Wonderfully, Singapore will have seven long public holidays weekends in 2023. Previously, only six public holidays were announced by the MOM in April.
The new public holidays calendar received an extra-long weekend because Vesak Day will fall on Friday, June 2 instead of June 3. Excitingly, this means that local holidaymakers will have seven weekends in 2023 to plan trips around in Singapore.
Additionally, Chinese New Year takes place on Sunday, January 22 and Monday, January 23 next year. Therefore, this long weekend will be four days in a row as a result of January 24 becoming a public holiday. Here is the list of public holidays for 2023:
- Sunday, January 1, New Years Day
- Sunday, January 22, Chinese New Year
- Monday, January 23, Chinese New Year
- Friday, April 7, Good Friday
- Saturday, April 22, Hari Raya Puasa
- Monday, May 1, Labour Day
- Friday, June 3, Vesak Day
- Thursday, June 29, Hari Raya Haji
- Wednesday, August 9, National Day
- Sunday, November 12, Deepavali
- Monday, December 25, Christmas Day
Note that Monday January 2, Tuesday January 24 and Monday November 13 will be public holidays.
Indeed, employees who work on public holidays in Singapore are entitled to an extra day’s salary at the basic rate of pay, in addition to their gross rate of pay for that day, as stated by MOM.
Certainly, it’s the perfect time to plan an escape abroad or a staycation near Singapore.