Central bank adds extra bank holidays for 2021
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) on Wednesday released a list of bank holidays for 2021 in response to the Cabinet’s announcement on December 29 about introducing additional days off to stimulate the economy.
The central bank agreed to declare February 12 and September 24 as special bank holidays, and defer the substitution for Chulalongkorn Day from October 25 to October 22.
However, banks will provide service usual on Monday, April 12 and Tuesday, July 27 in order to not increase the burden on businesses.
The list of holidays for financial and specialised financial institutions in 2021 are as follows:
January 1 (Friday): New Year’s Day
February 12 (Friday): Special Public Holiday
February 26 (Friday): Makha Bucha Day
April 6 (Tuesday): Chakri Day
April 13 (Tuesday): Songkran Day
April 14 (Wednesday): Songkran Day
April 15 (Thursday): Songkran Day
May 3 (Monday): Substitution for Labour Day
May 4 (Tuesday): Coronation Day
May 26 (Wednesday): Visakha Bucha Day
June 3 (Thursday): Her Majesty Queen Suthida’s Birthday
July 26 (Monday): Substitution for Asanha Bucha Day
July 28 (Wednesday): His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Birthday
August 12 (Thursday): Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother’s Birthday and National Mother’s Day
September 24 (Friday): Special Public Holiday
October 13 (Wednesday): His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol Memorial Day
October 22 (Friday): Substitution for Chulalongkorn Memorial Day.
December 6 (Monday): Substitution for His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol's Birthday, National Day and National Father’s Day
December 10 (Friday): Constitution Day
December 31 (Friday): New Year's Eve