dekestone Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Apparently the cabinet has added another day off for Songkran. Friday, April 12th has been declared a public holiday, ahead of the traditional April 13 - 16 Sonkran holiday. Nothing official from my company yet, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuturatica Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Wahey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candypants Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) the cabinet is given to aribtrary populist gestures without thinking of the ramifications to companies trying to do business in thailand Edited February 6, 2013 by candypants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks cabinet, you just messed the Thaivisa calendar up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Bank calendars also. None of the one's that I have are red on the 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candypants Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 think of the production schedules of many a company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekestone Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Bank calendars also. None of the one's that I have are red on the 12th. It was only decided yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Bank calendars also. None of the one's that I have are red on the 12th. Banks can't be closed for a certain number of consecutive days, so the 12th may not be a bank holiday. Also, companies don't necessarily have to give the day off either. There something like 16 or 17 "public holidays", but companies only need to give 11 of them to employees. (not sure about the numbers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Bank calendars also. None of the one's that I have are red on the 12th. It was only decided yesterday. We call this Thai Planning ... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It was only decided yesterday. We call this Thai Planning ... It's very unusual for them to give this much notice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
473geo Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Bank calendars also. None of the one's that I have are red on the 12th. It was only decided yesterday. We call this Thai Planning ... . Indeed, the extra day will probably go some way to spread travel dates for the annual migration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It was only decided yesterday. We call this Thai Planning ... It's very unusual for them to give this much notice. Stand by for the "road deaths target" announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Lucky they still had a day available to add, they must reach saturation soon since there are only 365 days in a year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Stand by for the "road deaths target" announcement. They struggled early on with the New Year target, but a couple of big days at the end got them to their target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I had earlier information that Wednesday the 17th is also an extra day observed for Songkran as well. Sources: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2013&country=68 http://travelthumb.com/thailand-holidays/songkran-festival-2013/ http://www.flightpedia.org/holiday/thailand-public-holiday-in-2013.html http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/topic/60151-songkran-2013-dates/#entry1000083 http://portalseven.com/calendar/Holidays_Thailand.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I had earlier information that Wednesday the 17th is also an extra day observed for Songkran as well. Sources: http://www.timeandda...2013&country=68 http://travelthumb.c...-festival-2013/ http://www.flightped...ay-in-2013.html http://www.pattayata...s/#entry1000083 http://portalseven.c...ys_Thailand.jsp Because the holidays fall on the weekend, they are "observed" on week days. Maybe the government has decided to "observe" one of them on the Friday before instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Oh crap. I am heading to swampy on the 12th as I am making my escape on the 13th. I hope this doesn't bugger up my plans as I have already purchased my evacuation flight. I'm sure BKK will be packed with other refugees seeking to get out before the nightmare starts. Hopefully, the airport area will remain dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It could even out the road death tally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) The company I work with already had it as a holiday, and they made the list in September. So 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 are holidays. And not forgetting that the 8th is a holiday, substitute day for Chakri Memorial day which is on Saturday 6th. Edited February 6, 2013 by beano2274 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekestone Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Because the holidays fall on the weekend, they are "observed" on week days. Maybe the government has decided to "observe" one of them on the Friday before instead. The official holidays are 13 - 16; the 12th was added as an additional holiday. (According to the newspaper.) My company has the 17th as a holiday, so I assume we'll work on the 12th. Edited February 6, 2013 by dekestone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hopefully, the airport area will remain dry. It's the iced water thrown at the jets taxiing down the runway you have to be worried about. Keep your window closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Great. I can stay one more day in Hong Kong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I had earlier information that Wednesday the 17th is also an extra day observed for Songkran as well. And I have it already on the Thaivisa calendar. Normal dates, 13,14,15 and since the 13th and 14th are on Sat/Sun they are carried over to the following non holiday days. So 13-17 and now 12-17. Thaivisa Calendar 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Just checked the public holiday calendar issued by my employer and we have the whole Songkran week off, nice freebie week off on top of our annual leave qouta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Lucky they still had a day available to add, they must reach saturation soon since there are only 365 days in a year. 555 Maybe there will come a day when they mark actual work days on the calendar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Lucky they still had a day available to add, they must reach saturation soon since there are only 365 days in a year. 555 Maybe there will come a day when they mark actual work days on the calendar Nah, that's too much work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It was only decided yesterday. We call this Thai Planning ... It's very unusual for them to give this much notice. Stand by for the "road deaths target" announcement. I forecast the target will again be 0. Trips are planned to the most successful province in the New Year campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks cabinet, you just messed the Thaivisa calendar up. Just when you thought........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pormax Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Maybe good news for those who work for a company and get paid a salary but not for the average Thai worker paid on a daily basis and do not get a holiday allowance. This means they lose almost one weeks wages in that month which for those that come from the poorer side of the Thai chain will cause a few problems with feeding the family or paying the bills.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Maybe good news for those who work for a company and get paid a salary but not for the average Thai worker paid on a daily basis and do not get a holiday allowance. This means they lose almost one weeks wages in that month which for those that come from the poorer side of the Thai chain will cause a few problems with feeding the family or paying the bills.. Doesn't seem to diminish the hilarity of the occasion among Thais, in my observation . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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