A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 2 October 2018 The following is a loose translation: The venue where applications for flats were collected was swarming with people; however, those that were lining up on Sunday in hopes of getting a flat under the ‘Hiyaa Housing scheme’ had no guarantee. Documents in […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 4th October 2018 The following is a loose translation: It is a sight commonly found in the Mediterranean sea, where refugees cross the ocean in seek of a better life in Europe. While attempting to cross the ocean in huge dinghies and boats, sometimes end […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 25th September 2018 The following is a loose translation: No one would disagree; President Yameen has been an exemplary leader in bringing developments. During his five year reign, he had indeed accomplished so much more in comparison to any other president during their full terms […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 7th September 2018 The following is a loose translation: We will begin with an island from Haa Alifu Atoll; when Elections Commission (EC) invited applicants to register as voting officials, some island locals sent in their applications. However, the EC said since they do not […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 6th September 2018 The following is a loose translation: Have Maldivians become merciless and uncompassionate beings? These are questions people are asking at such a time due to incidences where people had been attacked in the public but no one had come to their aid. […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 19th July 2018. The following is a loose translation: This year’s presidential election is to be held on the 23rd September 2018. And many are keen to see its related arrangements. While many had assumed that voters rights will be widely respected, many were left […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 25th April 2018 The following is a loose translation: Rising divorce rates is a social challenge posed over the Maldives population. If there was an award in the world for the highest divorce rate, Maldives will most definitely not get eliminated per capita wise from […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 2nd May 2018 The following is a loose translation: Political unrest is the biggest challenge Maldives tourism always faces. That is the reason why tourism gets affected whenever the country falls into unrest. The other challenge is the main airport not being able to cater […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 2nd May 2018 The following is a loose translation: Some might even be baffled to hear that the Maldives also has an international arbitration centre. Because most are aware of only the internationally held arbitration cases. Since big commercial arbitration cases were also conducted overseas, […]