A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal Photo: Courtesy of the Maldivian Embassy in Beijing Over the National Day holidays, I visited Hohhot in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with my family. While on the road we met a group of Chinese people and they were curious to know where we were from. I told […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed warm felicitations and sincere good wishes to the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message to the President of China, President Yameen took note […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed warm felicitations and sincere good wishes to the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message to the President of China, President Yameen took note of the long […]
Galolhu South Constituency MP Ahmed Mahloof has met the EU Ambassador to the Maldives Tung-Laï. The Parliamentarian said the two had discussed on how the EU resolution on the Maldives can be implemented and measures to ensure that 2018 Presidential elections can be free and fair. MP Mahloof also said he had briefed the Ambassador […]
Former president Mohamed Nasheed (R-2) pictured with opposition members in Sri Lanka Convicted former president Mohamed Nasheed arrived in neighbouring Sri Lanka again on Friday. Spokesperson of the joint opposition and Galolhu South MP Ahmed Mahloof, who is currently in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, confirmed that Nasheed arrived around 2:00 p.m. Ever since beginning his […]
Male’ skyline; photograph by author October 13 marks the one-year anniversary of Maldives’ quitting the Commonwealth. Since Abdulla Yameen assuming the presidency in November 2013, Maldives has exhibited blatant disregard and grave violations of human rights and democratic standards. As international pressure began to mount, the government decided to pull out of the Commonwealth before it […]
At a press conference held at the President’s Office today, the Chair of the Commission on State Assets Recovery, Minister of Home Affairs Azleen Ahmed has reassured the commission’s commitment to speedy delivery of work. The State Assets Recovery Commission, established by a Presidential Decree on 20th July 2017, is tasked with analysing efforts taken […]
The Maldives Thursday declared that more than MVR13billion (US$875 million) has been lost or stolen from state coffers since 1999, as it announced efforts to recover assets lost in high-profile corruption case from former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s era. The amount eclipses the entire state budget of 2010. In a press conference held by the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 9th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: Indeed, Maldives has a long history. While there are stories that we take great pride in, there are many that are dismal, that we rather not want to hear and never want it to be repeated. […]