BOT releases list of public holidays for 2021

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A total of 18 public holidays for financial institutions in 2021 have been announced by the Bank of Thailand (BOT) on Friday.

The official announcement was published on the Royal Gazette.

The 18 public holidays include:

JANUARY

January 1: New Year’s Day

FEBRUARY

February 26: Makha Bucha Day

APRIL

April 6: Chakri Memorial Day

April 13-15: Songkran Festival

MAY

May 3: Substitution for National Labour Day (May 1)

May 4: Coronation Day

May 26: Visakha Bucha Day

JUNE

June 3: HM the Queen’s Birthday

July 26: Substitution for Asarnha Bucha Day (July 24)

JULY

July 28: HM the King’s Birthday

AUGUST

August 12: HM the Queen Mother’s Birthday and National Mother’s Day

OCTOBER

October 13: HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day

October 25: Substitution for Chulalongkorn Memorial Day (October 23)

DECEMBER

December 6: Substitution for HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Birthday, National Day and National Father’s Day (December 5)

December 10: Constitution Day

December 31: New Year’s Eve

Meanwhile, financial institutions in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Satun and Songkhla provinces can use Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Chinese New Year’s Day as additional public holidays.

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