A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
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 Vaguthu.mv website on 12th April 2017. By Musharraf Hassan The following is a loose translation: It was in 1953, the lineal sultanate rule was abolished in the Maldives. Mohamed Ameen Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaanu took the lead to introduce Maldives to a republican system and became the first President of […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 18th April 2017. By Fazeena Ahmed. The following is a loose translation: In the political sphere, all eyes are on Jumhooree Party leader and bigwig Gasim Ibrahim’s court case. Member of parliament for Maamigili constituency Gasim is suspected of bribery. He was summoned to the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 19th April 2017. By Rian Rasheed The following is a loose translation: The island nation lying south of Malaysia’s Johor state – Singapore was not a common topic for Maldivians. However, when President Yameen mentioned in his speech that Maldives is the same as Singapore, […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 19th April 2017. The following is a loose translation: – huge increments in the first quarter – big brands on resort management on the rise – contrasts in what’s been said and the real story Would tycoons leave their money where they have no confidence? […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 9th April 2017. By Moosa Rasheed The following is a loose translation: Foreign nations, associations and NGOs attempt to interfere with the Maldives internal affairs is not something new and of which that started recently. When we dive back into the history it is clear […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 9th April 2017. By Ahmed Hamdhoon The following is a loose translation: At MVR 1 million, local television station Raajje TV is facing Maldives’ biggest ever fine over broadcasting defamatory comments against President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom. It was just last Thursday that Raajje […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 6th April 2017 by Ahmed Abdulla Saeed. The following is a loose translation: Looking at the prevailing political situation in the Maldives and observing what is going on in the parliament, everyone believes that a lot of changes will come to the political map of […]