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Continue reading →: Shocking Political Realities of Maldives and Chairperson Mariya
Nearly a fortnight ago, the whole nation was shocked and awed by the public display of the “bad-guy” side of the religous-scholar turned into long serving head-of-state of a SARC country. The President of Maldives and Leader of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party, showed a list of “liars” in the political playing…
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Continue reading →: The British Factor: Interference in Maldivian Domestic Affairs
Miadhu Online has reported that Allan Govindh, a prominent British businessman speaking at MDP Haruge has said, “that Maldives needs the changes which the people wants and he would assist in bringing economical changes to the Maldives. Alan said he believes that Anni is a good candidate to lead the…
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Continue reading →: CMDA releases suspension on MTDC dividend payments
On 26th July 2008 – the national independence day which is a public holiday, the Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) announced that it had asked the Maldives Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) to suspend paying dividend to its shareholders. CMDA announcement referred to the payments as “payments made in the name…
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Continue reading →: Sunpaa Thashi: SAFF Championship Trophy
This morning I was watching the Ten O’clock News on TVM. One of the news items on the bulletin was the meeting by a team comprising of youth and members of island committees with the atoll chief Mr. Ahmed Moosa of Fuvah Mulah. The team had told the atoll chief…
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Continue reading →: Two Days Pay to work full shift on a Public Holiday
On this independence day, for the first time since the adoption of the Employment Law, the employees around the country will be paid 2 days salary to work on a “public holiday”. There are ten days which are designated as public holidays in the employment act. If employees are required…
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Continue reading →: The Most Shameful Independence Day!
Today is the 43rd anniversary of Independence of the Maldives, since 26th July 1965. This independence day is special because a cabinet decision to scrap the Indepdence Day Grand Ceremony on the 26th was overturned by the Home Minister on the wise counsel of school children. The children echoed their…
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Continue reading →: The Road to Anarchy: Part One
The CSC on 23 July instructed the President’s Office to take appropriate action against Mundhu for violating the civil service law by being a delegate in the DRP’s India visit, reported Minivan News in its article “MDP, DRP Seek Indian Support“. The Civil Service Act is one of several legislation…
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Continue reading →: Leadership in Maldives: the Paradigm Shift
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it. – Andrew Carnegie This was written on a photocopied piece of paper I was given today. The next page on this pocket book read, “Leadership by definition,…
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Continue reading →: FAM Elects a New President
Eleven enabled members of FAM elected a President of the Football Association of Maldvives, alongwith a Vice President and members of the Executive Committee. The elections held today were witnessed and endorsed as being free and fair by the AFC and FIFA. In the run up to the elections there…
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Continue reading →: Things Fall Apart?
Since the day I wrote “Things Fall Apart [engineered by…?]” much has changed and so has my perception of the reform and democratization process that we have been going through for the last four years. My post was written on February 13, 2006 and two years and five months have…
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Continue reading →: Cutting Down Costs
Monday evening I was a guest at a meeting of the Machchangolhi Women’s Committee members and their friends who chose to attend an evening get together of the group. The meeting was introduced by Rabiya from the Ward Office, and it was also attended by the Secretary of the Women…
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Continue reading →: Annis flirts with India to garner their support
Mathaba News Network Reports that: The 41-year-old leader of a fledgling political party said with unusual candour that the “dictatorship” of President Gayoom, his China policy and Islamisation of the Maldivian society were creating security threats in the India Ocean area. >>>Read the full story here I thought this to…
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Continue reading →: Vacancy for a Secretary
Damas is engaged in trading and has a network of retail and wholesale outlets in Male’ and business partners in the outer islands. We deal in hardware, paints, furniture, hotel-resort machinery and equipment and related items, construction materials, tiles and sanitaryware. The Company is looking for a suitable candidate to…
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Continue reading →: Maumoon to Continue as President for Seventh Term
Hamdhoon becomes vice-president (naibu zaeemu); Yamin (President’s half brother) says he will contest (the Presidency); reports Maidhu Daily Online. And Haroon Hassan of Miadhu also questions whether it is the “End of Gasim’s Political Career?”. Miadhu also reported in the same issue that the President has called upon political parties…
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Continue reading →: The New Coalition for the Upcoming Election Season!
DRP Second Congress came to a close on Saturday. The congress reaffirmed its leader President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom as the party candidate for the promised presidential election under the consitution that has been adopted by the Special Majlis put together to amend the country’s constitution. A possible powersharing arrangement under…
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Continue reading →: Police Training: Need for a value based culture!
Minivan News reports: Photographs of what appears to be the humiliation of a police officer have emerged from the mobile phone of a fellow officer.One photograph, obtained by Minivan News, depicts a young man tied to a chair in bright sunlight as what appears to be a food substance has…
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Continue reading →: Gaumee thashi Gaumu fundaalanee
“Gaumee thashi gaumu fundaalanee” is what came to my mind as I watched a news report on the Ten o’clock News bulletin on TVM Friday morning. This championship trophy which united the nation in support of the national team and the national effort, are today divided in half by those…
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Continue reading →: Munavvar Speaks Out Finally
Miadhu reported on Wednesday: According to Dr. Munavvar the two most important tasks facing MDP is winning the forthcoming presidential elections and obtaining success at the next parliamentary elections. He said if he were to speak out on behalf of the party or criticize the government then it will create…
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Continue reading →: Democracy: To bark at or with the Chosen Ones!
However much the President may want to do it, it is becoming clear that the ratification of the constitution adopted (with coercion and with amendments that actually did not go through the constituent assembly) by the die hard members of the Maldives Constituent Assembly (2005 – 2008) may not be…
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