A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Former president and PPM leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom waves to his supporters outside the PPM Office. PHOTO/MIHAARU As the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has not officially voted out the former president and PPM founder Maumoon Abdul Gayoom as the party’s leader, he still holds the title, the former president’s office has claimed. Former […]
The new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Zhang Lizhong, has paid a courtesy call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad, this morning at the President’s Office. At the call, the Vice President welcomed the Ambassador to the Maldives and congratulated him on the commencement of his term as the Ambassador of China to […]
Qasim Ibrahim (R) with his lawyers at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport (VIA) before departing to Singapore. Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) late on Wednesday night allowed an additional 10-days of medical leave to opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim. MCS’ decision came hours after Qasim’s lawyers officially requested the institution to revise […]
First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Police have a launched probe over pins found in the rice catered to a feast held at the presidential palace to mark First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim’s birthday earlier this week. Mihaaru understands that the rice was delivered by an undisclosed source specifically for the celebration in Muleeage. The […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 12th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: We can still remember in 2014, when people were queueing up next to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, sacrificing their sleep. Some even lined up at midnight of the day before, to submit their application […]
Top Maldivian officials say that the on-going international propaganda about Islamic radicalism in the country is not based on facts. It is manufactured to bring down the government of President Abdulla Yameen by destroying the tourist industry, which is the main prop of the Maldivian economy. However, tourism continues to account for 28% of the […]
Maldives Judiciary Undermining the Judicial reform 30% of Maldives Lawyers suspended Judicial System being influenced by the President Democratic gains in the Maldives have eroded Under The current Regime Recently, The Department of Judicial Administration has suspended at least 54 lawyers and have charged them with contempt of court for filing a petition demanding the […]
In the Maldives, as next year’s elections approach, the Government is increasingly cracking down on critical views. After several Members of Parliament were stripped of their seats following an attempted no-confidence vote against the Speaker, and the unprecedented lock-down by the military on 24 July, the Parliament remains paralysed, and several of its Members and […]