A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
An old man’s confession Today morning, my sleep got disrupted by some loud sound. I couldn’t clearly make out what the sound was. Though, the sound was familiar enough but either I have trouble hearing or I have become too immune to these sounds. It must have been another blast somewhere. My body is all […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Asim The Maldives partnered with Saudi Arabia at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, holding a side-event entitled “Countering Violent Extremism: Promoting Community Level Prevention“. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the event held on Saturday, Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Asim noted that “no country is immune […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed greetings and good wishes to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, on the occasion of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In his message to His […]
Amnesty International has serious fair trial concerns in the case of opposition MP, Faris Maumoon, who faces a hearing on Monday on charges stemming from his attempt to move a vote of no-confidence in the Speaker of Parliament. Faris Maumoon was arrested by the Maldivian authorities on 18 July 2017, amid charges that he attempted […]
Political situation in Maldives has been swinging from the tragic to the farcical in the last two months as President Yameen struggles to retain his hold on power. Having sent his nemesis – former President Nasheed to 13 years prison on an utterly bogus charge of ‘terrorism’, President Yameen thought that the remaining leaders could […]
Maldives voted against including a supplementary item ‘The Responsibility to Protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity’in its formal agenda at it President Abdulla Yameen has said it is the international community’s responsibility, to help the Rohingya Muslims, who are described as ‘the world’s most persecuted minority group’. […]
The elementary basis on which any free, democratic regime stands tall and functions is its freedom to make and amend policies around its political, economical, social structure, which in politically correct terms is termed as sovereignty. A liberated nation must be free from any external influence ( read interference) but if it is not , […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim on Wednesday called on international bodies to initiate immediate action to intervene in the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar. Addressing an emergency sit-down of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the foreign minister declared that the Maldives is deeply concerned […]
Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim’s heart surgery was successful and he is currently in recovery, his family confirmed on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of Qasim’s family, JP’s Secretary […]