News and stories from the Maldives
What does the 40% mean? Golhaa was able to secure a 40% in the first round of 2008 presidential election is a fact. Was it a genuine 40% is another topic! But the important thing for the moment is, even if it was…
Dictator accuses Villa Scholarship students of spreading Christianity The demented old Dictator is in such a state of panic that his right hand does not know what his left had does. The latest is accusing students…
Maldives: Election fever in blogosphere The presidential election being held in Maldives is the first multi-party election in the country. This election is believed by many Maldivians as their chance to bring democracy…
The presidential candidate of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), who will contest with Dictator Gayyoom in the second round of the elections on 28th October, has revealed that he has no desire to hold on to power and…
Danger to whale sharks in the Maldives The Maldives Whale Shark Project studies the whale shark population in the Maldives, collecting whale shark sightings from throughout the atolls, including evidence of man-made…
Members of the Commonwealth Observer Group today (6 Oct) deployed to Atolls across the Maldives. The Rt Hon Owen Arthur, former Prime Minister of Barbados and Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group, said, “The…
Education will be our highest priority says Sawad On Tuesday night, a Jumhooree Party delegation led by Ahmed Ali Sawad, the running-mate of the presidential candidate Mr. Qasim Ibrahim, met with members of the Teachers…
Owen Arthur to lead Commonwealth Team to Observe Maldives Presidential Election... Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur will lead a Commonwealth Observer Group to the Maldives Presidential Election scheduled for 8…
The religious conservative Adhaalath Party has lodged a case at the Supreme Court against the re-election bid of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on the basis he is not a Sunni Muslim, a prerequisite for the presidency.
The Elections Commission has now extended the deadline for registration of those voting outside their home islands to the end of Saturday 27 September. Forms will be accepted from 10:00 to 4:00 and 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm…
In the amended constitution the salaries and allowances of the ministers have not been decided upon and this matter is now in high court, one more thing the people of this small nation are worried about. The biggest of…
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SINGAPORE (AFP) — Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom made an impassioned plea Tuesday for a cut in global greenhouse gas emissions, warning that rising sea levels could submerge his paradise island chain.
Beleaguered American cancels 900 more flights American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights Thursday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives…
China helps Maldives develop housing project Officials from China on Wednesday handed over to the Maldivian government a housing project aimed at accommodating residents moving from surrounding small…
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Asim, High Commissioner of Maldives met Mr. Carl Wright, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum and Dr. Mark Collins, Director of the Commonwealth Foundation.
Despite apparent jubilation in Opposition camps over perceived victories against the Government, Presidential spokesman today reiterated that Gayoom and his popularity in the Maldives are unshaken and brimming to forge…
Her Excellency Ms. Gehan Amin, Ambassador of Arab, Republic of Egypt paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Abdulla Shahid,Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign…
Dhivehi Raiyyithunge Party (DRP) MP Ibrahim Shareef (“Mavota”) has accused MP Abdulla Jabir, of the People’s Association (PA) political group, of deliberately swinging votes against the government because of his…
Forty-eight-year-old Mohamed Saeed's life is all about fishing and taking care of his family. Like so many others, Boxing Day 2004 is a day the father of seven from the Maldives will never forget.