Phuket readies for five-day New Year holiday

By The Phuket News

 

Image: Class Act Media / Graphics

 

PHUKET: The country is gearing up for a five-day long weekend – from this Saturday through next Wednesday (Dec 28-Jan 1) – with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day both public holidays in the country, and next Monday being declared a public holiday by Cabinet earlier this year.

 

The Cabinet on Oct 29 approved Monday (Dec 30) to be a special holiday for the New Year, creating the five-day holiday.

 

During the New Year holidays all government offices will be closed, but essential services have been ordered to remain on standby.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-readies-for-five-day-new-year-holiday-74120.php

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-12-24

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5 days of death me thinks, a new record on road deaths coming near you. UK 2 days Christmas and 2 days new year. Economy in the toilet so close the country down for 5 days (lost and never recouped). Crazy Thailand.