Sources: ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Waheed, has released a communique indicating that Monday, March 19, 2012, the date of this year's first sitting of the People’s Majlis, would not also be declared a one-off public holiday. [full story]