A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed presided over Wednesday’s sitting of parliament under heavy military guard amid clashes between opposition and pro-government lawmakers. Walled off from protesting MPs by soldiers in plainclothes, Maseeh adjourned the sitting after calling a vote on the president’s nominee for ambassador to Sri Lanka. Mohamed Hussain Shareef ‘Mundhu,’ a former minister at […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on the avas.mv website on 1 March, 2017. Note that no author is mentioned. The following is a loose translation: Political upheavals as the main obstruction No fear of sacrificing the economy Responsible political actions needed “Tourism is very delicate. When a volcano erupts in a country and flights […]
The original Dhivehi article, by reporter Fazeena Ahmed, was published on the Mihaaru.com website on 28 February, 2017. The following is a loose translation: The public was shown a different picture. The Government and the MDP made a “secret deal” behind the curtains. The “undisclosed” agenda by the government was to allow foreign investors to own […]