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Parliament Speaker Abdullah Maseeh

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Barricaded: Maldives Parliament Speaker

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The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 9th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: The wall of MNDF guards used as a protective shield in the Maldives parliament, has now become a real wall. If some found it bewildering to watch the parliament session while MNDF were protecting Speaker of […]

Parliament Speaker Abdullah Maseeh

Maldives Speaker attacks media, calls them ‘fake news’

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Parliament Speaker Abdullah Maseeh has lashed out at some local journalists; borrowing US President Donald Trump’s oft-spoken ‘fake news’ trope and calling such journalists ‘glory hounds’. He rained down criticism in the ceremony held by Information Commissioner’s Office on the occasion of Information Disclosure day. In the speech, as the guest of honor, Speaker Maseeh […]