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Tourism Minister Calls On Commonwealth To Recommence International Travel

By Maldives Times May 28, 2020 1 min read

Maldives Tourism Minister, Ali Waheed has urged commonwealth countries to re-open their borders for safe international travel. During the virtual seminar with senior officials from Commonwealth countries on “COVID-19’s Impact on Tourism, Debt, and Disaster Risk Management”, Minister Ali Waheed said that the Maldives has experienced the worst economic downfall in recent history. The country […]

Maldives: Act Now or Forever Be Silenced

By Maldives Times October 14, 2017 3 min read

Male’ skyline; photograph by author October 13 marks the one-year anniversary of Maldives’ quitting the Commonwealth. Since Abdulla Yameen assuming the presidency in November 2013, Maldives has exhibited blatant disregard and grave violations of human rights and democratic standards. As international pressure began to mount, the government decided to pull out of the Commonwealth before it […]