September 2008 Bank Holidays and Public Holidays

Public Holidays News September 2008

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This monthly recap of September 2008 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. Available as free weekly or monthly email newsletters.
Date	Country	News Item Summary
30-Sep-2008	Pakistan	Pakistan Extends End of Ramadan Public Holiday In NWFP (Source: Pakistan Press International-Quetta) - Summary: The Government of Pakistan's Province of Balochistan has announced an additional one-off regional public holiday on Saturday, October 4, 2008. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
30-Sep-2008	Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan 2008 End of Ramadan Public Holidays Announced (Source: Turkmenistan.ru-Ashgabad) - Summary: Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, signed a decree declaring Thursday, October 2, 2008, as the non-working day off public holiday for the upcoming Oraza Bayramy (End of Ramadan). Links: full story and other Turkmenistan news and updates.
30-Sep-2008	Abkhazia	Georgian Breakaway Republic Celebrates Public Holiday (Source: Kyiv Post-Sukhumi) - Summary: The separatist leader of Georgia's Province of Abkhazia, Sergei Bagapsh, has declared today the National Day public holiday, to mark the 15th anniversary of the region's victory over Georgian forces in a separatist war. Links: full story and other Abkhazia news and updates.
29-Sep-2008	Oman	Oman Announces End of Ramadan Public Holidays For Private And Public Sectors (Source: Khaleej Times-Muscat) - Summary: Minister Diwan of Royal Court and Chairman of the Civil Service Council, Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud Al Busaidy, announced that all ministries and other state organisations would be given 4 days of holidays on the occasion of the upcoming Eid al Fitr public holidays. Links: full story and other Oman news and updates.
29-Sep-2008	Iraq	Iraq End of Ramadan Public Holidays To Last 6 Days (Source: Iraqi Cabinet Statement) - Summary: The Iraqi cabinet has announced a 6-day public holiday on the occasion of the upcoming Eidul Fitr (Lesser Bairam), to run from Wednesday, September 30, until Sunday, October 5, 2008. Links: full story and other Iraq news and updates.
29-Sep-2008	Algeria	Algeria Announces 2008 End of Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: SETIF-Algiers) - Summary: The Algerian Moon Sighting Committee (Commission nationale d'observation du croissant lunaire) has announced that the upcoming End of Ramadan public holiday would be on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008. Links: full story and other Algeria news and updates.
28-Sep-2008	Pakistan	Pakistan Extends End of Ramadan Public Holiday In NWFP (Source: The Frontier Post-Peshawar) - Summary: The Administration Department of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) officially announced that the province would observe a 4th day for the upcoming Eid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holiday, on Saturday, October 4, 2008). Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
28-Sep-2008	Bahrain	Bahrain Confirms End of Ramadan Day in Lieu For Public Sector (Source: Bahrain News Agency-Manama) - Summary: Bahrain's Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman al Khalifa, issued a circular confirming that the public sector would be on holidays on the date of the upcoming Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holiday, as well as the 2 following days. Links: full story and other Bahrain news and updates.
28-Sep-2008	Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan Returns To Gregorian Calendar Month Sequence (Source: Trend-Ashgabad) - Summary: The Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan has adopted a new constitution which enshrines its resolution of last spring "On [the] national system of chronology in Turkmenistan" under which Turkmenistan would return to universally recognized (Gregorian) month names and sequence. Links: full story and other Turkmenistan news and updates.
27-Sep-2008	Argentina	Argentina Votes Wednesday On October 12 Public Holiday Move (Source: Diario El Sol-Buenos Aires) - Summary: Argentina's parliament (C�mara de Diputados) has been called to a special session on Wednesday, October 1st, to vote on the law that would move the upcoming October 12 public holiday to the following day, Monday, October 13, 2008. Links: full story and other Argentina news and updates.
27-Sep-2008	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan Moves End of Ramadan Public Holiday Back (Source: Trend-Tashkent) - Summary: Uzbekistan's President, Islam Karimov, signed a decree yesterday "on the Celebration of Ramadan Holiday", moving the upcoming End of Ramadan public holiday from its previously announced date of October 2, to Wednesday, October 1. Links: full story and other Uzbekistan news and updates.
