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This monthly
recap of November 2009 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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Country |
News Item Summary
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20-Nov-2009 |
The Gambia |
 Gambia Announces Tobaski Public Holiday Date (Source: The Gambia Journal-Banjul) - Summary: The President of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC), Alhagie Mahamadou Lamin Touray, announced yesterday, that Friday, November 27th, 2009, would be the date of the upcoming Muslim feast of Eid Al Adha, better known as Tobaski. Links: full story and other The Gambia news and updates.
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20-Nov-2009 |
Pakistan |
 Pakistan Declares Additional Eid al-Adha Public Holiday (Source: South Asian News Agency-Islamabad) - Summary: Pakistan's Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, has declared an additional public holiday, on Friday, November 27, 2009, for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha public holidays. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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20-Nov-2009 |
Oman |
 Oman Finally Announces National Day Public Holidays (Source: The Oman Tribune-Muscat) - Summary: Oman's ruling monarch, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, has finally announced the dates for this year's National Day public holidays. Links: full story and other Oman news and updates.
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19-Nov-2009 |
Kuwait |
 Kuwait Adds November 26 Public Holiday (Source: The Arab Times-Kuwait City) - Summary: Kuwait's Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced that pursuant to the recent Cabinet Decision, the Eid Al-Adha public holidays would begin with Arafat Day, on Thursday, November 26, 2009. Links: full story and other Kuwait news and updates.
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19-Nov-2009 |
Saudi Arabia |
 Saudi Arabia Confirms Upcoming Eid al-Adha Dates (Source: Saudi Press Agency-SPA) - Summary: Saudi Arabia's Supreme Judicial Council has announced that the Dhul-Hijjah Moon's sighting had been confirmed on Tuesday, and that therefore, Eid Al-Adha would be observed on Friday, November 27, 2009. Links: full story and other Saudi Arabia news and updates.
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19-Nov-2009 |
UAE |
 UAE Declares Additional Eid al-Adha Public Holiday (Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM) - Summary: The UAE's Chairman of the Federal Human Resources Authority and Minister of Education, Humaid Obeid Al Qatami, has announced an additional public sector holiday on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009, to bride the gap between the 5-day Eid al-Adha, and the 2-day National Day, public sector holidays. Links: full story and other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
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19-Nov-2009 |
Jordan |
 Jordan Finalizes Eid al-Adha Public Holidays Dates (Source: Jordan News Agency-Petra) - Summary: Jordan's Prime Minister, Nader Dahabi, has released a communique declaring public holidays for all Jordanian public institutions and government departments, from Thursday, November 26, through Monday, November 30, 2009, for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha (feast of sacrifice) holidays. Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.
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18-Nov-2009 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan Unofficially Announces Eidul Azha Public Holiday (Source: The Daily Times-Peshawar) - Summary: The unofficial Ruet-e-Hilal, moon-sighting, Committee of Pakistan's NWFP Province, has announced that the moon of the Zilhajj lunar month was not sighted last night, and that therefore the Eidul Azha would be celebrated on November 28, 2009. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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18-Nov-2009 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
 Saipan (CNMI) Declares November 23 Public Holiday (Source: The Saipan Tribune-Garapan) - Summary: Saipan's Commonwealth Election Commission Board has announced that the date of the upcoming runoff election would be Monday, November 23, 2009, which has been declared a non-working public holiday. Links: full story and other Northern Mariana Islands news and updates.
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18-Nov-2009 |
Ukraine |
 Ukraine Declares Eid al-Adha Regional Public Holiday (Source: National News Agency of Ukraine-Kyiv) - Summary: The government of the Ukraine has declared the first day of Eid al-Adha, which this year falls on November 27, a non-business day (aka. public holiday), for Crimean Muslims. Links: full story and other Ukraine news and updates.
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18-Nov-2009 |
Indonesia |
 Indonesia Announces Date Of Idul Adha Holiday (Source: The Jakarta Post-Jakarta) - Summary: Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has announced that the Islamic Day of Sacrifice, or Idul Adha, would be celebrated on November 27, 2009. Links: full story and other Indonesia news and updates.
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18-Nov-2009 |
Oman |
Oman National Day Not A Public Holiday (Source: Oman News Agency-ONA) - Summary: The government of Oman has confirmed that the date of this year's National Day (November 18) and Sultan's Birthday (November 19) will be regular working days (ie. will not be public holidays). Links: full story and other Oman news and updates.
