A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Speaker Abdulla Maseeh addresses the first sitting of 2017’s third term of the parliament from his elevated seat behind a wooden “wall”, while opposition lawmakers protest and call on him to step down. PHOTO/MAJLIS The parliament held its first sitting of the third term early Monday, ending the session within an astonishing 13 minutes. Monday’s […]
Opposition lawmakers pictured en route to the parliament. PHOTO/MIHAARU Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday slated Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) after its warning to broadcasters over airing live feeds of parliament sittings uploaded by MPs to social media. MBC on Monday had stated that content from MPs’ social media live feeds of parliament sessions often feature vulgar […]
Vilufushi MP Riyaz Rasheed (R) pictured during a parliamentary committee meeting. MIHAARU FILE PHOTO/NISHAN ALI The Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure did not divulge the specifically requested details on how 661 flats from this government’s first social housing project were given to applicants, revealed the parliamentary Committee on Oversight of the Government on Thursday. The […]