27-Sep-2008	Indonesia	Indonesia Cancels 2 Public Holidays (Source: Bank Sentral Republik Indonesia) - Summary: The Central Bank of Indonesia has announced that the 2 public holidays previously announced for Monday, September 29, 2008, and Friday, December 26, 2008, will revert to being normal working days. Links: full story and other Indonesia news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	India	India September 29 Public Holiday In Mizoram State (Source: The Times of India) - Summary: The Mizoram state government has announced a one-off state public holiday on Monday, September 29, 2008, so that the government employees and students could take part in the MKHC rally organized on that date. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	Australia	Australia's Victoria Premier Rules Out Royal Melbourne Show Public Holiday Restoration (Source: The Age-Melbourne) - Summary: Victoria State Premier, John Brumby, has ruled out bringing back a public holiday for the Royal Melbourne Show, as had been requested by the head of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Mark O'Sullivan. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	Spain	Spain's Murcia Announces Regional Public Holidays Calendar For 2009 (Source: Innova) - Summary: Upon a suggestion by its advisor for employment and training (consejero de Empleo y Formaci�n), Constantino Sotoca, the governing council of the autonomous region of Murcia, released it calendar of regional public holidays for 2009. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	Spain	Spain Announces 2009 Public Holidays Calendar For Madrid Autonomous Region (Source: Europa Press) - Summary: The governing council of the Madrid autonomous region community (Consejo de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid) approved yesterday the list of 2009 regional public holidays, applicable to all municipalities within the community. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	Macedonia	Macedonia Confirms Early Date For Upcoming End Of Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: IDIVIDI-Skopje) - Summary: Basing itself on the 2007 Law on Holidays in Macedonia, Macedonia's Ministry of Labor and Social Policy confirmed the relatively early date of Tuesday, September 30, 2008, for the upcoming Ramadan Bayram (End of Ramadan) national public holiday. Links: other Macedonia news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	Spain	Spain's 2009 Extremadura Regional Public Holidays Calendar Released (Source: Colbenson) - Summary: Extremadura's first vice-president and spokesperson,, Dolores Pallero, announced the release of the 2009 calendar of regional public holidays for the autonomous region of Extremadura. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan Changes Date of Upcoming Orozo Ait Public Holiday (Source: AKI Press-Bishkek) - Summary: Kyrgyzstan's prime minister's press office has reported that the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic changed the date for the upcoming Orozo Ait (End of Ramadan) public holiday, from the previously scheduled date of October 2, to Wednesday, October 1st, 2008. Links: other Kyrgyzstan news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	Libya	Libya Announces End of Ramadan Public Holidays (Source: Libya Online-Tripoli) - Summary: The Libyan Centre for Astronomical Studies has announced that the upcoming public holiday marking the end of the month of Ramadan, would be celebrated in Libya on Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Links: full story and other Libya news and updates.
26-Sep-2008	Kenya	Kenya Confirms October 1st End of Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: The Standard) - Summary: Kenya's Government Spokesman, Alfred Mutua, has announced that the Government of Kenya had gazetted, Wednesday, October 1, 2008, as a public holiday to mark the Idd ul Fitr (End of Ramadan) Muslim festival. Links: other Kenya news and updates.
25-Sep-2008	Spain	Spain's Ceuta Announces 2009 Calendar Of Regional Public Holidays (Source: Ceuta al D�a) - Summary: The autonomous community of Ceuta has announced its 2009 public holidays calendar, which remains unchanged from 2008, with its regional and municipal public holidays being San Antonio, Nuestra Se�ora de �frica and the D�a de Ceuta. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
25-Sep-2008	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Announces Date Of End of Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday-Port-of-Spain) - Summary: The Government Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago announced that President George Maxwell Richards has announced October 1 as the date of the public holiday in celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Holidays and Festivals Act. Links: other Trinidad and Tobago news and updates.
