A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
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 […]
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 […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 4th February 2018. The following is a loose translation: It has been more than 48 hours since the supreme court issued a court order. However, the state hasn’t implemented the order to release 9 political leaders who are in detainment. Every authority also ends their […]
Download pdf: Unofficial Translation of the Supreme Court’s Order (No: 2018/SC-SJ/01).
The original Dhivehi article was published on Raajje.mv website on 29th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: President Yameen’s 500% ‘confidence’ for Adeeb President Yameen’s full ‘confidence’ for Colonel (Rtd.) Nazim When someone’s ‘confidence’ is mentioned, that is the end of that person Rumour has it that in the disputes arose in relation […]