Chinese New Year becomes a national holiday in Thailand?

[Pravda]

Think I'm joking?

 

Read the Ubon Joe post.

[mr mr]

the only logical progression for thailand.

[Jai Dee]

I think you'll find that the days in red are the official public holidays, and those in black are celebrated but not official holidays. Perhaps @ubonjoe can confirm?

[KhunBENQ]

Would be helpful to have a pointer to which of the 90000 post of ubonjoe you refer to.
With some effort I found this news thread:

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198712-thai-govt-eyes-offering-long-weekend-every-month-next-year/#comments

 

And this only means that Chinese New Year 2021 should be one of the long weekend additions for next year.

As Chinese New Year brings parts of the economy to a halt anyway, it's not that big deal.
I don't read that will be a public holiday from then on.

 

[KhunBENQ]

5 minutes ago, Jai Dee said:

I think you'll find that the days in red are the official public holidays, and those in black are celebrated but not official holidays.

And no one can create THE final calendar for 2021.

Wait for more. Long weekend every month to boost domestic tourism.

Brilliant idea at the verge of a huge Covid outbreak.

[KhunBENQ]

Bring up some ideas !

Friday April 9, Mon April 12 plus Friday April 16 would make up for super long Songkran (April 9 to April 18)

[Jai Dee]

18 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Would be helpful to have a pointer to which of the 90000 post of ubonjoe you refer to.

 

I think that the OP was referring to this pinned topic in the General Topics Forum.

[Oldie]

15 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Bring up some ideas !

Friday April 9, Mon April 12 plus Friday April 16 would make up for super long Songkran (April 9 to April 18)

My goodness. Please don't let it happen. The Songkran this year was the best I ever had here. 

[KhunBENQ]

16 minutes ago, Jai Dee said:

 

I think that the OP was referring to this pinned topic in the General Topics Forum.

If so, the OP is misleading.

[ubonjoe]

9 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

If so, the OP is misleading.

Same title other than the year for a long time now and before I started updating it every year.

 

According to a news article I read Chinese New Years might turn red later as one of the extra holidays proposed for next year.

 

[Stev Lam]

Thai Government is thinking to put Chinese New Year 2021 as a long weekend public holiday to boost local travel tourism...but is still in Cabinet discussion.

[Disparate Dan]

10 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Same title other than the year for a long time now and before I started updating it every year.

 

According to a news article I read Chinese New Years might turn red later as one of the extra holidays proposed for next year.

 

lots of sources (including the one we can't use) quoting Cabinet as confirming Feb 12 as a long-holiday weekend along with April 12 and July 27 and Sep 24.

[Pravda]

28 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

If so, the OP is misleading.

 

No. It has been confirmed today. 

[ubonjoe]

1 hour ago, Pravda said:

 

No. It has been confirmed today. 

In the news now.

It will will turn red shortley on the holiday list when I add at the others on the list.

Edit: List updated now

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, Pravda said:

No. It has been confirmed today. 

The OP WAS misleading as it has been written before the change to the calendar (and the final govt decision).

It also let posters think it is generally introduced for the future, which is it not. 2021 for now!

 

[Pravda]

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

The OP WAS misleading as it has been written before the change to the calendar (and the final govt decision).

It also let posters think it is generally introduced for the future, which is it not. 2021 for now!

 

 

Omg sue me