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Financial Institutions’ Holidays for 2019 (B.E. 2562)

Published

1 week ago

May 16, 2019

Thai News ข่าวไทย

The Thai government declared earlier this week Thai Queen Suthida’s birthday a new national holiday.

According to the announcement, the new holiday falls on June 3 and is effective immediately.

The government said the birthday of the previous reigning queen Sirikit, August 12, remains a public holiday and Thailand’s Mother’s Day.

For financial institution branches in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Satun, and Songkhla, extra holidays are given for Eidal – Fitr Day (Ramadan Day), Eidal – Adha Day (Raya Hajji Day) announced by the Sheikhul Islam Office, and the Chinese New Year Day if the date does not fall on any of holidays listed above or Saturday and Sunday.

1.	Tuesday	1^st	January	New Year’s Day
2.	Tuesday	19^th	February	Makha Bucha Day
3.	Monday	8^th	April	Substitution for Chakri Memorial Day (Saturday 6^th April 2019)
4.	Monday	15^th	April	Songkran Festival
5.	Tuesday	16^th	April	Substitution for Songkran Festival (Saturday 13^th April 2019 and Sunday 14^th April 2019)
6.	Wednesday	1^st	May	National Labour Day
7.	Monday	6^th	May	Special Holiday
8.	Monday	20^th	May	Substitution for Wisakha Bucha Day (Saturday 18^th May 2019)
9.	Monday	3^rd	June	H.M.Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana’s Birthday
10.	Tuesday	16^th	July	Asarnha Bucha Day¹
11.	Monday	29^th	July	Substitution for H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s Birthday (Sunday 28^th July 2019)
12.	Monday	12^th	August	H.M. Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s Birthday
13.	Monday	14^th	October	Substitution for H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great Memorial Day (Sunday 13^th October 2019)
14.	Wednesday	23^th	October	Chulalongkorn Day
15.	Thursday	5^th	December	H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great’s Birthday / National Day / Father’s Day
16.	Tuesday	10^th	December	Constitution Day
17.	Tuesday	31^st	December	New Year’s Eve

Remarks:
           ^1/ Effective from B.E. 2550 onwards, the Asarnha Bucha Day is prescribed as a holiday, in replacement of the Buddhist Lent Day.
             ^2/ Effective from B.E. 2562 onwards, the Mid-Year Closing Day (1st July) is canceled as a financial institution’s holiday, which was originally scheduled to allow financial institutions to do half-year financial statement. However, financial institutions now have a more efficient financial statement system, which can be operated without affecting the services on all channels of financial institutions. Therefore, it is not necessary to prescribe the Mid-Year Closing Day as a financial institutions’ holiday anymore.
             ^3/ For employees of financial institutions to participate in ceremony and other activities during the Royal Coronation of H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Source: https://www.bot.or.th/English/FinancialInstitutions/FIholiday/Pages/2019.aspx

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