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17-Nov-2009 |
Afghanistan |
 Afghanistan Declares November 19 Public Holiday (Source: Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) - Summary: The government of Afghanistan has declared Thursday, November 19, 2009, as a one-off public holiday to coincide with the date of the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai for a second, five-year, term of office. Links: full story and other Afghanistan news and updates.
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17-Nov-2009 |
Azerbaijan |
 Azerbaijan Considering Flag Day Public Holiday (Source: Azeri Press Agency-APA) - Summary: The Chairman of Azerbaijan's Social Policy Committee of the Milli Majlis (Parliament), Hadi Rajabli, has announced that, after consideration, his committee has recommended to the plenary session of the parliament, a "draft law on amendments to the Labor Code", making Flag Day a public holiday. Links: full story and other Azerbaijan news and updates.
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17-Nov-2009 |
Brunei |
 Brunei Darussalam Announces 2010 Public Holidays (Source: Brunei Information Department-Prime Minister's Office) - Summary: The Information Department of Brunei Darussalam's Prime Minister's Office has released a list of public holidays for 2010. Links: full story and other Brunei news and updates.
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16-Nov-2009 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Bosnia Declares November 19 Regional Public Holiday (Source: Radio Srbija-Banja Luka) - Summary: The Prime Minister of Bosnia's Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, has announced that Thursday, November 19, 2009, the day of the upcoming funeral of Patriarch Pavle, would be a day of mourning and an official non-working public holiday in the Republika Srpska. Links: full story and other Bosnia and Herzegovina news and updates.
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16-Nov-2009 |
Serbia |
 Serbia Declares 3-Day Mourning (Source: B92-Belgrade) - Summary: The government of Serbia has proclaimed three days of mourning, from November 16-18, 2009, following yesterday afternoon's death of Serbian Orthodox Church head, Patriarch Pavle. Links: full story and other Serbia news and updates.
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15-Nov-2009 |
Bermuda |
 Bermuda To Amend Public Holidays Act (Source: The Royal Gazette-Hamilton) - Summary: Bermuda's Premier, and Tourism and Transport Minister, Dr. Ewart Brown, has announced that he would introduce legislation to amend the Bermuda's Public Holidays Act to allow retailers to remain open during holidays when cruise ships are in port. Links: other Bermuda news and updates.
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14-Nov-2009 |
West Bank and Gaza |
Gaza Backtrack On Independence Day Public Holiday (Source: Reuters-Gaza) - Summary: The Hamas government of the Gaza Strip has backtracked on its earlier decision to cancel tomorrow's November 15, Independence Day holiday. Links: full story and other West Bank and Gaza news and updates.
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13-Nov-2009 |
West Bank and Gaza |
Gaza Cancels Independence Day Public Holiday (Source: Haaretz-Gaza) - Summary: Gaza Strip Hamas authorities have called off the annual, November 15th, Palestinian Independence Day celebrations in the Gaza Strip, ordering its schools and offices to remain open as usual, this year. Links: full story and other West Bank and Gaza news and updates.
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13-Nov-2009 |
Namibia |
 Namibia Officially Rules Out Election Day Public Holiday (Source: The Namibian-Windhoek) - Summary: Namibia's Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana, has finally, and officially, confirmed that the Government Cabinet had decided that there was no need to declare Friday, November 27, 2009, the date of the upcoming presidential and general elections, a public holiday. Links: full story and other Namibia news and updates.
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13-Nov-2009 |
Venezuela |
 Venezuela Declares Regional Public Holiday Tomorrow (Source: El Tiempo-Puerto la Cruz) - Summary: The government of Venezuela's State of Anzoátegui have declared tomorrow, Saturday, November 14, 2009, a state public holiday on account of the 220th birth anniversary of José Antonio Anzoátegui. Links: full story and other Venezuela news and updates.
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12-Nov-2009 |
Mexico |
 Mexico's Senate Formally Rejects House's Double Public Holidays (Source: El Universal-México City) - Summary: Mexico's Senate Joint Committees For Labour And Legislative Review (Comisiones Unidas del Trabajo y de Estudios Legislativos) have flat-out rejected the Revolution Day public holiday bill, passed by the House of Deputies. Links: full story and other Mexico news and updates.
