Sri Lanka National Mourning September 3

Sources: இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக் கூட்டுத்தாபனம் (SLBC) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Sri Lankan Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, P.B. Abeykoon, has announced that the Sri Lankan government had declared Monday, September 3, 2012, as a day of national mourning following the death of Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero. [full story]

USA Hurricane Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Louisiana's Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (Baton Rouge) and USA bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Commissioner of Administration of the US State of Louisiana, Paul Rainwater, has announced that Louisiana state government offices would remain closed, statewide, on Thursday, August 30, 2012. [full story]

Malta Weekend Public Holidays Update

Sources: The Times of Malta (Valletta) and Malta bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malta's General Workers' Union (GWU) has once again called on whichever party wins the next elections to reverse the 2005 legislation that stopped the practice of declaring a Monday public holiday when a fixed-date public holiday fell on a weekend. [full story]

Anguilla 2013 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Government of Anguilla (The Valley) and Anguilla bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Anguilla has released the official list of public holidays in Anguilla for the upcoming calendar year 2013. [full story]

Azerbaijani 2012 Eid al-Adha Public Holidays

Sources: Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabineti (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has issued a decree declaring Thursday and Friday, October 25 and 26, 2012, as non-working public holidays on account of this year's Gurban Bayram (Feast of Sacrifice, or Eid al-Adha) public holidays. [full story]

Iranian NAM Public Holidays Next Week

Sources: وب سایتهای ایرنا (Irna) and Iran bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President’s deputy of international affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced that 5 days of public holidays would be declared next week in Tehran to coincide with the upcoming NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit being held in Tehran. [full story]

Puerto Rico Hurricane Public Holiday August 23

Sources: Oficina de Recursos Humanos del Estado Libre Asociado (ORHELO) and Puerto Rico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Puerto Rico's Governor, Luis G. Fortuño Burset, has declared Thursday, August 23, 2012, as yet another one-off non-working public sector holiday, on account of the current tropical storm Isaac. [full story]

Angolan Public Holiday August 31

Sources: AngoNotícias (Luanda) and Angola bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Angola has announced that Friday, August 31, 2012, had been declared a one-off public holiday (tolerância de ponto) on account of the upcoming general elections that will be held on that date. [full story]

Dominica Hurricane Public Holiday August 22

Sources: Dominica News Online (Roseau) and Dominica bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has announced that tomorrow, Wednesday, August 22, 2012, would be a one-off non-working public holiday in Dominica on account of the approaching tropical storm Isaac. [full story]

Papua New Guinea Public Holiday August 27

Sources: Department Of Prime Minister and the National Executive Council (Port Moresby) and Papua New Guinea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the Secretary of Papua New Guinea's National Executive Council has announced that Monday, August 27, 2012, would be observed as a one-off non-working public holiday in Papua New Guinea, to mark the newly declared National Covenant Day public holiday. [full story]

Puerto Rico Hurricane Public Holiday August 22

Sources: Oficina de Recursos Humanos del Estado Libre Asociado (ORHELO) and Puerto Rico bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Puerto Rico's Governor, Luis G. Fortuño Burset, has declared Wednesday, August 22, 2012, as another one-off non-working public sector holiday, this time on account of the upcoming tropical storm Isaac. [full story]

Australian Queensland Public Holidays Amended Again

Sources: The Courier-Mail (Brisbane) and Australian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The cabinet of the government of the Australian state of Queensland has given its approval to the recent proposal for a further amendment of the Queensland state public holidays legislation which would see the return of the Queen's Birthday public holiday to its pre-2012 date, and a move of the Labor Day public holiday to October. [full story]

Lebanon August 21 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Lebanese cabinet’s Secretary General, Suhail Bouji, has announced that the upcoming Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holidays would not extend to a 3rd day (Tuesday August 21, 2012 will be a regular working day for all employees). [full story]

Mauritius 2012 Eid ul-Fitr Public Holiday Change

Sources: Government of Mauritius (Port-Louis) and Mauritius bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Mauritius has announced that the date for the upcoming 2012 Eid ul-Fitr Public Holiday in Mauritius had been changed from its previously-announced date to Monday, August 20, 2012. [full story]

Ivory Coast 2012 Aïd El Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: Gouvernement de Côte d'Ivoire (Abijan) and Ivory Coast bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Ivory Coast, through its Ministère de l’Emploi, des Affaires Sociales et de la Solidarité Nationale, has announced that it had declared Monday, August 20, 2012, as a one-off national non-working public holiday (jour férié et chômé sur toute l'étendue du territoire national) on account of the upcoming Aïd El Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Taiwan 2013 Public Holidays Draft

