A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Environmental impact assessments have been approved for two airports without the reports being published or opened for comments, an NGO has claimed. Save Maldives raised concerns about the projects in Maafaru and Funadhoo on Sunday, saying the Environmental Protection Agency had yet to make its findings public. The EPA was unavailable for comment at the […]
Attempts to invite foreign influence into civil matters damage the country’s interests, President Abdulla Yameen said Tuesday, as he criticised the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party. Yameen was speaking in Thulhaadhoo island, Baa atoll, as the last destination of an eight-island tour that kicked off Sunday. “Haven’t we seen the foreign minister of the MDP […]
Overhead view of the Tsunami Monument in capital Male: it was built in memorial of the lives lost during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. PHOTO/HOUSING MINISTRY President Abdulla Yameen on Tuesday urged the nation to recall the unity and solidarity shown by the people of the Maldives in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean […]
President Abdullah Yameen has stated that discussions on issues pertinent to citizens, was a waste of time and that he would not do that. Speaking from Eydhafushi island Baa atoll, President Yameen said the opposition had always accused him of heavy-handedness in his way of conducting affairs of the state. However, he said that he […]
1) Location, location location. The Maldives’s location on the Indian Ocean makes it a nation of concern to India especially as regional rival China is trying to expand its sphere of influence in the area. The Maldives is located near important sea routes in the Indian Ocean and close to the Gulf of Aden and […]
President Abdulla Yameen has advised the people ‘to recognize and accept the work being carried out for the progress and development of the nation’. He made the remarks in his address to mark Unity Day, the official day declared in remembrance of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated the whole region. In his address, […]
President Abdulla Yameen (L) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an official visit to India. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Maldives is discussing a high-level bilateral visit from India to overcome the strained relations between the two nations, Indian media has revealed. According to The Times of India, a top delegation from India is expected to arrive […]
President Abdulla Yameen’s pro-India statements came after reports that there were doubts in New Delhi on Maldives’ decision to sign an FTA with China. New Delhi: While Maldives President Abdulla Yameen described India as the island country’s “closest friend and ally” and asked the media to refrain from criticising the South Asian giant, he also […]