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12-Nov-2009 |
Tajikistan |
 Tajikistan Approves November 24 Flag Day National Holiday (Source: Majlisi namoyandagon of Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan-MNMORT) - Summary: Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament (the Majlisi Namoyandagon) has approved amendments to the law "On Public Holidays of the Republic of Tajikistan", creating a new annual national holiday, National Flag Day, on November 24. Links: full story and other Tajikistan news and updates.
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12-Nov-2009 |
Macedonia |
 Macedonia Declares Tree Planting Public Holiday Tomorrow (Source: Macedonian Information Agency-MIA) - Summary: The government of Macedonia has declared tomorrow, Friday, November 13, 2009, as a one-off public holiday to enable citizens to participate in that day's National Tree-Planting Campaign. Links: full story and other Macedonia news and updates.
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12-Nov-2009 |
Kuwait |
Kuwait Labor Law Amendments Update (Source: Zawya-Kuwait City) - Summary: Kuwait's National Assembly's health and labor committee has approved, and forwarded for its second reading, the new private sector labor law which would align private sector public holidays, and their duration, on the public sector holidays schedule. Links: full story and other Kuwait news and updates.
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12-Nov-2009 |
Malaysia |
 Malaysia Rules Out November 14 State Public Holiday (Source: Bernama News Agency-Seremban) - Summary: The Chief Executive of Malaysiás State of Negeri Sembilan, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, has announced that the November 14 celebrations organized to commemorate the state's winning of the Malaysia Cup, would not be a public holiday. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
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12-Nov-2009 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan Clarifies 2-Day Weekends Status (Source: The News-Karachi) - Summary: Zubair Motiwala, the adviser to Pakistan's Chief Minister on Economic Affairs, has quashed rumours that the government of Pakistan was moving towards 2-day weekends. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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11-Nov-2009 |
UAE |
UAE Declares 10-Day School Holidays (Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM) - Summary: The UAE's Minister of Education, Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami, has announced that public and private schools in the UAEwill remain closed from November 26 or 27 to December 3 to mark Eid Al Adha and the National Day. Links: full story and other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
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11-Nov-2009 |
Romania |
 Romania To Announce 8-Day Public Sector Holidays Before Year-End (Source: Informatia Zilei-Bucharest) - Summary: Romania's Secretary of State, Fatuloiu Valentin, has announced that it will force public sector employees to take eight days of unpaid public sector holidays, at the end of the year in a bid to cut the budget deficit. Links: full story and other Romania news and updates.
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11-Nov-2009 |
Sudan |
 Sudan Clarifies Voter Registration Public Holidays Scope (Source: The Sudan Tribune-Juba) - Summary: Last night, Sudan's minister for cabinet affairs in the Government of Southern Sudan, Dr. Luka Tombekana Monoja, announced that the 7-day voter registration public holidays applies only to constitutional post holders (ie. elected officials), and apologized for the error in the text of the President’s order, which by mistake included civil servants. Links: full story and other Sudan news and updates.
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10-Nov-2009 |
Mexico |
Mexico's Senate Ready To Reject Double Revolution Day Public Holiday (Source: Versión Estenográfica de la Sesión del Martes 10 de Noviembre-Cámara de Senadores) - Summary: Although a formal vote in Mexico's Senate has not yet occurred, it would seem that the prevailing mood is one to reject the recent law passed by the Chamber of Deputies, which would create a double Revolution Day public holiday next week. Links: full story and other Mexico news and updates.
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10-Nov-2009 |
Russia |
 Russia Announces 2010 Bridge Public Holidays (Source: Tass News Agency-Moscow) - Summary: The prime minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has signed the governmental order "About days off in 2010", which declares some additional Monday and Friday bridge public holidays to rationalize the non-working days near annual public holidays. Links: full story and other Russia news and updates.
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10-Nov-2009 |
Turkmenistan |
 Turkmenistan Extends Kurban Bayram Public Holidays (Source: Turkmenistan Government Information Agency-Ashgabad) - Summary: The President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, has signed the "Decree On The Kurban Bayramy Celebrations" which sets the Kurban Bayramy celebrations in Turkmenistan, for the period of November 28-30, 2009, with an additional, one-off, day in lieu, public holiday on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009. Links: full story and other Turkmenistan news and updates.
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10-Nov-2009 |
Brazil |
 Brazil Announces Official 2010 Public Holidays List (Source: Ministério do Planejamento, Orçamento e Gestão-Brasilia) - Summary: The Federal Government of Brazil, through its Ministério do Planejamento, announced the official list of 2010 public holidays in Brazil. Links: full story and other Brazil news and updates.
