A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 5th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: It is the same problem with every government. The injustice of the police who are being given the role of assuring protection for its citizens. The ongoing complaint is of police following orders of the respective […]
At midnight on February 24, 2018, a P-3C aircraft of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Fleet Air Wing 1 P-3C : Kanoya) found that Chon Ma San, North Korean-flagged tanker, was lying alongside Xin Yuan 18, Maldivian-flagged tanker, on the high sea (around 250 km eastern offshore of Shanghai ) in the East China Sea. Judging […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 12th February 2018. The following is a loose translation: Yesterday around 8 in the morning, Ibrahim Ali (not the real name), was holding a resort placard waiting at the arrival hall of Velana International Airport. While he waited he received a phone call. It was […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 4th February 2018. The following is a loose translation: Some healthcare professionals believe that the rise of the sudden deaths are due to consuming 2 things: smoking and energy drinks. The news of a young individual from Haa Dhaalu Atoll Nolhivaranfaru island, who died suddenly […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 7th February 2018. The following is a loose translation: This was also how the Maldives was in February 2012. At that time’s political unrest, it really affected the Maldives’ economic backbone, the tourism industry. A lot of important markets were lost. 6 years later. It […]
Security forces stand outside the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) office as they barricade it on Frb 7, 2017.PHOTO: AFP UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The UN Security Council will on Thursday (Feb 8) discuss the crisis in the Maldives after the president declared a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean island, diplomats said. During a […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has declared State of Emergency, under Article 253 of the Constitution of the Republic of Maldives, for the next 15 days. The state of emergency was declared by a Presidential Decree (No. 2018/3) issued on 5 February 2018. As per the Presidential Decree, the state of emergency was enforced in […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Raajje.mv website on 5th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Vice President not seen working on frontline Some parliament members also not seen Some senior officials keep resigning Following supreme court’s order, while the whole country has boiled up, ruling party lawmakers and coordinators, like a […]