25-Sep-2008	Gibraltar	Gibraltar 2009 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Government of Gibraltar Press Office-Gibraltar) - Summary: The government of Gibraltar has gazetted the "Bank and Public Holidays Order, 2008" (LN. 2008/073), which specifies the list of official bank holidays and public holidays in Gibraltar for the calendar year 2009. Links: full story and other Gibraltar news and updates.
25-Sep-2008	Ghana	Ghana Announces Early Date For End Of Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: Ghana News Agency-Accra) - Summary: Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, Ghana's Minister of the Interior, has announced that Tuesday, September 30, 2008, was to be the date of the statutory public holiday to enable Muslims to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan). Links: full story and other Ghana news and updates.
25-Sep-2008	Nigeria	Nigeria Declares 3-Day Public Holiday Next Week (Source: The Nigerian Tribune-Abuja) - Summary: The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved President Yar�Adua's request to move the second day of the upcoming End of Ramadan public holiday from October 1st to Monday, September 29, 2008, as October 1st is already a public holiday for the National Day. Links: full story and other Nigeria news and updates.
25-Sep-2008	Gabon	Gabon Announces End of Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: Internet Gabon-Libreville) - Summary: Gabon's Ministre du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Pr�voyance Sociale has issued a statement announcing that Wednesday, October 1, 2008, had been declared a non-working public holiday ("journ�e f�ri�e, ch�m�e et pay�e sur toute l'�tendue du territoire national"). Links: full story and other Gabon news and updates.
24-Sep-2008	Pakistan	Pakistan Shifts End of Ramadan Public Holidays (Source: The Frontier Post-Islamabad) - Summary: According to a press release from Pakistan's Ministry of the Interior, the dates of the upcoming Eid-ul- Fitr public holiday have been shifted from the previously announced dates of October 2-4 to the period of Wednesday to Friday, October 1 to 3, 2008. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
23-Sep-2008	Guinea	Guinea's 50th National Day To Extend For 3 Days (Source: The Observer-Banjul) - Summary: Tibu Camara, minister of Information and Technology of Guinea Conakry, has been reported by the Gambian media as announcing that the upcoming 50th National Day public holiday would stretch for 3 consecutive days, from October 1-3, 2008. Links: full story and other Guinea news and updates.
23-Sep-2008	UAE	UAE Announces End Of Ramadan Holiday Dates (Source: Gulf News) - Summary: Humaid Mohammad Al Qatami, UAE's Minister of Health and Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, issued a circular declaring that all ministries and federal-government institutions would be closed from Monday, September 29, to Saturday, October 4, 2008, with work resuming on Sunday, October 5. For its part, the Ministry of Labour announced that Eid holidays for the private sector will be for two days, on the first and second of Shawaal. Links: full story and other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
23-Sep-2008	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Declares September 29 Bridge Public Holiday (Source: Today) - Summary: The spokesman for the Cabinet of Ministers, Akif Ali, has announced that the day of Monday, September 29, 2008, had been declared a one-off bridge public holiday, to link the weekend to the Ramazam Bayram (End of Ramadan) public holiday. Links: full story and other Azerbaijan news and updates.
22-Sep-2008	Poland	Poland To Vote On Restoration Of Epiphany Public Holiday (Source: Polskie Radio) - Summary: Poland's parliament is set to vote in early October on the possible restoration of the January 6 Epiphany public holiday. Links: full story and other Poland news and updates.
22-Sep-2008	Cambodia	Cambodia 2009 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Cambodia's e-Gov Website-Phnom Penh) - Summary: Cambodia's Prime Minister, Hun Sen, signed today the Royal Government's sub-decree N� 143, establishing Cambodia's list of official public holidays for 2009. Links: full story and other Cambodia news and updates.
22-Sep-2008	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia 2008 End of Ramadan Public Holidays Announced (Source: Arab News-Jeddah) - Summary: Saudi Arabia's Labor Ministry announced that, in 2008, employees of the private sector are entitled to a minimum of four days for each of the Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha public holidays, to begin the day after the 29th of Ramadan, and on Arafat Day, respectively. Links: full story and other Saudi Arabia news and updates.
