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This monthly
recap of August 2005 worldwide public holidays news and updates, covers all the countries
of the world, and is based on our daily review
of hundreds of online newspapers, government sites, and institutional sources,
and over a decade of experience following
worldwide public holidays, to place current events in context, and anticipate on
possible future changes.
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News Item Summary
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31-Aug-2005 |
Papua New Guinea |
 Papua New Guinea Declares September 15 Public Holiday (Source: Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Port Moresby) - Summary: Papua New Guinea's National Executive Council has approved an additional day for this year's Independence Day public holiday. Links: full story and other Papua New Guinea news and updates.
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31-Aug-2005 |
Greece |
 Greece Announces 2006 Public Holidays (Source: The Bank of Greece-Athens) - Summary: The Bank of Greece, Greece's Central Bank, has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Greece for the calendar year 2006. Links: full story and other Greece news and updates.
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29-Aug-2005 |
UAE |
 UAE Declares September 1st Private Sector Holiday (Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM) - Summary: The UAE's Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Dr. Ali Al Ka'abi, has announced that Thursday, September 1st, 2005, would be a public holiday for the UAE's private sector, in conjunction with the upcoming Al Israa wal Miraaj anniversary. Links: full story and other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
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28-Aug-2005 |
Philippines |
 Philippines August 29 Public Holiday Update (Source: Manila Bulletin-Manila) - Summary: Earlier today, in a radio interview, Philippines Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman, Ignacio R. Bunye, announced that the private sector was not covered by the special, August 29, 2005, non-working public holidday proclamation "because private establishments, especially manufacturing companies, have production and delivery deadlines to meet". Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
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28-Aug-2005 |
UAE |
UAE Declares Al Israa wal Miraaj Public Sector Holiday (Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM) - Summary: The UAE's Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Saeed Khalfan Al Gaith, has announced that Wednesday, August 31st, 2005, was to be observed as a public holiday by the country's ministries and other government institutions. Links: full story and other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
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26-Aug-2005 |
Philippines |
Philippines Declares August 29 Public Holiday (Source: Manila Bulletin-Manila) - Summary: Philippines' President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) has declared Monday, August 29, 2005, as a one-off day in lieu public holiday in observance of the National Heroes' Day public holiday. Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
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26-Aug-2005 |
Peru |
 Peru Declares August 29 Public Holiday (Source: Sistema Peruano de Información Jurídica) - Summary: Peru's President, Alejandro Toledo, signed decree 066-2005-PCM making Monday, August 29, 2005, a one-off public holiday to bridge the one-day gap between the week-end and the annual public holiday of August 30. Links: full story and other Peru news and updates.
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25-Aug-2005 |
Jordan |
 Jordan Announces September 1st Public Holiday (Source: The Jordan Times-Amman) - Summary: Exceptionally, this year, Jordan will observe a public holiday on Thursday September 1, 2005, to mark Israa Wal Miraj (Prophet Mohammad's nocturnal journey to heaven). Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.
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23-Aug-2005 |
Macau |
 Macau 2006 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) - Summary: The government of the Macau SARE has announced the list of official Macau public holidays for the calendar year 2006. Links: full story and other Macau news and updates.
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18-Aug-2005 |
Iran |
 Iran To Cancel 5 Public Holidays (Source: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-Tehran) - Summary: Iran's Majles Social Committee has confirmed its approval of the cancellation of five annual public holidays. Links: full story and other Iran news and updates.
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14-Aug-2005 |
Bangladesh |
 Bangladesh Strike Over August 15 Public Holiday (Source: Associated Press-Dhaka) - Summary: Bangladesh's main opposition party called a six-hour general strike demanding a public holiday on Monday, August 15, to mark the death anniversary of the country's independence leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was killed in a 1975 military coup. Links: full story and other Bangladesh news and updates.
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12-Aug-2005 |
East Timor |
 East Timor Overhaul Official List Of Public Holidays (Source: Timor-Lest National Parliament-Dili) - Summary: East Timor's Parliament has passed law No.10/2005 overhauling its list of official public holidays and clarifying the doubts regarding the legal characterisation of some festive or commemorative dates. Links: full story and other East Timor news and updates.
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8-Aug-2005 |
Ecuador |
 Ecuador Confirms Moving Of August 10 Public Holiday (Source: El Mercurio-Quito) - Summary: A presidential decree has confirmed that the upcoming, December 10, Primer Grito de la Independencia, public holiday, had been moved to Friday, August 12, 2005. Links: full story and other Ecuador news and updates.
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5-Aug-2005 |
Uganda |
 Uganda Declares Saturday Public Holiday In Honor Of Late Garang (Source: Ministry of State for Information-Kampala) - Summary: Minister of State for Information, James Nsaba Buturo, announced that the Ugandan government had announced that Saturday, August 6, 2005, would be a one-off public holiday in honor of late John Garang and several other Ugandans who died as a helicopter crashed last Saturday. Links: other Uganda news and updates.
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4-Aug-2005 |
Sudan |
 Sudan Declares August 6 Public Holiday (Source: Sudan TV-Omdurman) - Summary: The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has declared a one-off public holiday to coincide with the Sauturday, August 6, 2005, funeral of veteran southern Sudanese leader Dr John Garang De Mabior. Links: other Sudan news and updates.
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1-Aug-2005 |
Jordan |
Jordan Declares Three Days Of Mourning For Saudi King's Death (Source: Petra-JNA News Agency-Amman) - Summary: Jordan's Prime Minister, Adnan Badran, has declared a three-day period of public mourning in Jordan following the passing away of King Fahd Bin-Abd-al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia. Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.
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