 |
Thailand |
Thailand 2012 CNY Public Holiday Announced (Source: Thai News Agency-Bangkok) - Summary: Thai Government Spokeswoman, Thitima Chaisang, has announced that Thailand’s Government Cabinet had agreed to declare Monday, January 23, 2012, the date of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, as a regional public holiday in Southern Thailand. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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11-Jan-2012 |
Rwanda |
 Rwanda 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Rwanda Bureau Of Information and Broadcasting-ORINFOR) - Summary: The Government of Rwanda has released the full list of official non-working public holidays in Rwanda for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Rwanda news and updates.
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11-Jan-2012 |
Sénégal |
 Senegal Magal Public Holiday Tomorrow (Source: Site Officiel du Gouvernement du Sénégal-Dakar) - Summary: Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade has confirmed that tomorrow, Thursday, January 12, 2012, would be for the first time a non-working public holiday in Sénégal, on account of the Magal de Touba. Links: full story and other Sénégal news and updates.
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11-Jan-2012 |
Djibouti |
 Djibouti 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Journal Officiel de la République de Djibouti-Djibouti) - Summary: The government of Djibouti has released the official list of non-working public holidays, and their duration, for the calendar year 2012 in Djibouti. Links: full story and other Djibouti news and updates.
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11-Jan-2012 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan Public Holiday January 12 (Source: Associated Press Of Pakistan-Karachi) - Summary: The Chief Minister of Pakistan's Province of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has declared another one-off regional public holiday, this time for tomorrow, Thursday, January 12, 2012, on the occasion of the funeral of Pir Saheb Pagaro. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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10-Jan-2012 |
Saint Lucia |
 Saint Lucia 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Office of the Prime Minister-Castries) - Summary: The government of Saint Lucia has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Saint Lucia for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Saint Lucia news and updates.
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10-Jan-2012 |
Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba |
 Bonaire 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Openbaar Lichaam Bonaire-Kralendijk) - Summary: The Bonaire government has released the official list of non-working public holidays in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba news and updates.
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10-Jan-2012 |
New Zealand |
 New Zealand Earthquake Public Holiday Ruled-Out (Source: Radio New Zealand-Auckland) - Summary: The Government of New Zealand has announced that the declaration of a one-off public holiday to commemorate the first anniversary of the February 22, 2011, Christchurch earthquake, was not under consideration. Links: full story and other New Zealand news and updates.
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9-Jan-2012 |
Yemen |
 Yemen Changes Weekends (Source: Yemen News Agency-SABA) - Summary: The government of Yemen has announced that the weekly days of rest (weekends) would be changed from the current Thursday/Friday to Friday/Saturday. Links: full story and other Yemen news and updates.
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8-Jan-2012 |
Libya |
 Libyan Public Holidays Overhaul (Source: The Interim Transitional National Council-Tripoli) - Summary: Earlier today, Libya's ruling National Transitional Council announced an overhaul of the official list of national non-working public holidays in Libya, beginning in the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Libya news and updates.
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7-Jan-2012 |
Latvia |
 Latvian 2012 Public Holidays Amended (Source: Latvijas Banka-Riga) - Summary: The government of Latvia has amended the recently-announced official list of non-working national public holidays in Latvia for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Latvia news and updates.
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6-Jan-2012 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela Bank Holiday January 9 (Source: Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela-Caracas) - Summary: The Bankers' Association of Venezuela has announced that Monday, January 9, 2012, would be a bank holiday in Venezuela. Links: full story and other Venezuela news and updates.
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6-Jan-2012 |
Grenada |
 Grenada 2012 Public Holidays Amended (Source: Office of the Prime Minister of Grenada-St George's) - Summary: The government of Grenada has issued an amended list of official non-working public holidays in Grenada, for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Grenada news and updates.
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6-Jan-2012 |
Tonga |
 Tonga 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) - Summary: Tonga's Ministry of Information and Communications has issued a communiqué announcing the official list of non-working public holidays in Tonga for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Tonga news and updates.
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6-Jan-2012 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan Public Holiday January 9 (Source: Associated Press Of Pakistan-Karachi) - Summary: The Services, General Administration and Coordination Department of the Government of Pakistan's Province of Sindh has announced that Monday, January 9, 2012, would be a state public holiday on account of the Urs of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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5-Jan-2012 |
Bolivia |
Bolivian Public Holidays January 22-23 (Source: Agencia Boliviana de Información-La Paz) - Summary: Bolivia's Departmental Secretary of Labour, has announced that Monday, January 23, 2012, had been declared as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Bolivia, due to the January 22 annual public holiday falling on a Sunday in the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Bolivia news and updates.
