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Court makes exception to officiate weddings on ‘18.08.2018’

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People pictured in front of the Family Court in Male. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA Every year, couples that have decided to take the next step in their relationship set aside a unique calendar date to get married. It is a global phenomenon to save the dates that fall into place with aesthetic number patterns; as such, many […]

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New marriages lower, senior divorces soar

4 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 16th May 2017. The following is a loose translation, including the graphical illustrations: Population wise Maldives is infamous for having a high divorce rate. However, when we look at the latest marriage-divorce statistics the big real picture seem to appear rather different: the figures showed, […]