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The biodiversity-rich mangrove swamp of HDh. Kulhudhuffushi. PHOTO/ MI HAAZ The endangered species that inhabit the mangrove in the island of Kulhudhuffushi in the northern Haa Dhaalu atoll will be relocated to a place with similar environmental conditions, the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed airport development project, has advised. The government’s revelation that […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has announced the administration’s plans to build an international airport in South Miladhunmadulu Atoll, in order to cater for the growing tourism industry and to enable the ease of transportation within the country. The President made this statement while speaking at a function held this evening, organised by the Progressive […]
One of the largest TV stations in the Maldives, Raajje TV, says authorities are using newly recriminalized defamation law to try to shut it down by levying exorbitant fines. The regulatory Maldives Broadcast Commission (MBC) has fined the opposition-aligned 24-hour TV news channel for defamation three times in the past seven months, for a total […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 24th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: Even from a small sample, there will not be any 30-something Maldivian who would not know what Dhivehi Observer was. If a person of that age group doesn’t know what it is, then that person would […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has today inaugurated the water and sewerage systems of Meedhoo Island, North Maalhosmadulu Atoll. The President was accompanied at the function by Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament and senior officials of the government. Full details are available from the link below:
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has arrived in Meedhoo Island of North Maalhosmadulu Atoll today, as part of his current visit to the atoll. Full details are available from the link below: