News and stories from the Maldives
A shame to Golhaa! It is a huge slap on Golhaas face when Mr.Adhil Saleem and a senior group of MIFCO endorsed “Wathan Edheygothah” coalition. The fact is there are several other people who would want to let out their…
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…
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…
Opposition Alliance Forms Joint Parliamentary Group... 17 MPS belonging to parties in the MDP Jumhooree Alliance have formed a joint parliamentary group to counterbalance the majority held by the government’s Dhivehi…
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…
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…
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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…
Political News
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…
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.