Sources: 行政院人事行政局 (Taipei) and Taiwan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Taiwan's Cabinet-level Central Personnel Administration (CPA) has, once again, released a draft calendar of official non-working public holidays in Taiwan for the upcoming calendar year 2013. [full story]

Tunisian 2012 Aïd El Fitr Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Tunisia has confirmed that the date of the first day of the upcoming Aïd El Fitr (end of Ramadan) public holidays would be on Sunday, August 19, 2012. [full story]

South Sudan 2012 Ed-Ul-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: Government of South Sudan Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development (Juba) and South Sudan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of South Sudan, through its Ministry of Labor, Public Service, and Human Resource Development, has announced the dates of the upcoming non-working public holidays for the 2012 Ed-Ul-Fitr in South Sudan. [full story]

Algerian 2012 Aïd el Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: الموقع الرسمي للمديرية العامة للوظيفة العمومية (Alger) and Algeria banks holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Algerian public sector ministry (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique) has announced that Sunday, August 19, 2012, had been declared as the first day of the upcoming Aïd el Fitr (end of Ramadan) non-working public holidays in Algeria. [full story]

Nepalese 2012 Eid-ul-Fitr Public Holiday

Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Monday, August 20, 2012, had been declared as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Burkina Faso 2012 Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: Fédération des associations islamiques du Burkina (Ouagadougou) and Burkina Faso bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the présidium de la Fédération des associations islamiques du Burkina has announced that the date of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr (or Korité or End of Ramadan) and related non-working public holiday would be officially observed on Sunday, August 19, 2012. [full story]

Bangladesh 2012 Eid-ul-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bangladesh's State Minister for Religious Affairs, Shahjahan Mia, has announced that Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee had determined that the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr (end of Ramadan), would be observed on Monday, August 20, 2012, as had been previously announced by the Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [full story]

Jamaican August 17 Public Holiday Update

Sources: Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and Jamaica bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Jamaica has finally declared August 17 as Marcus Garvey Day in honour of the nation's first National Hero. [full story]

Chilean Public Holidays September 17-19

Sources: Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social (Valparaiso) and Chile bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Chile's ministro secretario general de Gobierno, Andrés Chadwick, has confirmed that Monday, September 17, 2012, would be a one-off non-working public holiday in Chile to link the annual public holidays of September 18 and 19 with the previous weekend. [full story]

Uzbekistan Extends 2012 Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: O‘zA – O‘zbekiston Milliy axborot agentligi (Tashkent) and Uzbekistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, has signed a resolution "On Celebrating the Ramazan Hayit Holiday" which declares Monday, August 20, 2012, as an additional non-working day off public holiday for the upcoming Ramazan Hayit (End of Ramadan), due to the 2012 first day of the Ramadan Hayit falling on a Sunday and "to celebrate the Hayit properly". [full story]

China 2012 Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: 新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府 (Urumqi) and China bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chinese provinces of Qinghai and Xinjiang have declared a 3-day regional public holidays for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Ghana 2012 Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: Ghana Government Portal (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, William K. Aboah, has announced that Sunday, August 19, 2012, had been declared as the date of the 2012 Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holiday in Ghana. [full story]

Indonesian 2012 Ramadan Bank Holidays

Sources: The Jakarta Post (ANTARA) and Indonesian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Indonesia's Central Bank, has announced that, in addition to the previously-announced list of 2012 public holidays in Indonesia, Indonesian banks, the stock exchange and other financial institutions would be closed for 2 additional days for the upcoming Idul Fitri (End of Ramadan) public holidays. [full story]

Oman 2012 Eid al-Fitr Bank Holidays

Sources: The Central Bank of Oman (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has announced that the period of Sunday, August 19, until Wednesday, August 22, 2012, inclusively, as the dates of the upcoming bank holidays for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr public holidays (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Bahrain 2012 Eid Al Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة أنباء البحرين (BNA) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has issued a circular declaring Sunday to Tuesday, August 19 to 21, 2012, as non-working public holidays in Bahrain to mark the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holidays for the Islamic year 1433. [full story]

Iraqi 2012 Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays Extended

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A spokesman for the Iraqi Government, Ali al-Dabbagh, has announced that the Iraqi Council of Ministers had decided to extend the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holidays to all of next week. [full story]

Tongan September Public Holidays Update

Sources: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) and Tonga bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Tongan Ministry of Information and Communications has published a revised list of official non-working public holidays in Tonga for the calendar year 2012, following the death, last spring, of King Tupou V. [full story]

