A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 20th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: The Supreme Court ‘startled’ the government extremely, after issuing an abrupt court order to release the politicians who are imprisoned. To escape from the ‘trick’ by the 100% trustworthy institution, the government’s only available ‘weapon’ at […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 7th February 2018. The following is a loose translation: This was also how the Maldives was in February 2012. At that time’s political unrest, it really affected the Maldives’ economic backbone, the tourism industry. A lot of important markets were lost. 6 years later. It […]
Security forces stand outside the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) office as they barricade it on Frb 7, 2017.PHOTO: AFP UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The UN Security Council will on Thursday (Feb 8) discuss the crisis in the Maldives after the president declared a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean island, diplomats said. During a […]