22-Sep-2008	China	China: Shanghai Stock Exchange Announces National Day Public Holiday Closure (Source: Mondovisione) - Summary: The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has announced the schedule of market closure for the upcoming National Day public holiday Golden Week. The SSE will be closed from Saturday, September 27, to Sunday, October 5, inclusively. Links: full story and other China news and updates.
22-Sep-2008	Philippines	Philippines Revises End Of Ramadan Public Holiday Date (Source: The Inquirer) - Summary: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) issued a directive making Wednesday, October 1, 2008, a regular holiday throughout the country, on the occasion of the Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) Muslim religious festival. The directive was issued under Proclamation number 1625, released by Malaca�ang earlier this morning. Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
21-Sep-2008	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka September 25 Central Province Public Holiday (Source: Daily Mirror) - Summary: Sri Lanka's Central Provincial Council announced that Thursday, September 25, 2008, had been declared a one-off public holiday in Sri Lanka's Central Province in honour of the Late President D.B. Wijetunge who passed away Sunday morning. Links: other Sri Lanka news and updates.
20-Sep-2008	Chile	Chile's President Wants To Exchange October 12 And 31 Public Holidays (Source: El Mercurio-Santiago) - Summary: President Bachelet, through the Presidency's Secretary General, Jos� Antonio Viera-Gallo, has indicated that she would approve the creation of this new public holiday, but that as counterpart, she would insist that the October 12 (d�a de la Raza) public holiday be cancelled. Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.
19-Sep-2008	Suriname	Suriname Confirms Chinese Arrival 155th Anniversary Public Holiday (Source: Dagblad Suriname-Paramarimbo) - Summary: The government of Suriname has confirmed that Monday, October 20th, 2008, will be a one-off public holiday to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Chinese immigration to Suriname. Links: other Suriname news and updates.
19-Sep-2008	Guam	Guam Election Commission Wants Election Day Public Holiday (Source: Pacific Daily News) - Summary: The Guam Election Commission (GEC) has asked Governor Felix Camacho and lawmakers to make the upcoming November 4 U.S. General Election a local government holiday (aka. GovGuam holiday). Links: full story and other Guam news and updates.
19-Sep-2008	New Zealand	New Zealand Soon To Announce Hillary Commemoration (Source: The Dominion Post) - Summary: The spokesperson for New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, said that the Government had been talking to Sir Edmund Hillary's family about how best to mark his life and that an announcement of this was not too far away. When asked specifically if this would involve a new public holiday, the spokesperson refused to rule it out. Links: full story and other New Zealand news and updates.
19-Sep-2008	Russia	Russia's Parliament To Consider Banning Valentines' Day And Halloween (Source: USA Today) - Summary: Taking its cue from the Russian President's wife, Svetlana Medvedeva (our post of June 20), the Duma (Russia's parliament) will soon consider a law banning from all Russian educational institutions any celebration of Saint Valentines' Day and Halloween. Links: full story and other Russia news and updates.
19-Sep-2008	Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos 2009 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Turks and Caicos Islands Government Information Services-Grand Turk) - Summary: The Government Information Services (GIS) of the Turks and Caicos Islands has released its official list of public holidays for the calendar year 2009. Links: full story and other Turks and Caicos Islands news and updates.
18-Sep-2008	Grenada	Grenada 2009 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Office of the Prime Minister of Grenada-St George's) - Summary: The government of Grenada has posted its official list of 2009 public holidays on the website of the Office of the Prime Minister. Links: other Grenada news and updates.
17-Sep-2008	Maldives	Maldives Announce October 8 Presidential Elections (Source: Miadhu News-Male) - Summary: The Commissioner of Elections of the Maldives has announced the date for the first ever multiparty contested presidential election in the Maldives, to be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Links: full story and other Maldives news and updates.
17-Sep-2008	Qatar	Qatar Eid Public Holidays Starting September 28 (Source: The Peninsula-Doha) - Summary: Qatar's minister of state for cabinet affairs, Sheikh Nasser bin Mohamed bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, announced that, for for ministries and government departments, the upcoming Eid al-Fitr public holidays would stretch from Sunday, September 28, to Monday, October 6, 2008, while other public institutions would start on the same date but finish on Sunday, October 5. Links: full story and other Qatar news and updates.
