A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Elections Commission has declared that MP Abdulla Ahmed has been stripped of his seat following his expulsion from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives. The electoral body informed parliament Tuesday that the MP for the Thinadhoo North constituency has lost his seat due to the Supreme Court’s anti-defection ruling, the state broadcaster reported. The […]
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The seventieth Regional Committee session of World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region is to start on Wednesday. While it is to be held in the Maldives, a number of health officials from member countries are expected to take part in the meeting, as well as senior WHO officials and its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis, […]
Thinadhoo South MP Abdulla Ahmed speaks at press conference. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Elections Commission on Tuesday informed the parliament that another lawmaker, Abdulla Ahmed who represents the constituency of Thinadhoo South, has also been disqualified. The commission stated that MP Abdulla Ahmed was unseated as he has been removed from the register of ruling Progressive […]
Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim speaks to Mihaaru. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Jumhoory Party (JP)’s Secretary General Ahmed Sameer on Tuesday claimed that the party’s leader Qasim Ibrahim is “too ill” to be under house arrest. Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) late on Thursday agreed to transfer the former Maamigili MP, who has been convicted of bribery, to […]
Some lawmakers of the ruling coalition pictured on parliament premises. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Parliament administration on Tuesday stated that only three out of eight submitted bills were taken through parliament during its previous term. Following a turbulent second term that did not yield much results with lawmakers caught up in an incessant political row, the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 4th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Hulhu-Henveiru district member Reeko Moosa Maniku is one of the most experienced Maldivian politicians. He spent his youth also in the politics. He then invested most of his time to form […]
A US Army officer trains MNDF official at a previous training camp. Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) has denied recent rumors about a co-op training camp with Myanmar. The local army camp released a statement affirming that MNDF does not have any schedules to pool military resources for a co-op training camp between Maldives and […]
Following the government’s decision to cut all economic ties with Myanmar, the country’s Health Minister Myint Htwe has cancelled a scheduled visit to the Maldives. A credible source informed RaajjeMV that while the Minister was to arrive in the Maldives on Tuesday, that he has since cancelled the trip. Minister Htwe was to arrive in […]