A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 15th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: In the Maldives, most of the commuters come from Hulhumalé city. Statistics show that for various purposes, 25,000 people travel back and forth from Hulhumalé to Malé via the ferry. In Hulhumalé city where people started […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Raajje.mv website on 14th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: – MMPRC’s corruption is the level of deceit and an exemplar of dishonesty and deviousness. – This kind of heist is not even likely in a George Clooney’s movie – The total amount of skulduggery that […]
The rough regime is spending tax payer’s money on saving its face, to cover its blatant human rights abuses. President Abdulla Yameen has overseen an authoritarian reversal in the Maldives that has relations with the world, and now he needs to again cover up his tracks. A report was published in Daily Mail on 21 […]
The Maldives Thursday declared that more than MVR13billion (US$875 million) has been lost or stolen from state coffers since 1999, as it announced efforts to recover assets lost in high-profile corruption case from former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s era. The amount eclipses the entire state budget of 2010. In a press conference held by the […]
There are staggeringly low conviction rates for corruption-related crimes in the Maldives, a new reported has revealed. The report, from NGO Transparency Maldives, said only one corruption-related case reached conviction between 2010 and 2014 despite 175 cases being submitted for prosecution by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The single conviction refers to the sentencing of Kaashidhoo MP […]
The short answer is sort of yes. The atoll in question is Faafu which is a sparsely populated atoll with lots of beautiful islands. Total population of Faafu atoll of around 5,000 will, in all likelihood, be resettled in Hulhumale under the proposed deal. The deal is rumored to be worth USD 10 billion and […]