16-Sep-2008	Jordan	Jordan Announces Eid Al Fitr Public Holidays Dates (Source: Petra News Agency-Amman) - Summary: Jordan's Prime Minister, Nader Dahabi, has announced that the Kingdom�s ministries, departments and all other public institutions would observe the upcoming Eid Al Fitr public holiday from Tuesday, September 30, through Friday, October 3, 2008. Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.
16-Sep-2008	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Declares September 29-30 Bridge Public Holidays (Source: The Financial Express-Dhaka) - Summary: At a meeting attended by Joint Secretary of Religious Affairs Ministry, AHM Afzal Hossain, and Director General of the Islamic Foundation, Md Fazlur Rahman, it was announced that Monday and Tuesday, September 29-30, 2008, will be one-off bridge public holidays between the September 28 Shab-e-Qadar (Night of Destiny) public holiday, and the beginning of the Eid-ul-Fiter holiday. Links: full story and other Bangladesh news and updates.
16-Sep-2008	Honduras	Honduras Moves Two Upcoming Public Holidays To Following Monday (Source: El Heraldo-Tegucigalpa) - Summary: Basing itself on the legislative decree 50-2003, Honduras' Secretar�a de Gobernaci�n y Justicia has issued a directive moving the date of the observance of 2 upcoming public holidays to the next Monday. Links: full story and other Honduras news and updates.
16-Sep-2008	Chile	Chile's Senate To Vote On New October 31 Public Holiday Bill (Source: La Tercera-Santiago) - Summary: A year after being voted by the lower house, the bill that would make October 31st a new annual public holiday (d�a de las Iglesias Evang�licas) in Chile is finally reaching the Senate floor for a vote. Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.
15-Sep-2008	Rwanda	Rwanda Election Day Public Holiday Today (Source: APA-Kigali) - Summary: The government of Rwanda has declared today, Monday, September 15, 2008, a one-off public holiday for all civil servants on the occasion of the parliamentary elections. Links: other Rwanda news and updates.
15-Sep-2008	UAE	End Of Ramadan Likely On October 1st For Most Gulf States (Source: Emirates News Agency-Abu Dhabi) - Summary: Earlier today, the Emirates Astronomical Society (EAS) and Islamic Crescent Observation Project (ICOP) announced that the Eid ul Fitr (the end of Ramadan festival) will fall Oct 1 this year in most Islamic countries. Links: other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
14-Sep-2008	India	India: September 15 Public Holiday In Tamil Nadu (Source: The Hindu-Chennai) - Summary: The Tamil Nadu State government has declared Monday, September 15, 2008, a one-off public holiday on account of former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai�s birth centenary. Links: full story and other India news and updates.
13-Sep-2008	Bolivia	Bolivia Declares September 15 Day In Lieu Regional Public Holiday (Source: Agencia Boliviana de Informaci�n-Cochabamba) - Summary: The prefecture of the Bolivian Province of Cochabamba has declared Monday, September 15, 2008, a day in lieu public holiday to compensate for the fact the the September 14 regional public holiday falls on a Sunday. Links: other Bolivia news and updates.
12-Sep-2008	Netherlands Antilles	Netherlands Antilles Confirms New Kingdom Day Public Holiday (Source: The Daily Herald-Willemstad) - Summary: The Netherlands Antilles federal Labour Affairs Administration has confirmed that December 15 would become a new public holiday, beginning in 2008. Links: full story and other Netherlands Antilles news and updates.
12-Sep-2008	Kuwait	Kuwait Announces Upcoming End Of Ramadan Public Holidays Dates (Source: The Arab Times-Kuwait City) - Summary: The President of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) of Kuwait, Abdul Aziz Al-Zabin, announced the dates of the upcoming Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holidays in Kuwait. Links: full story and other Kuwait news and updates.
