A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives, an island paradise for tourists, is ruled by a geopolitical serpent. The Maldivian president, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has been using Chinese money and Saudi Arabia-backed Islamicism to throttle his country’s democratic polity. The direction he is taking the strategically important Indian Ocean archipelagic state is raising eyebrows in New Delhi. Yameen just […]
The main opposition MDP is under fire for continuing with a campaign rally after a supporter died while on his way to the event. Ibrahim Nahid was among 40 men from Faafu Bilehdhoo who decided to swim the three miles to Faafu Magoodhoo for the Friday night rally. He told the group he was feeling […]
The education ministry violated public finance rules by illegally spending nearly MVR900,000 (US$58,365) and failing to collect MVR8 million owed as loan repayments, according to the ministry’s audit report for 2015. Auditors found that MVR894,414 was spent as payment for services and items purchased for schools without a public announcement as required by the public […]
Students of Arabiyya School pictured with their final report cards. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The education ministry in conjunction with the World Bank are to launch a major project of USD 10 million (MVR 154 million) to improve the quality of higher education and human resources in the Maldives. According to education state minister Dr Abdulla […]
Photo: Yin Yeping/GT During the visit of the President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen to China, the grand ceremonial event marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Maldives took place at the Legendale Hotel Beijing on December 6. “Today, China is the Maldives’ closest development and commercial partner. The development partnerships between […]
President Abdulla Yameen (R-3) pictured at the 18th SAARC Summit 2014 held in Nepal. President Abdulla Yameen has called on South Asia to remain united and not let differences in belief and outlook obstruct regional efforts to accomplish common goals. In a message to mark the 33rd SAARC Charter Day, Yameen noted that the region of […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have arrived back in Malé this evening, on conclusion of the state visit to China. The visit was made at the invitation of the President of China His Excellency Xi Jinping. During the visit, Official Talks between high-level delegations of the Maldives and China were […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have departed from China this evening, on conclusion of the state visit made at the invitation of the President of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping. During President Yameen’s State Visit, official talks were held between the Government of Maldives and the Government of China – […]
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — China and the Maldives agreed to strengthen cooperation on tourism, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with the Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in Beijing Thursday. “China has been the Maldives’ biggest source of tourists for seven consecutive years, and there is huge potential for more cooperation,” Li said. […]