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9-Nov-2009 |
Marshall Islands |
 Marshall Islands Announces 2010 Public Holidays (Source: Office of the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands-Majuro) - Summary: The government of the Marshall Islands has released its official list of 2010 public holidays. Links: full story and other Marshall Islands news and updates.
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9-Nov-2009 |
Spain |
 Spain Announces Valencia Regional Public Holidays For 2010 (Source: Diari Oficial de la Comunitat Valenciana-Valencia) - Summary: The Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana has published the list of 2010 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Region of the Comunidad Valenciana. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
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8-Nov-2009 |
Mexico |
Mexico Revolution Day Public Holiday Update (Source: Gaceta Parlamentaria de la Cámara de Diputados-Mexico City) - Summary: Despite many conflicting news stories, appearing in the Mexican media this weekend, it now appears, that there will be only one Revolution Day public holiday in Mexico, this year, on Friday, November 20, as opposed to the previously scheduled date of Monday, November 16, 2009. Links: full story and other Mexico news and updates.
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8-Nov-2009 |
Serbia |
Serbia Extends School Holidays Till November 11 (Source: Deutsche Presse-Agentur-Belgrade) - Summary: Serbia's Education Minister, Zarko Obradovic, has announced that it had decided to extend the autumn school holidays, for another 3 days, until Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Links: full story and other Serbia news and updates.
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8-Nov-2009 |
Dominican Republic |
 Dominican Republic Could Reconsider Public Holidays Law (Source: El Nacional-Santo Domingo) - Summary: On Friday, the Secretary of Education of the Dominican Republic, Bachelor Melanio Paredes, called on Congress to modify the public holidays law 139-97, saying it causes loss of time in the school system. Links: full story and other Dominican Republic news and updates.
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8-Nov-2009 |
Sudan |
Sudan Declares 7-Day Voter Registration Public Holidays (Source: The Sudan Tribune-Juba) - Summary: The President of Sudan's semi-autonomous Southern Sudan (GoSS), Salva Kiir Mayardit, has issued a presidential order declaring seven days of public holiday, from November 11 to 17, 2009, in order to enable government officials to mobilize for voter registration. Links: full story and other Sudan news and updates.
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7-Nov-2009 |
Holy See |
 Vatican Announces 2010 Public Holidays (Source: Prefettura della Casa Ponitificia-Vatican City) - Summary: The Vatican's Prefecture of the Papal Household has released the list of 2010 public holidays for the Vatican (aka. the Holy See). Links: full story and other Holy See news and updates.
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6-Nov-2009 |
Mexico |
Mexico Declares Another Revolution Day Public Holiday (Source: Cámara de Diputados-Mexico City) - Summary: Mexico's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has approved a bill creating a second celebration of the Revolution Day (Día de la Revolución) public holiday, on Friday, November 20, 2009, apparently in addition to the regularly scheduled public holiday on Monday, November 16, 2009. Links: full story and other Mexico news and updates.
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6-Nov-2009 |
India |
 India November 7 Public Holiday In Himachal Pradesh (Source: Bharat Sandesh-Shimla) - Summary: The government of India's State of Himachal Pradesh had declared Saturday, November 7, 2009, as a gazetted public holiday in the areas of 3-Rohroo and 36-Jawali Vidhan Sabha Constituencies on account of by-elections that will be held in these Assembly Constituencies on that date. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
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5-Nov-2009 |
Tajikistan |
Tajikistan To Consider Flag Day National Holiday (Source: Official Site of the Presidency of Tajikistan-Dushanbe) - Summary: On Tuesday, Tajikistan's President, Emomali Rahmon, sent a draft law on making amendments to the country’s law "On Holidays" to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament). Links: full story and other Tajikistan news and updates.
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4-Nov-2009 |
Cape Verde |
 Cape Verde Declares November 6 Public Holiday (Source: Expresso das Ilhas-Praia) - Summary: Late last night, the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, declared Friday, November 6, 2009, as a one-off public holiday, in view of the growing dengue fever epidemic. Links: full story and other Cape Verde news and updates.