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5-Jan-2012 |
Gibraltar |
 Gibraltar May Day Public Holiday Changed Again (Source: The Gibraltar Chronicle-Gibraltar) - Summary: In his New Year's address, Gibraltar's recently-elected Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, announced that the rules governing the date when the May Day public holiday is observed as a non-working bank holiday in Gibraltar, would once gain be changed, effective immediately. Links: full story and other Gibraltar news and updates.
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5-Jan-2012 |
Indonesia |
 Indonesia Declares 18 Regional Public Holidays (Source: The Jakarta Post-ANTARA) - Summary: The Governor of Indonesia’s State of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, has declared 18 additional state non-working public holidays "to allow resident Hindus to perform religious rituals" during the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Indonesia news and updates.
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5-Jan-2012 |
Norway |
 Norway 2014 Bank Holidays Announced (Source: Norges Bank-Oslo) - Summary: Norway's Central Bank (Norges Bank) has published the list of bank holidays in Norway for the calendar year 2014. Links: full story and other Norway news and updates.
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5-Jan-2012 |
Iraq |
Iraq Declares January 11-12 Public Holidays (Source: National Iraqi News Agency-NINA) - Summary: Iraq's Babylon governorate Council has announced that it had decided to declare Wednesday and Thursday, January 11 and 12, 2012, as a non-working provincial public holiday. Links: full story and other Iraq news and updates.
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4-Jan-2012 |
Bhutan |
 Bhutanese 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan-Thimphu) - Summary: The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has released its official list of national and regional non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Bhutan news and updates.
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4-Jan-2012 |
Tanzania |
 Tanzanian 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Prime Minister's Office United Republic Of Tanzania-Dar es Salaam) - Summary: The government of the United Republic Of Tanzania has released the list of official non-working public holidays dates in Tanzania for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Tanzania news and updates.
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4-Jan-2012 |
Slovenia |
 Slovenian 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Banka Slovenije-Ljubljana) - Summary: The Bank of Slovenia has announced the official list of 2012 bank holidays and public holidays in Slovenia. Links: full story and other Slovenia news and updates.
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4-Jan-2012 |
Lithuania |
 Lithuanian 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Lietuvos Respublikos Uzsienio Reikalu Ministerija-Vilnius) - Summary: The Government of Lithuania has announced the dates of official public holidays in Lithuania for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Lithuania news and updates.
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4-Jan-2012 |
Latvia |
Latvian 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Latvijas Banka-Riga) - Summary: The government of Latvia has released the official list of non-working national public holidays in Latvia for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Latvia news and updates.
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4-Jan-2012 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
 Trinidad and Tobago 2012-2013-2014 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Trinidad and Tobago Government Portal-Port of Spain) - Summary: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has released the official list of 2012, 2013, and 2014, non-working public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago. Links: full story and other Trinidad and Tobago news and updates.
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4-Jan-2012 |
Egypt |
Egyptian Bank Holiday January 8 (Source: The Central Bank of Egypt-Cairo) - Summary: Egypt's Central Bank has announced that all Egyptian banks would be closed on Sunday, January 8, 2012, which has been declared a bank holiday in Egypt on account of the upcoming Coptic Christmas public holiday. Links: full story and other Egypt news and updates.
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3-Jan-2012 |
Guam |
 Guam 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: The Government of Guam-Chamorro) - Summary: The Government of Guam has released the official list of 2012 public holidays in Guam. Links: full story and other Guam news and updates.
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3-Jan-2012 |
Australia |
Australian 2014 Public Holidays In Tasmania (Source: Tasmanian Government Media Releases-Hobart) - Summary: The Workplace Standards Tasmania of Australia's State of Tasmania, has released the list of 2014 non-working public holidays in the Australian State of Tasmania for the calendar year 2014. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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3-Jan-2012 |
Eritrea |
 Eritrean 2012 Public Holidays Released (Source: Ministry of Information of the State of Eritrea-Asmara) - Summary: The Eritrean government has announced the list of official national and religious non-working public holidays in Eritrea for the calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Eritrea news and updates.
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2-Jan-2012 |
Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic January 9 Public Holiday (Source: Ministerio de Trabajo República Dominicana-Santo Domingo) - Summary: The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued an official communiqué confirming that the upcoming "Día de los Santos Reyes" (Epiphany) public holiday will be moved from its traditional date of January 6 to Monday, January 9, 2012. Links: full story and other Dominican Republic news and updates.
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2-Jan-2012 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus Bank Holiday January 6 (Source: Central Bank of Cyprus-Nicosia) - Summary: The Central Bank of Cyprus has announced that all banks in Cyprus would be closed on Friday, January 6, 2012, on account of the upcoming Epiphany.
Links: full story and other Cyprus news and updates.
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1-Jan-2012 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh 2012 Public Holidays List Approved (Source: Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh-Dhaka) - Summary: Bangladesh's government has released the list of official public holidays for the calendar year 2012, as approved at the latest Cabinet meeting. Links: full story and other Bangladesh news and updates.
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