Sources: ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the President of the Maldives has released a communique indicating that Wednesday and Thursday, August 22 and 23, 2012, had been declared as non-working public holidays to link the previously-announced upcoming Eid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holidays with the subsequent weekend. [full story]