A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
PPM MP Jameel Usman The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 15th July 2018 The following is a loose translation: Jameel Usman, the ruling party PPM’s parliamentary member for Gemanafushi Constituency has said Maldivians will make the decisions of this nation, Speaking to ‘Vaguthu’ he said if the European Union takes measures […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 20th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: The Supreme Court ‘startled’ the government extremely, after issuing an abrupt court order to release the politicians who are imprisoned. To escape from the ‘trick’ by the 100% trustworthy institution, the government’s only available ‘weapon’ at […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Raajje.mv website on 12th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: Lawyers can’t dictate on how to make laws Admitted that cases of people with money are concluded in their favour Moosa: judges can earn by doing construction manual work like masonry Deputy Speaker of Maldives Parliament […]
Villimale MP Ahmed Nihan speaking at ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) campaign hub “Rumaalu 2” on January 07, 2018. MIHAARU PHOTO / NISHAN ALI Ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s parliamentary group leader and Villimale MP Ahmed Nihan on Sunday night claimed that President Abdulla Yameen will be re-elected for his second term of […]
Moosa Manik (L) shakes hands with President Abdulla Yameen after signing into PPM. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The opposition coalition would fail in bringing a single candidate to defeat President Abdulla Yameen in this year’s Presidential Elections as they have too many internal conflicts, declared the former chairperson of main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Moosa Manik, […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 26th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: On President Abdulla Yameen’s current campaign trips to atolls, referring to the opposition coalition, he says as follows. ‘They are coconuts which cannot be identified from which type of tree it came from and just a […]
Less than half of the Maldives parliament was present for a vote that saw a record-breaking budget get the green light with no debate or scrutiny. Opposition lawmakers have been boycotting parliamentary proceedings since the contentious disqualification of defectors from the ruling party was used to quash a majority-backed no-confidence motion against parliament speaker Abdulla […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 28th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: The definition of overcrowding has now become a big confusion. The government is presently conducting several mega housing projects in the Malé city and is believed to solve the current housing crisis in Malé, by providing […]
A general view shows the Western Wall (R) and the Dome of the Rock (L) in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 5, 2017. The EU’s diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said that the status of Jerusalem must be resolved “through negotiations”, as US President Donald Trump mulls recognising the […]