A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 18th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Upcoming is the Maldives presidential election. The election campaign is happening in different forms. Along with it, the political arena’s windblown is getting stronger. What is said and seen is also changing. In the past 4 […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vnews.mv website on 24th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: The money that Villa Group allegedly owes to the state, after being accused Villa as not having goodwill and ordered to pay is untrue, and that the government is trying to demand money unjustly, said Villa […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 18th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: The National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) was established in 2016 by President Abdulla Yameen to prevent extremist ideology. The centre’s main objective is to counter terrorism and violent extremism in the Maldives and in the international […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 21st January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Every time a concern arises in the tourism industry, Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI), stands up. MATI comprising Maldives tourism industry’s most powerful businessmen earlier used to be very active on matters. Actively engaged on […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 15th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Most of the time, bullying starts at school. It is not a simple matter when a child who liked going to school, suddenly stops liking it and becomes lazy, without any reason. It is not something […]
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 […]
A ceremony held at the Maldives consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, India The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 15th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: 3 years since request sent to open a cultural centre It is believed that India’s concern is due to propose for teaching Islamic Studies In the […]
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 […]