A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: After ‘killing’ the talks of ‘overthrowing’ the government, the opposition is heading towards to win the presidential elections after defeating President Abdulla Yameen. Before the presidential election, former President Mohamed Nasheed and Jumhooree Party (JP) Leader […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on the vfp.mv website on 17th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: President Abdulla Yameen’s tenure began on 17th November 2013, and it is four years to this date. In President Yameen’s tenure, he has undertaken many developmental projects, however, many corruption allegations were also directed at […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 7th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: The administration of President Abdulla Yameen is way ahead when it comes to restricting freedom and rights. The rights that the constitution had allowed broadly had now been hindered and narrowed down by overriding them with […]
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 […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 24th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: Even from a small sample, there will not be any 30-something Maldivian who would not know what Dhivehi Observer was. If a person of that age group doesn’t know what it is, then that person would […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 9th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: Indeed, Maldives has a long history. While there are stories that we take great pride in, there are many that are dismal, that we rather not want to hear and never want it to be repeated. […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 5th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: The master plan for iHavan, the long-awaited development plans for Ihavandhippolhu atoll in the north of Maldives would have been completed by last July as per government and actual works will be underway, however, July, August, […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 20th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: As mentioned by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, that the hero wins after the last fight scene in a Bollywood movie, are truly wise words. President Maumoon has mentioned a scene well-known to Maldivians and can relate […]