webfact Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Central bank declares August 11 extra holidayBANGKOK: -- The Bank of Thailand today announced Monday August 11 an extra holiday for financial institutions.The extra holiday announced on a special basis is aimed at supporting the policy of the National Council for Peace and Order to promote tourism and stimulate economic growth, it said.The central bank said the announcement of the extra holiday in advance will enable the private sector to adjust itself and will not affect the country’s monetary and economic systems.It said although the extra holiday will be a public holiday, commercial banks can still open their branch offices at some department stores to service customers on that day same as at weekends, with regard to giving adequate care to their staff working on that extra holiday.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/central-bank-declares-august-11-extra-holiday/ -- Thai PBS 2014-07-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 BoT announces August 11 as Bank HolidayBy Digital ContentBANGKOK, July 8 -- The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has moved to make August 11 as an additional Bank Holiday this year, in line with the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)'s resolution announcing August 11 as an added national holiday.The NCPO's aim of making August 11, one day before the National Mother's Day Holiday as an extra day off nationwide, is to encourage more family time and stimulate domestic spending and tourism.The extra holiday would combine with the adjacent days to make a long weekend from August 9-12.The BoT has, in line with the NCPO idea, announced August 11 as another Bank Holiday for 2014.Although August 11 is now considered a national holiday, financial institutions still reserve the right to keep some branches open, such as those located within shopping malls and department stores, to continue to provide services to the public.The Bank of Thailand emphasized that bank employees should be paid appropriately for their overtime working hours. (MCOT online news)-- TNA 2014-07-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky54 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The last thing Thailand needs is more holidays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Great idea, let's promote tourism by potentially closing the places you may need to go to get money. If you are heading for the beach, the mountains, national parks etc just hope there's a shopping mall handy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Any bloody excuse to get another day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The last thing Thailand needs is more holidays. I celebrate every holiday of every country in the world, every day's a holiday. Happyness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luk Mhee Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Do the Banks even relise how much revenue the country looses when the country almost comes to a standstill for one day? Have they even considered the death toll on our roads due to people rushing to go home and coming back? Haven’t we lost enough already due to the political turmoil a few months ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halion Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 These holidays are a good idea and good for the country in general based on the premise that the less days they "work", the least damage they can do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Soon the calendar will be marked with special non-bank holiday days as they will be in the minority... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Do the Banks even relise how much revenue the country looses when the country almost comes to a standstill for one day? Have they even considered the death toll on our roads due to people rushing to go home and coming back? Haven’t we lost enough already due to the political turmoil a few months ago? "realize" and "consider" require the use of the brain and "thinking" . . . which is not something that is generally thought of as popular here in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brfsa2 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I love those kinds of long holidays. a long weekend with some cleaner air and clear skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Living and working here, I am all for the holidays. It gives me more time to spend with my family. That certainly makes me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 This is the last thing I need.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Another out of context report. A few days ago the NCPO announced that in order to create a one off long weekend incorporating HM Queen Sririkit's birthday on 12 August 2014 which, this year falls on a Tuesday, they have declared Monday 11 August 2014 to be a Public Holiday.The Queen's birth day is a PH in Thailand not International Mother's Day. The BoT is simply declaring it Bank Holiday in-line with bank holidays alighed with many other PHs. My concern is the potential for another mass exodus from the city resulting in more carnage on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useronthenet Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Do they actually work in Thailand ? Or is it one long holiday ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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