A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The High Court Tuesday upheld a 10-year prison term for former defence minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaan over the arrest of a judge in 2011. Tholhath was convicted of terrorism and sentenced in April 2015 for the arbitrary arrest of Criminal Court Judge Abdulla Mohamed. The judge’s three-week detention at the military training base on the […]
Lawmakers of ruling coalition at the parliamentary budget review committee meeting. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Parliament’s budget review committee on Monday passed the proposed state budget for the year 2018 with only one amendment. The proposed budget of MVR 27.9 billion was passed with the consensus of the twelve parliamentarians of the ruling coalition present at […]
A criminal court order to seize the mobile phone of a prominent social media activist has sparked outrage and concern over the constitutional right to protect sources. Citing a secret intelligence report as evidence, the police sought the warrant to identify Thayyib Shaheem’s sources for an investigation into alleged false claims about President Abdulla Yameen, […]
WUHAN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — Construction has started on 7,000 affordable houses in Hulhumale, a reclaimed island in Maldives, said China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. “We have won the contract with our strong design and construction capacity. We also highlighted environmental protection in housing designs and won recognition of local firms,” said Li […]
The Maldives central bank has warned of dwindling national reserves as the rate of foreign borrowing increases. Governor Ahmed Naseer of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) sounded the alarm in a statement sent to the parliamentary budget review committee, which met Monday. The committee cancelled two hearings they had scheduled with him and the auditor […]
A record budget of MVR27.9 billion (US$1.8 billion) was approved Monday without any cuts by a parliamentary committee after opposition lawmakers boycotted meetings. The budget was approved thanks to the votes of 12 politicians aligned with the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) with only change – to a public sector investment project for […]
State Minister for Health Ministry Dunya Maumoon — Photo by: raajjemv State Minister for Health Ministry Dunya Maumoon says that she was proud to have served President Abdullah Yameen and the people of the Maldives. Minister Dunya, who had served as Foreign Minister in this administration, said this in a tweet posted to mark four […]
Maradhoo MP Ibrahim Shareef of MDP speaks at the parliamentary budget review committee meeting. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Opposition lawmakers boycotted the parliamentary budget review committee’s meeting on Monday after their allocated debate times were curtailed by parliamentarians of the ruling party. The agenda for Monday’s meeting of the budget review committee was to debate on […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: The new budget is a new hope. It is a new opportunity for the citizens. A prosperous future. In short, the release of the next year’s budget triggers happiness. However, Maldives budget shows a very scary […]