BOT announces 18 public holidays for 2021

By The Nation

 

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced 18 public holidays in 2021 for financial instiutions.

 

 

The announcement under Section 37 of the Financial Institutions Businesses Act BE 2551 (2008), was published on the Royal Gazette website on Friday.

 

The 18 public holidays are:

 

January 1: New Year's Day

 

February 26: Makha Bucha Day

 

April 6: Chakri Memorial Day

 

April 13-15: Songkran Festival

 

May 3: Substitution for National Labour Day (May 1)

 

May 4: Coronation Day

 

May 26: Visakha Bucha Day

 

June 3: HM the Queen's Birthday

 

July 26: Substitution for Asarnha Bucha Day (July 24)

 

July 28: HM the King's Birthday

 

August 12: HM the Queen Mother's Birthday and National Mother's Day

 

October 13: HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day

 

October 25: Substitution for Chulalongkorn Memorial Day (October 23)

 

December 6: Substitution for HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Birthday, National Day and National Father's Day (December 5)

 

December 10: Constitution Day

 

December 31: New Year's Eve

 

Financial institutions in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Satun and Songkhla provinces can use Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Chinese New Year's Day as additional public holidays.

 

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Add 4 days to Songkran in Pattaya as it lasts a week.

There may be some but I do not know of another country with so many holidays.

Lucky Thais..

46 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Add 4 days to Songkran in Pattaya as it lasts a week.

There may be some but I do not know of another country with so many holidays.

Lucky Thais..

You are right, lots of public holidays in Thailand.
However, annual leave entitlement is generally quite low.

 

 

1 minute ago, realfunster said:

You are right, lots of public holidays in Thailand.

They could have squeezed a few more in. Blessed Falang Day could be added next year.  

I was scrutinizing the list and did not see a four day weekend every month called Domestic Tourism Holiday Weekend...

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

There may be some but I do not know of another country with so many holidays.

Cambodia has 28 public holidays observed annually. Sri Lanka has 25, India and Kazakhstan have 21,

Edited September 13, 20205 yr by fangless

Slightly off topic, but I remember an old joke from the seventies about the British car industry at the time........

Outside the British Leyland plant the workers held a union meeting demanding more holidays. The shop stewards announced a compromise with management wherein there would be a 20% pay rise, a two hour lunch break, four tea breaks per shift.......and only work on Friday's..............after this a hand went up at the back and a voice said : "What......EVERY Friday!!!"

Sorry, getting my coat now..........

Almost they have every Sunday to take a rest from all these Holidays

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Add 4 days to Songkran in Pattaya as it lasts a week.

There may be some but I do not know of another country with so many holidays.

Lucky Thais..

25 in Sri Lanka.

 

https://publicholidays.lk/2021-dates/

19 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

25 in Sri Lanka.

 

https://publicholidays.lk/2021-dates/

Suggest you read my post 6 above!

20 minutes ago, fangless said:

Suggest you read my post 6 above!

I did read your post, Google tells me Cambodia has 22 days, not 28.

 

what are the extra 6 ?

3 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Add 4 days to Songkran in Pattaya as it lasts a week.

There may be some but I do not know of another country with so many holidays.

Lucky Thais..

Be nice if they were public holidays so I dont have to deal with watering throwing morons when I drive home from work.

23 minutes ago, fangless said:

Suggest you read my post 6 above!

Your post was not there when I typed my response. However, I was called away before I could send it.

I have read it now thank you. Sorry if my post upset you.

4 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

I did read your post, Google tells me Cambodia has 22 days, not 28.

 

what are the extra 6 ?

My figures were from previous years.  It appears that last year the Cambodian Government announced a reduction of seven for 2020.  I know that leaves 1 day unaccounted for.  I cannot be bother to find it!

The actual numbers are not that important as I was only trying to point out that Thailand is not top of the holiday table.

1 minute ago, fangless said:

My figures were from previous years.  It appears that last year the Cambodian Government announced a reduction of seven for 2020.  I know that leaves 1 day unaccounted for.  I cannot be bother to find it!

The actual numbers are not that important as I was only trying to point out that Thailand is not top of the holiday table.

Thailand aint even in the top ten but there will always be some that moan about Thailand having too many.

7 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Your post was not there when I typed my response. However, I was called away before I could send it.

I have read it now thank you. Sorry if my post upset you.

I was actually wondering why you had only posted about Sri Lanka.  Given that I have had to correct my figures for Cambodia's being reduced your post including only Sri Lanka makes more sense now.

 

PS I was not upset.

20 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Thailand aint even in the top ten but there will always be some that moan about Thailand having too many.

