A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 29th August 2019. The following is a loose translation: It’s commonplace in the Maldives to give money and gifts in exchange for votes. And it doesn’t just stop there. There is also making sure that they do in fact vote for them. And to verify […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 22nd January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Former President Mohamed Nasheed has admitted today that the status of democracy is better in President Yameen’s government than during former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s terms in office. Nasheed’s admittance came in a press conference held […]
The following is a transcript of RaajjeTV’s special coverage on 22 January 2018: Let me start by underscoring how important the upcoming Maldives presidential election in the Maldives are. As part of our constitution, the election must be held by August 2018. And it is not an exaggeration to say that if we don’t have […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 2nd January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Economically, this year, we will be able to see a lot of projects in its final form. They include housing projects, massive tourism projects and transportation projects. It is believed, that from an economic perspective, this […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Raajje.mv website on 3rd January 2018. The following is a loose translation: – Mandatory to respect UN’s declaration – Can’t ignore this declaration like the Working Group’s ruling – President Yameen scared to contest with Nasheed Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed Shaheed has said that he […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 26th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: On President Abdulla Yameen’s current campaign trips to atolls, referring to the opposition coalition, he says as follows. ‘They are coconuts which cannot be identified from which type of tree it came from and just a […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 23rd October 2017. The following is a loose translation: Without doing much calculation one thing is certain; when parties compete separately, there isn’t yet a candidate to win the election in one round. It was also the result visible from the recent past elections. So […]