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4-Nov-2009 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia Declares November 8 Kelantan Public Holiday (Source: Bernama News Agency-Kota Baharu) - Summary: The Deputy Menteri Besar of the Malaysian State of Kelantan, Datuk Ahmad Yakob, has declared Sunday, November 8, 2009, as a non-working state public holiday to mark the Kelantan Football Team's historic Malaysia Cup appearance, the day before. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
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4-Nov-2009 |
Singapore |
 Singapore Gazettes Upcoming APEC 2009 Leaders Week (Source: APEC Singapore 2009 Website-Singapore) - Summary: Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, has announced that the upcoming, November 8-15, APEC 2009 Leaders Week Meeting, has been gazetted as a "Special Event" under the amended Public Order Act introduced earlier this year. Links: full story and other Singapore news and updates.
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4-Nov-2009 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnia Changes Date Of Upcoming Kurban Bayram Public Holiday (Source: B92-Belgrade) - Summary: The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has changed the date of the upcoming Kurban Bayram (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday from Saturday, November 28, to Friday, November 27, 2009. Links: full story and other Bosnia and Herzegovina news and updates.
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4-Nov-2009 |
India |
India Confirms 2010 Commonwealth Games Public Holiday (Source: Indian Express-New Delhi) - Summary: The Lieutenant-Governor of India's Delhi Capital State, Tejendra Khanna, has approved a full state public holiday for Thursday, October 14, 2010, on the occasion of the Closing Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
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3-Nov-2009 |
Australia |
 Australia's ATA CAlls For Uniform Nationwide Public Holidays (Source: Australasian Transport News-ATN) - Summary: The Chairman of the Australian Trucking Association (ATA), Trevor Martyn, has written to Treasurer Wayne Swan calling for uniform public holidays across all of Australia's states and territories. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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3-Nov-2009 |
Jersey |
 Jersey December 28 Public Holiday Update (Source: Jersey Evening Post-Jersey) - Summary: The president of Jersey's Chamber of Commerce, Ray Shead, has urged Jersey States' members to stop fiddling with the recently voted status of the upcoming Boxing Day public holiday. Links: full story and other Jersey news and updates.
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3-Nov-2009 |
Russia |
Russia Announces January 2010 Public Holidays (Source: Russland-Aktuell-Moskau) - Summary: Russia's Vice-Chief of the Labor Authority, Ivan Schklowez, has announced that he was "90% certain" that the Russian government would soon issue a decree declaring the first 10 days of January 2010 as non-working public holidays, with the first working day of 2010 being Monday, January 11, 2010. Links: full story and other Russia news and updates.
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3-Nov-2009 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia Could Declare November 8 Kelantan Public Holiday (Source: Bernama News Agency-Kota Baharu) - Summary: The President of Malaysia's Kelantan Football Association (KAFA), Tan Sri Annuar Musa, has officially asked Malaysia's Kelantan State government to declare a public holiday on Sunday, November 8, 2009, so that supporters do not have to rush home after Saturday's, Malaysia Cup, match. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
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3-Nov-2009 |
India |
India November 7 Public Holiday In Uttar Pradesh (Source: United News of India-Lucknow) - Summary: The government of India's State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has declared a regional public holiday on Saturday, November 7, 2009, in view of the by-elections to 11 assembly and one Lok Sabha seats. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
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2-Nov-2009 |
Honduras |
 Honduras November 2 Public Holiday Clarification (Source: Diario Tiempo-Tegucigalpa) - Summary: Following this weekend's declaration by the speaker of Honduras' Parliament, Ramón Velásquez, there has been widespread confusion that today, November 2nd, 2009, would be an official public holiday, which is not the case. Links: full story and other Honduras news and updates.
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2-Nov-2009 |
Taiwan |
 Taiwan To Add Grandparents' Day Non-Working Holiday (Source: CNA News-Taipei) - Summary: Taiwan's Premier, Wu Den-yih, has instructed Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) to consider setting up a Grandparents Day national holiday. Links: full story and other Taiwan news and updates.
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2-Nov-2009 |
Ghana |
 Ghana Trial Census On November 8 (Source: Ghana News Agency-Ho) - Summary: Ghana Government Statistician, Dr Grace Bediako, has announced that the trial census to precede the 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC) will start on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Links: full story and other Ghana news and updates.
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2-Nov-2009 |
Peru |
 Peru Declares November 4 Puno Public Holiday (Source: Los Andes-Puno) - Summary: The government of Puno's regional government has declared an official regional public holiday on account of the 341st anniversary of the foundation of the city of Puno on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009. Links: full story and other Peru news and updates.
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