home > worldwide public holidays > news and updates > singapore > this page Source: Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Posted: Friday, April 8, 2022 Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has released the official list of non-working Singapore public holidays and bank holidays in Singapore for the upcoming calendar year 2023 which, for a ninth consecutive year, does not include any error in the date of the 2023 Deepavali public holiday in Singapore, although we believe that the announced date for the Vesak Day public holiday is incorrect. After a year when the list of Singapore public holidays was delayed by a couple of month (2020-06-24), today's announcement of the 2023 Singapore public holidays occurs in early April as per custom (2019-04-08, 2018-04-05 and 2017-04-05). Show
For a second year in a row, the usual mention that the dates for the Hari Raya Puasa and the Hari Raya Haji public holidays were "Subject to change", was not repeated.However, the aforementioned list of 2023 Singapore public holidays once again includes the mentions that "Monday, 2 January 2023, will be a public holiday." and that "Tuesday, 24 January 2023, will be a public holiday.", as well as that "Monday, 13 November 2023, will be a public holiday." , though it makes no reference to which weekday your rest day falls.In the past, the determination of the annual date of the Deepavali public holiday in Singapore was often problematic, with the announced date for 2009 (2009-02-10 and 2008-02-25), being revised by a full month, and smaller, one-day, errors in the announced date of the 2014 and 2013 Deepavali public holidays in Singapore (2014-04-07, 2013-04-09 and 2012-04-09). But this year, the surprise error comes in the announced date of the Vesak Day public holiday, on Saturday, June 3, 2023 (instead of Friday, June 2, 2023). We expect this to be corrected in the coming months. Finally, the dates of the 2 Muslim public holidays for 2023 in Singapore follow the new visibility criteria hinted at last year (2021-10-21) and made more explicit by Indonesia, recently (2022-02-23). Links and ReferencesBelow are links to the news stories referred to in the above "Singapore 2023 Public Holidays Released" news story, as well as links to subsequents news stories which refer to the present news story. On Thursday, the Ministry of Manpower announced that Vesak in 2023 will fall on Friday, 2 June 2023, instead of Saturday, 3 June 2023. According to the Singapore Buddhist Federation, this was done to adhere to the Chinese almanac instead of the Chinese-Western almanac. As
much as I enjoy my work. Nothing beats the joy of public holidays and having the free time to do whatever you want. Goes without saying that the longer the break, the better. This is why you’ll be glad to know that according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore’s public holidays’ list, there’ll be 11 public holidays and
seven loooooong weekends in 2023. Want to make full use of the holidays? I’ve figured out a way to take just 8 days of leave to enjoy a grand total of: 36 DAYS OFF WORK! Time to save this article to refer to when we plan for our holidays! TL;DR: Public Holiday 2023 Singapore + Long Weekend Guide
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Singapore Public Holidays 2023: How to Take Leave to Strech Your Long Weekends in SingaporeAre you wondering how to take just 8 days of leave to get 36 days off work? Here’s the secret. New Year’s Day 2023 Singapore (No Long Weekend)2023 is off to a good start as you get a long weekend on the first day because Monday, 2 January 2023, will be a public holiday. Probably a good time to make your New Year’s resolutions! Back to top Chinese New Year 2023 Singapore (5 Days Off Using 1 Day of Leave)In 2023, Chinese New Year will be happening on Sunday, 22 Jan 2023 and Monday, 23 Jan 2023. This means that Tuesday, 24 January 2023, will be a public holiday. To maximise this, here is what you need to do:
Back to top Good Friday 2023 Singapore (4 Days Off Using 1 Day of Leave)In 2023, Good Friday will be happening on Friday, 7 April 2023. To maximise this, here is what you need to do:
Back to top Hari Raya Puasa 2023 Singapore (4 Days Off Using 1 Day of Leave)In 2023, Hari Raya Puasa will fall on Saturday, 22 April 2023. So… it feels like the public holiday is kinda wasted. I mean, you can’t really expand it into a long weekend or anything… HOWEVER. In accordance with the Employment Act, if a public holiday falls on a non-working day. You are entitled to another day off OR one extra day’s salary in lieu of the public holiday at the gross rate of pay. For example, if you’re on a five-day workweek. Saturday should be considered your non-working day. For a public holiday that falls on a Saturday, you SHOULD get either a day off or salary in lieu. To maximise this, here is what you need to do:
Back to top Labour Day 2023 Singapore (4 Days Off Using 1 Day Leave)In 2023, Labour Day will fall on Monday, 1 May 2023. To maximise this, here is what you need to do:
Back to top Vesak Day 2023 Singapore (4 Days Off 1 Day of Leave)In 2023, Vesak Day will fall on Friday, 2 June 2023 instead of Saturday, 3 June 2023. Because Vesak Day falls on Saturday, you are entitled to an off in lieu the following Monday or one day’s pay.
Back to top Hari Raya Haji 2023 Singapore (4 Days Off Use 1 Day of Leave)In 2023, Hari Raya Haji will fall on Thursday, 29 June 2023. To maximise this, here is what you need to do:
Back to top National Day 2023 Singapore (No Long Weekend)In 2023, National Day will fall on Wednesday, 9 Aug 2023. Sadly, there will be no long National Day weekend this year. Back to top Deepavali 2023 Singapore (4 Days Off Use 1 Day of Leave)In 2023, Deepavali will be happening on Sunday, 12 November 2023. This means that Monday, 13 November 2023, will be a public holiday.
Back to top Christmas Day 2023 Singapore (4 Days Off Use 1 Day of Leave)In 2023, Christmas Day will be happening on 25 Dec 2023 (Mon) in Singapore. Since Christmas will be happening on a Sunday, the replacement is given on 26 Dec 2023 (Tues). You should be taking leave on Tuesday as your company might give a half-day off on Friday for Christmas.
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About Joel Koh History student turned writer at Seedly. Before you ask, not a teacher. I hope to help people make better financial decisions and not let money control them. You can contribute your thoughts like Joel Koh here. How much Ph Does Singapore have a year?The 11 gazetted public holidays are: New Year's Day.
How many PH does Singapore have?There are generally 11 public holidays a year; however, since the gap between the Islamic calendar and the Gregorian calendar last around 11.5 months, Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Hari Raya Aidil Adha are respectively celebrated twice in a Gregorian calendar year every 32 or 33 years, as this occurred in 1968 and 2000 for ...
How many public holidays does Singapore have in 2023?There are 11 public holidays in Singapore out of which there will be six seven long weekends (with holidays falling on a Friday, Sunday or Monday – including two days for Chinese New Year) in 2023. *Vesak Day has been revised to 2 June 2023 following the Singapore Buddhist Federation's announcement.
Is today PH in Singapore?Today – 15 November 2022 – is not a holiday in Singapore.
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