12-Sep-2008	Spain	Spain's Castilla y Le�n Announces 2009 Regional Public Holidays (Source: El Mundo-Valladolid) - Summary: The Consejo de Gobierno of Spain's autonomous community of Castilla y Le�n has announced the 2 regional public holidays that it, like all other autonomous regions of Spain, is entitled to declare annually. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
11-Sep-2008	India	India September 12 Public Holiday In Puducherry (Source: UNI) - Summary: The Lieutenant Governor of India's Puducherry State, Govind Singh Gurjar, announced that Friday, September 12, 2008, would be a public holiday for the Union territory on account of "Onam", the harvest festival of Kerala, instead of the restricted holiday, previously announced. In compensation, Saturday, September 27, 2008, will be a regular working day. Links: other India news and updates.
10-Sep-2008	Spain	Spain's Aragon Announces 2009 Regional Public Holidays List (Source: europapress.es) - Summary: The government of Spain's autonomous region of Aragon has announced its list of regional public holidays for 2009. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
10-Sep-2008	Zambia	Zambia October 30 Presidential Elections (Source: BBC-Lusaka) - Summary: Zambia's acting President, Rupiah Banda, has announced that Zambia would hold an election on 30 October to choose a successor to President Levy Mwanawasa, who died last month, and whose funeral, on September 3rd, was a public holiday in Zambia. Links: full story and other Zambia news and updates.
10-Sep-2008	China	China Considering Further Changes To Public Holidays' List (Source: Xinhua) - Summary: Cai Jiming, a Tsinghua University professor and the principal of the holiday reform planning group (our post of November 17, 2007) has floated the idea that the October 1st, National Day, 3-day public holiday should be reduced to 1 day only to make room for 2 new, more traditional public holidays. Links: full story and other China news and updates.
8-Sep-2008	Israel	Israel Referendum Public Holiday In Question (Source: Jerusalem Post-Jerusalem) - Summary: The Knesset's Joint House and Law rejected the central election committee's demand that the upcoming national referendum's election day be a public holiday, due to the high costs for the Israeli economy. Links: full story and other Israel news and updates.
7-Sep-2008	Pakistan	Pakistan's Sindh Province Cancels September 8 Public Holiday (Source: The News-Islamabad) - Summary: Following yesterday's election of President Asif Ali Zardari, the Province of Sindh had declared a public holiday for Monday, September 8, 2008. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
7-Sep-2008	Nicaragua	Nicaragua Extends Fiestas Patrias For A Third Day (Source: Ministerio del Trabajo-MITRAB) - Summary: In a rare move, and availing itself of articles 263, 264 and 265 of the Labour Code, the Ministry of Labour of Nicaragua (MITRAB) announced that, in addition to the annual, September 15 Independence Day public holiday, it had exceptionally declared Tuesday, September 16, 2008, as a one-off public holiday, given as compensation for the fact that, in 2008, the September 14, Batalla de San Jacinto, public holiday falls on a Sunday. Links: full story and other Nicaragua news and updates.
6-Sep-2008	Russia	Russia's Far East Asking For VJ Day Public Holiday (Source: ANN News-Vladivostok) - Summary: Officials at the annual celebration of the end of the second world war in the Pacific (VJ Day) in Vladivostok have called on the central government of Russia to recognize that event, in the same manner as it recognizes the end of the second world war in Europe (VE Day). Links: full story and other Russia news and updates.
5-Sep-2008	Norfolk Island	Norfolk Island 2009 Public Holidays Gazetted (Source: Norfolk Island Government Gazette-Kingston) - Summary: The Chief Minister of the Government of the Australian territory of Norfolk Island, Andre Nobbs, has declared the list of 2009 official public holidays in the Norfolk Island. Links: full story and other Norfolk Island news and updates.
5-Sep-2008	Israel	Israel Approves Public Holiday For Golan Referendum Vote (Source: Jerusalem Post-Jerusalem) - Summary: Yesterday, the House and Law committees of the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) approved a nationwide vacation day (public holiday) in the event that a national referendum is called on the transfer of the Golan Heights to Syria. A specific date for such a referendum has not yet been set. Links: full story and other Israel news and updates.
