A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 24th May 2017. The following is a loose translation with added background information: 7000 flat work started Road construction and other facilities’ work ongoing Service providers increased From afar the scenery looks rather different. What you see is just a small sandbank. What is said […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.com website on 23rd May 2017. The following is a loose translation and background included for reference: – A major part of the project will be completed next year – Will hold a special place for Maldivians – With 3 resorts — a world-class service What is visible […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 23rd May 2017. The following is a loose translation: Today is yet again a dark day in the Maldives’ constitutional life, said the former Chief Justice Ahmed Faiz Hussain in a Facebook post. He, however, didn’t detail on it. When Faiz has said this, the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 16th May 2017. The following is a loose translation, including the graphical illustrations: Population wise Maldives is infamous for having a high divorce rate. However, when we look at the latest marriage-divorce statistics the big real picture seem to appear rather different: the figures showed, […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on the vfp.mv website on 19th May 2017. The following is a loose translation: The first guest house in the Maldives opened in 2010. Prior to that guest house tourism business was not allowed. President Nasheed’s government allowed the creation of guesthouses for tourist stay. The aim was to […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.com website on 12th May 2017. By Adam Nawaz The following is a loose translation: After 23-year-old Canadian Grammy award singer gave his first concert in Mumbai, India, as part of his Purpose World Tour, he headed for the Maldives. It is believed that Justin Bieber arrived late […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 1st May 2017. By Moosa Latheef The following is a loose translation: Overwhelming amount of discrimination in the tourism sector for Maldivians Top-level posts for clueless foreigners with no experience Huge disfavour for Maldivian staffs by Maldivian resort owners Neglect of Maldives resort employees rights […]
The following is a transcript of the video: IPU TV: So very warm welcome to IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union) TV exclusively, I mean, IPU TV is going to launch from today and this is the first time on 136 assembly from Bangladesh. We are going to launch this IPU TV. So we have a very special […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 7th May 2017. The following is a loose translation: If looked at it in any angle, the overnight suspension of Aasandha (universal health insurance scheme of the Maldives, managed in partnership with Allied Insurance Company) from private medical providers is beyond bewildering. Especially when the […]