And here don't have paid summer+ winter holiday like in Finland! 4 weeks summer holiday whit salary + 1 week winter holiday whit salary! So only that is 25 days vacation (monday-friday) + 9 public holiday so total 34 days! Saturday and sunday is free day in Finland anyway! My wife get 10 days/ year holiday in here (coverment officer) but if she not use , then next year its 20 days! If covid over it's trip to Finland.

Edited September 13, 20205 yr by 2 is 1

i'm sure this list upset a few

1 hour ago, 2 is 1 said:

And here don't have paid summer+ winter holiday like in Finland! 4 weeks summer holiday whit salary + 1 week winter holiday whit salary! So only that is 25 days vacation (monday-friday) + 9 public holiday so total 34 days! Saturday and sunday is free day in Finland anyway! My wife get 10 days/ year holiday in here (coverment officer) but if she not use , then next year its 20 days! If covid over it's trip to Finland.

Finland has paid annual leave too, thats pretty awesome and very similar to pretty much every country !!

1 hour ago, cyril sneer said:

i'm sure this list upset a few

Don't know why, its the pretty much the same list as 2020 !!

Maybe true on the many holidays, but they aren't mandatory. That's for banks and government, while the private sector can choose any 13 of these, which generally they do, if western companies, they'd have longer holidays around Christmas and New year, while Chinese will have longer holidays around Chinese New Year, and Thai companies could have longer Songkran... But on the other hand, Europeans are used to a month of annual leave, while Thais have far less, and in some cases even that is fixed to company closures.

2 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Maybe true on the many holidays, but they aren't mandatory. That's for banks and government, while the private sector can choose any 13 of these, which generally they do, if western companies, they'd have longer holidays around Christmas and New year, while Chinese will have longer holidays around Chinese New Year, and Thai companies could have longer Songkran... But on the other hand, Europeans are used to a month of annual leave, while Thais have far less, and in some cases even that is fixed to company closures.

Yeah we only get 13 of the 18 and shut down for 2 weeks xmas/new years, glad I get 20 annual leave days and not 10, company has a use it or lose it policy so will be  taking the whole month of December off this year.

Why bother with specific public holidays....just work each Wednesday and everyone's happy!

Holidays for the privileged few!

3 hours ago, Don Mega said:

I did read your post, Google tells me Cambodia has 22 days, not 28.

 

what are the extra 6 ?

With respect, for reference (publicholidaysasia.com) - 15 PUBLIC holidays listed for Cambodia in 2021 but please note possible amendments:-

 

Cambodia Public Holidays 2021 

This page contains a national calendar of all 2021 public holidays for Cambodia. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.

 

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Thu	Victory Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
14 Apr to 16 Apr	Wed to Fri	Khmer New Year
30 Apr	Fri	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
14 May	Fri	King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday
24 May	Mon	Visak Bochea Day
18 Jun	Fri	Queen Mother's Birthday
24 Sep	Fri	Constitution Day
5 Oct to 7 Oct	Tue to Thu	Pchum Ben
15 Oct	Fri	Commemoration of Late King Father
29 Oct	Fri	King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day
9 Nov	Tue	Independence Day
18 Nov to 20 Nov	Thu to Sat	Bon Om Touk
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2021 are released.

Edited September 13, 20205 yr by Burma Bill
additional information

4 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

With respect, for reference (publicholidaysasia.com) - 15 PUBLIC holidays listed for Cambodia in 2021 but please note possible amendments:-

 

Cambodia Public Holidays 2021 

This page contains a national calendar of all 2021 public holidays for Cambodia. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.

 

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Thu	Victory Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
14 Apr to 16 Apr	Wed to Fri	Khmer New Year
30 Apr	Fri	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
14 May	Fri	King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday
24 May	Mon	Visak Bochea Day
18 Jun	Fri	Queen Mother's Birthday
24 Sep	Fri	Constitution Day
5 Oct to 7 Oct	Tue to Thu	Pchum Ben
15 Oct	Fri	Commemoration of Late King Father
29 Oct	Fri	King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day
9 Nov	Tue	Independence Day
18 Nov to 20 Nov	Thu to Sat	Bon Om Touk
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2021 are released.

Yeah... did you notice some are 3 days long ?

 

7 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Add 4 days to Songkran in Pattaya as it lasts a week.

There may be some but I do not know of another country with so many holidays.

Lucky Thais..

Lucky Civil Servants more like; the other poor blighters have to work no matter what day it is !

It's too many. Plus adding in all the Buddha days, makes about 30 holidays for people that work in government jobs. 

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced 18 public holidays in 2021 for financial instiutions.

Plus another 18 days potentially when the tourism economy is still in the loo from no foreigners

26th September, f*** off foreigners day. 27th September, Got no tourists day.