A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on the vfp.mv website on 19th May 2017. The following is a loose translation: The first guest house in the Maldives opened in 2010. Prior to that guest house tourism business was not allowed. President Nasheed’s government allowed the creation of guesthouses for tourist stay. The aim was to […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.com website on 12th May 2017. By Adam Nawaz The following is a loose translation: After 23-year-old Canadian Grammy award singer gave his first concert in Mumbai, India, as part of his Purpose World Tour, he headed for the Maldives. It is believed that Justin Bieber arrived late […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 1st May 2017. By Moosa Latheef The following is a loose translation: Overwhelming amount of discrimination in the tourism sector for Maldivians Top-level posts for clueless foreigners with no experience Huge disfavour for Maldivian staffs by Maldivian resort owners Neglect of Maldives resort employees rights […]
The following is a transcript of the video: IPU TV: So very warm welcome to IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union) TV exclusively, I mean, IPU TV is going to launch from today and this is the first time on 136 assembly from Bangladesh. We are going to launch this IPU TV. So we have a very special […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 7th May 2017. The following is a loose translation: If looked at it in any angle, the overnight suspension of Aasandha (universal health insurance scheme of the Maldives, managed in partnership with Allied Insurance Company) from private medical providers is beyond bewildering. Especially when the […]
The death penalty breeds injustice. It is most often imposed on the persecuted or the underprivileged. As the civilised majority increases its commitments to abolish it, some countries have spiked up executions. This includes states that have resumed the death penalty after discontinuing long-standing moratoriums. Apart from far-reaching authoritarianism, there doesn’t seem to be a […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 21st April 2017. By Mohamed Yameen The following is a loose translation: The government’s main top goal is to create 94,000 jobs before the end of their 5-year term, thereby instilling happiness amongst the citizens. However, the unsettlement is now over the number of jobs […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com online newspaper on 10th April 2017. By Asiyath Mohamed Saeed The following is a loose translation: After working for 17 years as a cashier in a company, Aminath Waheeda (Ainthu) decided to take a whole new direction. This time she chose something which gives her the flexibility […]
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has stated that any person especially a politician prioritizing self interest over that of national interest is a path to political upheaval. He stated this while speaking at the function held at Kalhuthukkalaa Koshi to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Maldives National Defence Force […]