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A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.

2016

Maldives’ coral reefs: latest victims of political power play

Maldives’ coral reefs: latest victims of political power play

By Maldives Times 8 min read

by Ibrahim Mohamed The Maldives is a coral reef system, one-fifth the size of the Great Barrier Reef and is hailed as the 7th largest coral reef system on the Earth and is the largest atoll reef system. The reefs act as both the economical and structural backbone of the entire nation highly vulnerable to […]

Party like it’s real

Party like it’s real

By Maldives Times 4 min read

by Azra Naseem If you want an example of how people in power try to create your reality, Yameen’s bash tonight to launch The Real PPM is a classic Fact is, The Real PPM is a thing that does not exist. At least not as a political party. PPM is a registered party of some […]

Maumoon’s Monsters

Maumoon’s Monsters

By Maldives Times 7 min read

by Azra Naseem The ruling party, PPM, has split into two. One (so-called) Faction, is led by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the party’s founder, leader, and muse. The second is led by Yameen Abdul Gayoom, the younger brother anointed and hoisted onto the throne by the elder, now a turncoat publicly, gleefully, stabbing his octogenarian sibling in […]