thaigerd Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Our (Thai) GM just announced today that this Friday is just a normal working day and not a public holiday May be someone can tell what's all about. We are here in Phuket. Thanks! Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patri Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 It's a holiday for government officials but banks and stock market will open...and for private companies, it depends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Yes, it is an official holiday....unless you have to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouse Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Just got this in my email: The United States Embassy in Bangkok and the U.S. Consulate General in Chiang Mai will be closed in observance of the three Special Holidays on Friday June 9, Monday June 12 and Tuesday June 13 declared in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s accession to the Throne. This closure affects all sections of the Embassy and Consulate General in Chiang Mai, including the American Citizen Services Unit. The Embassy and U.S. Consulate General in Chiang Mai will reopen for normal business on Wednesday, June 14. We ask you to kindly disseminate word of this closure as widely as possible among American citizens in Thailand. Would seem that if you have Government business you are out of luck until next Wednesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom yum goong Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Thai gerd, places outside of Bangkok such as Phuket are supposed to have a holiday on Friday, while the lucky folks up in Bangers have 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Thai gerd, places outside of Bangkok such as Phuket are supposed to have a holiday on Friday, while the lucky folks up in Bangers have 3 days. They'll need about 3 days to get anywhere with all the bad traffic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 (edited) my partner just got tmw off too .... so at least some high level international companies are giving all three days off 5 day weekend! Wheeeee! Edited June 8, 2006 by jdinasia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigerd Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 Thai gerd, places outside of Bangkok such as Phuket are supposed to have a holiday on Friday, while the lucky folks up in Bangers have 3 days. ......but it seems my boss makes his own rules Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanchao Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 My company's not in Bangers; we're closing one day on Friday. Weird that all this gets decided the week of the celebration. You'd think they knew for a quite a while that His Majesty would celebrate his 60th anniversary on the throne this week.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slackula Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Meh, our company is giving the toads in the BKK sales office 4 days off and the people in Phuket who actually work zero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigerd Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 Meh, our company is giving the toads in the BKK sales office 4 days off and the people in Phuket who actually work zero! .......are we working for the same company ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slackula Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Meh, our company is giving the toads in the BKK sales office 4 days off and the people in Phuket who actually work zero! .......are we working for the same company ??? LOL, Sales and Marketing are the same in every company, in my last company I posted a sign that said "Sales And Marketing Office-2 Drink Minimum" on their office door for a joke. Didn't go down too well for some reason! It helps them that our owner is also based in the BKK office and wanted a long weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singa-traz Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Our (Thai) GM just announced today that this Friday is just a normal working day and not a public holiday May be someone can tell what's all about. We are here in Phuket. Thanks! Gerd It is a National Public Holiday ... but ... your boss can decide that you have to work on that day ! V. Public HolidaysAn employer must grant its employees a minimum of 13 paid public holidays each year. If a public holiday falls on a weekly day off, the next working day must be granted as a paid holiday. The public holidays must include Labor Day (May 1). The other twelve holidays must be chosen from a list of 16 holidays published by the Thai government. An employer must notify its employees which days will be considered public holidays before the beginning of the calendar year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warriors Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Every day is a holiday to me. What a happy life after all those days of 9 -5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Burrito Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 What about Monday? Will banks be open? Thanks Dr. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 In the Bangkok metropolitan area (excluding microbranches in shopping malls) banks will be closed on on June 12 and 13, as notified by the Bank of Thailand on February 22, 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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