A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Sun.mv website on 13th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Born to Shaviyani Atoll Foakaidhoo Island, Ahmed Fatheen was never a cook. Cooking was not among his talents and he was never keen in cooking. Fatheen used to be a teacher in the island school. He […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 18th September 2017. By Ahmed Hamdhoon The following is a loose translation: When the Maldives Ambassador-designate to Sri Lanka Mohamed Hussain Shareef (Mundhu) has said he himself will be out on the street to arrest ex-President Mohamed Nasheed, if the need arises to arrest him, […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 17th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: True, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives did not lie. Last Friday, on the 15th September, at the UN vote, there was no mention of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, nor even a relating story to that […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th September 2017. By Mundoo Adam Haleem The following is a loose translation: India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in collaboration with one of Indian think tank Center for Land Warfare does a lot of intensive work. That is to research on how they see […]
The following is a translation of a petition signed by 56 lawyers outlining serious concerns with the Maldivian judiciary. We, lawyers, are signing this petition because we are concerned about the situation of justice in the Maldives. We, therefore, call upon the relevant state authorities to address the concerns outlined herein. A majority of the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 7th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: When violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar escalated, Maldives ceased trade relations with the country, reenacting the footsteps of the previous government where they cut ties with Israel. However, Maldives does not have much of a […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 11th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: It has been a year since the government formed a company under the name Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC). However, the company established to initiate and promote middle-class tourism, has yet to show much of […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 12th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: We can still remember in 2014, when people were queueing up next to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, sacrificing their sleep. Some even lined up at midnight of the day before, to submit their application […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 10th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: The main reason why Bangladeshi workers are preferred and brought into the Maldives is that of their low wage. Their usual wage ranges from USD 150 – 200. They are the cheapest labourers to come in […]