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A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.

2017

Three presidents of Maldives

Like in the last scenes of a Bollywood movie, when the hero wins

5 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 20th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: As mentioned by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, that the hero wins after the last fight scene in a Bollywood movie, are truly wise words. President Maumoon has mentioned a scene well-known to Maldivians and can relate […]

Former governor of MMA Dr Azeema Adam

Public fuss over Azeema’s departure

3 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: During Dr Azeema Adam’s tenure as the governor of central bank of the Maldives – Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), it was marred by allegations directed at MMA. A 1.2 billion Rufiyaa embezzlement scandal inside the government […]

24 july MPs forced entry to Parlaiment

Members entering the parliament building – first part of a ‘secret plot’?

4 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 17th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: Irrespective of the small size of the Maldives with inadequate resources, there are several nations who have their eyes constantly set on the Maldives. Even after counting in the Portuguese and the British, the list still […]

Will Jordan’s poor defensive work of Stealing Paradise

4 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 16th March 2017. The following is a loose translation: This is confirmed after finding out who Al Jazeera’s reporter Will Jordan, the maker of Stealing Paradise documentary, really is. On how information was gathered to make the documentary, and when the video’s witnesses’ real character […]

Malé city. Photo credit: Shahee Ilyas

A new milestone to overcrowding Malé city

6 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 5th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: When existing problems in Malé are overwhelmingly high, the one problem that make its top mark is, forcing Maldivians from different parts of the country to live in the already densely populated Malé city (due to […]

Render of New VIA with bridge connecting to Male

Airport development works in need of revving up

3 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: It was just recently that one of Thailand’s wealthy tycoons invested in a mega-project in Emboodhoo Lagoon. We are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars here. To be precise, more than billion dollars. His decision […]

Bed numbers up, tourist arrivals stagnant

Bed numbers up, tourist arrivals stagnant

3 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 9th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: Looking back to the last 6 years, we can say that tourist arrivals have been ‘steady’. Even though in some years the tourist arrivals have increased, on an average there has not been an increase annually. […]

The poison of extremism spreading at an alarming rate in the Maldives

The poison of extremism spreading at an alarming rate in the Maldives

7 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 12th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: – Growing number of young delinquents falling prey to extremist religious ideology – Some sheiks behind Islamic radicalization – The extremist’s atrocities reached to serious levels With claims of heresy against Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah, are there […]

Master Hussain Ash-Ham Naseem, (Age 12), Dr. Lionel Raj D, Regional Medical Director, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital and Master Ahamed Zayan Shareet, (Age 15)

Maldivian Kids Get Their Vision And Future Back After First-Of- Its-Kind Surgery At Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital

4 min read

Both children were suffering from blindness caused by Advanced Keratoconus The surgeon implemented a FIRST OF ITS KIND procedure, Corneal Stromal Augmentation to correct the disorder Both the MALDIVIAN kids have regained vision improvement close to 100% Two Maldivian children suffering from blindness due to an eye disorder called advanced keratoconus got their vision fully […]