A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maradhoo MP Ibrahim Shareef of MDP speaks at the parliamentary budget review committee meeting. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Opposition lawmakers boycotted the parliamentary budget review committee’s meeting on Monday after their allocated debate times were curtailed by parliamentarians of the ruling party. The agenda for Monday’s meeting of the budget review committee was to debate on […]
Finance minister Ahmed Munawar speaks at the parliamentary budget review committee. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The government has decided to slash the rates of food, staple foods, and electricity next year. According to the proposed State Budget 2018 submitted by the finance ministry to the parliament, the government is looking to allocate MVR 200 million as […]
Aerial shot of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge being developed between Male and Hulhule. PHOTO/ HOUSING MINISTER TWITTER The government has proposed to allocate over MVR 7 billion next year for the development of four airports, reclamation of 20 lagoons, and nine other mega projects. Airport development and lagoon reclamation were also included in this year’s […]
Finance minister Ahmed Munawar speaks at parliament about State Budget 2017. PHOTO/MAJLIS Mihaaru has found out that the government had submitted only the total amount proposed for the State Budget 2018 to the parliament two weeks ago, without providing any details. According to Mihaaru’s sources, the finance ministry had submitted the total amount of the […]
Members of Parliament during a sitting. PHOTO/MAJLIS The government has submitted its proposed state budget for next year to the parliament. Mihaaru understands that the finance ministry submitted the state budget last week. However, the government has not disclosed any details on the proposed amount. The parliament had approved a state budget of MVR 26.8 […]
From Left: Thinadhoo-North MP Saudhullah Hilmy, Thimarafushi MP Mohamed Musthafa and Fuvahmulah-North MP Ali Shah. PPM’s disciplinary committee decided to withdraw the three MPs membership from the party — The ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s disciplinary committee has decided to withdraw three parliamentarians’ memberships from the party. The three MPs are Thinadhoo-North MP Saudhullah […]
Opposition lawmakers pictured en route to the parliament. PHOTO/MIHAARU The opposition parliamentarians on Wednesday boycotted the parliamentary debate on the MVR 493 million supplementary budget that was submitted by the state. Finance Minister Ahmed Munawar on Tuesday submitted a supplementary budget for the last two months of this year as government spending is expected to exceed […]
Raajje TV journalists hold a peaceful protest against Broadcasting Commission at the Maldives Journalism Awards 2016 held in October 2017. PHOTO/MIHAARU The government on Sunday submitted a bill to the parliament, seeking to appoint a single body to regulate all media outlets in the country. The new bill calls for considerable changes to be brought […]
Journalists pictured in front of Maldives Media Council (MMC). PHOTO/MIHAARU The government submitted a bill to parliament on Sunday, seeking to appoint a single body to regulate all media outlets of the nation. The first hearing of the Maldives Media Commission bill, which was lobbied by member of ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and […]