5-Sep-2008	Brazil	Brazil Considering Making November 20 A National Public Holiday (Source: Ag�ncia Senado do Brasil-Brasilia) - Summary: A little more than a year after last year's draft bill (our post of July 24, 2007), the president of Brazil's Parliamentary commission on racial equality, Carlos Santana (PT-RJ), hasmade a new proposal for making November 20 (the Day of Black Consciousness) a full national public holiday. Links: full story and other Brazil news and updates.
4-Sep-2008	El Salvador	El Salvador Amends Public Sector Holidays List (Source: Diario Oficial-San Salvador) - Summary: Earlier this week, El Salvador's Legislative Assembly passed Legislative Decree 704 of 1 September 2008, giving the public sector teachers a special holiday on the day after the September 15 Independence Day. Links: full story and other El Salvador news and updates.
4-Sep-2008	Malaysia	Malaysia's Sabah State Postpones Head of State's Birthday Celebration (Source: Daily Express-Kota Kinabalu) - Summary: Sabah State Secretary, Datuk Sukarti Wakiman, announced that the September 13 birthday celebrations for Sabah's head of state, Yang Dipertua Negeri, had been postponed to October 11, 2008, due to it coinciding with the month of Ramadan in 2008. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
4-Sep-2008	China	China Confirms Shift In Dates Of National Day Public Holiday (Source: China Economic Unit) - Summary: The Chinese media are reporting widespread confusion as the details of the upcoming National Day Golden Week public holiday are being released. To the surprise of many, the upcoming Golden Week public holiday will run from Monday, September 29, to Sunday, October 5, 2008, while the preceding week-end (September 27-28) will be regular working days. Links: full story and other China news and updates.
2-Sep-2008	Uganda	Uganda Declares September 8 Public Holiday (Source: The Daily Monitor-Kampala) - Summary: The government of Uganda has announced that it would honour Busoga's Kyabazinga (title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Busoga in Uganda), Henry Wako Muloki, with a state funeral, whose date, Monday, September 8, 2008, had been declared a one-off public holiday throughout Uganda. Links: other Uganda news and updates.
2-Sep-2008	Libya	Libya To Replace October 7 Public Holiday By One On August 30 (Source: Time) - Summary: It has been reported that Libya's ruler, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, will cancel the October 7 public holiday (put in place a few years ago when the aforementioned negotiations stalled) and replace it by an annual August 30th public holiday, tentatively named "Libyan-Italian Friendship Day". Links: full story and other Libya news and updates.
2-Sep-2008	Brunei	Brunei Darussalam 2009 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Brunei Information Department-Prime Minister's Office) - Summary: The Information Department of Brunei Darussalam's Prime Minister's Office has released a list of public holidays for 2009. Links: full story and other Brunei news and updates.
1-Sep-2008	Vanuatu	Vanuatu Public Holiday Tomorrow (Source: Vanuatu Daily Post-Port Vila) - Summary: Vanuatu's Principal Electoral Officer, Martin Tete, has announced that tomorrow, Tuesday, September 2, 2008, had been declared a one-off national public holiday throughout Vanuatu. Links: full story and other Vanuatu news and updates.
1-Sep-2008	Malaysia	Malaysia Ready To Declare September 16 Public Holiday In As Many As 5 States (Source: Bernama-Penang) - Summary: Malaysia's Penang State Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng, said the Penang state government would definitely make September 16 a public holiday, but probably only beginning in 2009, as Penang just had a one-off public holiday on August 26, 2008. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
1-Sep-2008	Chile	Chile To Consider Moving July 16 Public Holiday (Source: Terra Networks-Valpara�so) - Summary: A draft law has been submitted for review to Chile's Comisi�n de Gobierno Interior which would make the day of the observance of the recently declared D�a de la Virgen del Carmen (July 16) move to the following Monday if it occurs on mid-week weekday (as is the case for other public holidays, such as the October 12 public holiday). Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.
1-Sep-2008	New Zealand	New Zealand Petition For 2011 Otago Public Holiday (Source: Otago Daily Times) - Summary: New Zealand's Otago may get an additional 3-day weekend in the fall of 2011, if a petition soon to be presented to the Governor General is approved. Links: full story and other New Zealand news and updates.

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