A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Kanniyakumari: About twenty-seven fishermen, who went fishing in deep sea following cyclone ‘Ockhi’ , returned safely to the district after facing various difficulties on Saturday. PTI Photo(PTI12_9_2017_000133B) | Photo Credit: PTI Having lost trust in the search operations of the State and Central governments to locate their brethren who went missing after Cyclone Ockhi, 36 […]
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan Of the twelve agreements signed with China, during the recent visit of President Yameen to China, the Free trade agreement signed between them is the most important one. Surprisingly, the agreement that runs into a few hundred pages was passed in an attenuated parliament when the opposition was not present and […]
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday reiterated the importance of its relations with the Maldives. According to Pakistan media sources, during a meeting with the Ambassador-designate for the Maldives retired Admiral Waseem Akram, Mamnoon had asked to pay special attention on restoring air and sea routes in order to promote trade between the two states. […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Raajje.mv website on 3rd January 2018. The following is a loose translation: – Mandatory to respect UN’s declaration – Can’t ignore this declaration like the Working Group’s ruling – President Yameen scared to contest with Nasheed Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed Shaheed has said that he […]
The Maldives is among the countries where terrorists are ‘very likely’ to carry out a terrorist attack this holiday season, says the British Foreign Office. The British media has warned Brits to be vigilant while visiting the countries to which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued travel advisories. Popular destinations currently labelled as being […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Rumaalu2.com website on 20th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: When local online news ‘Vaguthu’, covered a report on several threats India was making towards Maldives government, former President Maumoon and Nasheed burst out in anger. In their language ‘Vaguthu’ was not a suitable news source. […]
A closing ceremony to mark the culmination of 14 days joint training between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces was held at Belgaum in Karnataka. The event was held at Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre on Thursday where the marching contingent of both the countries participated in the closing ceremony. Fly past […]
The Local Government Authority (LGA) has issued an exception that allows local councillors to meet foreign organisations involved in government partnerships, after initially banning all contact between foreign diplomats and councils. The LGA explained the exception in a letter sent to city, atoll and island councils on Wednesday. Citing the home ministry, the LGA said […]
Is Maldives employing a typical Chinese tactic of using its state-controlled media to throw barbs at India and conveying its points of differences while the government sings a different tune of being friendly to New Delhi? This appears to be so. It’s also an eye-opener for the way Maldives under President Yameen has been tilting […]