Indian Shab-e-Qadr Public Holiday Changed

Sources: The Hindu (Kolkata) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir has announced that the upcoming state non-working public holiday on account of the Shab-e-Qadr would be observed on Thursday, August 16, 2012, rather than Wednesday, August 15, as previously announced. [full story]

Turkmenistan 2012 Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: Туркменистан золотой век (Ashgabad) and Turkmenistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov, has signed a decree ("On the transfer of the day off on the occasion of Oraza-Bayram") declaring Monday, August 20, 2012, as another one-off non-working public holiday in Turkmenistan. [full story]

Qatar 2012 Eid Public Holidays Extended

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Qatar's Emiri Diwan has announced that the previously-announced 11-day period of public sector holidays for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), had been extended to 12 consecutive days of public sector holidays. [full story]

Syrian 2012 Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء - سانا (SANA) and Syrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Council of Ministers of the government of Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has announced that the previously-announced dates of the non-working public holidays for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) would be extended. [full story]

Kuwaiti 2012 Eid al Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Cabinet has decided to declare Tuesday, August 21, 2012, the Tuesday following the upcoming Eid al Fitr as an additional, one-off non-working public holiday. [full story]

Bangladesh 11-day Financial Holidays

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has announced that it would remain closed for 11 consecutive days, beginning on August 15 on account of the upcoming series of national and religious public holidays. [full story]

Iraqi 2012 KRG Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government Iraq's Kurdistani Regional Government has announced the dates of the non-working public holidays for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Nigerian Eid Public Holidays August 20-21

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Nigerian Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Nwaobia Daniel, has announced that the Federal Government of Nigeria had declared Monday and Tuesday, August 20-21, 2012, as the non-working public holidays for the upcoming Eid-el-Fitri (End of Ramadan) in Nigeria. [full story]

Jordan 2012 Eid Al Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Fayez Tarawneh, has issued a circular, once again, decreeing a 4-day period of public holidays (Saturday, August 18, to Tuesday, August 21, 2012) for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan) feast in Jordan. [full story]

Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Public holiday

Sources: Trinidad and Tobago Government Portal (Port of Spain) and Trinidad and Tobago bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, Kamla Persad Bissessar, declared a another one-off non-working public holiday for today, Monday, August 13, 2012, "in recognition of the country`s achievement at the London Olympics". [full story]

Kenyan 2012 Idd Ul Fitr Public Holiday

Sources: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kenyan Government's Head of the Civil Service has announced that the date of the non-working public holiday for the upcoming Idd-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) in Kenya would be Monday, August 20, 2012. [full story]

Guinea Conakry 2012 Lailatoul Qadr Public Holiday

Sources: guineeconakry.info (Conakry) and Guinea Conakry bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Guinea Conakry has confirmed Wednesday, August 15, 2012, as a non-working public holiday (journée ... chômée et payée sur toute l'étendue du territoire national) on account of the upcoming Lailatoul Qadr (Night of Destiny). [full story]

Oman 2012 Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities, as per the Royal Orders of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, have announced the dates of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) holidays for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. [full story]

UAE 2012 Eid-al-Fitr Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Federal Government, through its respective ministries, has announced the dates of the upcoming 2012 Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holidays, as usual in separate announcements for the public sector and the private sector. [full story]

Suriname Ramadan Public Holiday August 20

Sources: Kabinet van de President van de Republiek Suriname (Paramarimbo) and Suriname bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Suriname has released an updated list of its expected public holidays dates for the calendar year 2012, which now lists Monday, August 20, 2012, as the date of the bank and public holiday for the upcoming Id-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan). [full story]

Morocco 2012 Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: وزارة الأوقاف والشؤون الإسلامية (Casablanca) and Morocco public holidays (qppstudio.net). Morocco's Ministry of Religious Affairs (ministère des Habous et des Affaires islamiques) has announced that the upcoming Aid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holidays would be observed, in Morocco, on Monday and Tuesday, August 20 and 21, 2012. [full story]

Argentina September 24 Public Holiday Moved To Senate

Sources: Parlamentario (Buenos Aires) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's lower house of Congress (Cámara de Diputados) has approved the recent bill to declare a one-off non-working public holiday in Argentina on Monday, September 24, 2012, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Tucumán. [full story]

Pakistan 2012 End of Ramadan Public Holidays

Sources: Pakistan's Ministry of Interior (Islamabad) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Federal Government of Pakistan has confirmed the dates of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holidays throughout Pakistan. [full story]