Tuesday 9
February 2010
President
meets with Rahul Gandhi
President Mohamed
Nasheed has this afternoon met with Hon Rahul
Gandhi, MP. The meting was held at the
President’s Office. In the meeting, the
President and Hon Gandhi discussed the progress
in developmental cooperation activities between
the Maldives and India, and identified new areas
in which cooperation could be increased.
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Weekly
address: President discusses economy
In his weekly radio address, broadcast on
Friday, President Nasheed discussed the
unsustainable economic policies of previous
years. The President said, “While three to four
years ago, the budget stood around 7 to 8
billion rufiyaa, we suddenly saw an inflated 12
billion budget…Back then, the idea would have
been to finance the budget through inflows from
the 60 newly leased islands for resort
development.
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ޝާކިރު
ހެޔޮ ވެރިކަމުގެ ދުޝްމަނުން: ދުސްތޫރީ ތާރީޚީ
ނަޒަރަކުން
ޕާޓީ
ޚަބަރު
29 ޖެނުއަރީ 2010 ގައި
އެމްޑީޕީގެ ފަރާތުން ތޮއްޑޫއަށް ކުރި ދަތުރުގެ ތެރެއިން…
The
New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) for
Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka
2010-2011 Overview
The New
Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) scheme
offers the opportunity to people from developing
countries to undertake development-related
studies at tertiary education institutions in
New Zealand.
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Abdulla
Shahid may join the DRP leadership race
Dhivehi
Rayyithunge Democratic Party (DRP) is to hold
its second congress in February to elects its
leadreship. The deadline for joining the race
will expire on 31st January and so far it is the
incumbent deputy leader of the party, Mohamed
Thasmeen Ali, that is running for the top post
of party leader. There are several people
running for the deputy leadership.
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India
Inc commits US$ 1 billion investment in Maldives
for the next 3 years
Indian
corporate houses have lined up investments worth
$1 billion (around Rs 4,500 crore) in the
Maldives, to fructify over the next two to three
years. The houses include Tatas, Suzlon, GMR,
Apollo Hospitals and Oberoi. "To attract more
investment from India, the Maldivian government
is planning to ease the procedures for India Inc
and planning to offer various incentives," said
Ahmed Shaheed, the country’s foreign minister.
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Weekly
address: President discusses public sector wages
and electricity subsidies
In his
weekly address, President Nasheed has said the
government can only restore public sector wages
to their previous levels after the economy
stabilises.
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Government
to subsidize electricity bills of 14250 electric
meters in Male’
Government
has decided to subsidize electricity bills of
14250 electric meters in Male’. There are a
total of 18905 electric meters in Male’. Under
the current framework for giving subsidies, the
increment in electricity bills due the recent
increase in electricity charges will be paid by
the government for a total of 14250 electric
meters in Male’.
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President
urges to hold back advocating for a 15 percent
increase in government employees’ wages
President
Mohamed Nasheed has urged all parties to hold
back advocating to increase for a 15 percent
increase in government employees’ wages for now.
He made the statement speaking at the ceremony
held at the President’s Office this afternoon to
sign the management contracts between the
Ministry of Education and province offices to
decentralize the functions of the ministry.
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The
Pirates of Maamigilli: Mayhem in the MPA
VICIOUS
THUGS working on at least two Male’-based safari
boats are causing chaos in the Whale Shark
sanctuary of South Ari, Maamigilli, Dhivehi
Observer can reveal. The safari crew of MV Orion
and MV Southern Cross are breaking the law by
attacking rival dive boats and threatening to
murder resort workers and shark researchers.
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Government
signs agreement with Apollo Hospitals to manage
IGMH
The
Government of Maldives has signed an agreement
with Apollo Hospitals to mange Indira Gandhi
Memorial Hospital in Male’. The agreement was
signed during President Nasheed's visit to
Chennai, India.
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President
discusses overseas trips and reiterates
commitment to electricity subsidy
In his
weekly radio address President Mohamed Nasheed
has reiterated the government’s commitment to
assist those unable to pay their electricity
bills. Noting that several people were concerned
over the electricity tariffs hike in Male’, the
President said the government’s address those
concerns by providing direct subsidies to the
people who were unable to pay their electricity
bills.
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President
Nasheed meets with King and Finance Minister of
Bahrain
President
Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday met with King Hamad
bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. President Nasheed
and the King discussed on possible areas of
cooperation between the Maldives and Bahrain.
Discussions were especially focused on
strengthening trade ties between the two
countries.
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“Not
long” before police arrest remaining four top
dealers, says police drugs chief
The head of
the police drug enforcement unit Mohamed Jinah
has claimed “it won’t be long” before police
arrest the remaining four of the top six drug
dealers identified by President Mohamed Nasheed.
“Two of the top six drug dealers have been
arrested. We will arrest the remaining four as
soon as possible,” he promised. “They are not
difficult to catch, but we want to catch them
with a lot of proof and evidence. That is why it
is taking so long.”
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Visiting
scientists say Maldives eclipse could rewrite
laws of physics
Physicists
from around the world converged on the Maldives
together with astronomers and the simply curious
to watch the spectacular eclipse on the weekend.
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Maldives
attacks world community over Copenhagen climate
failure
International politicians speaking at the
opening event of the World Future Energy Summit
in Abu Dhabi today criticised the world
community for the lack of ambition they said had
led to the dramatic failure of the climate talks
in Copenhagen.
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Democracy
brings Maldives media a step closer to paradise
- Maldives climbs 53 places in Press Freedom
index
How does a
country climb 53 places in the annual Press
Freedom index – the largest advance to date? A
democratic election helps, if Maldives is
anything to go by. In the year since President
Mohamed Nasheed took office after the nation's
first democratic elections, the island country
in the Indian ocean jumped to joint 51st in the
index compiled by Reporters Without Borders last
year, just a few places below Italy at 49 and
France at 43.
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Fuel
sellers cheating customers, says Fuel
Association
“Almost
every” fuel seller in the Maldives is taking
advantage of lax certification to cheat their
customers by using inaccurate meters, the
President of the Fuel Association of the
Maldives has claimed. Mohamed Rasheed accused
the trade ministry of failing to certify petrol
station meters and allowing the industry to take
advantage of consumers for more than 30 years.
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Local
divers raise concern on whale shark research
programme
Local divers have raised concerns about a whale
shark research programme being conducted in the
Maldives by a UK charity. The divers say tagging
of whale sharks in a Marine Protected Area near
Maamigili island in South Ari Atoll – and an
aggregation site for whale sharks – is causing
whale sharks to abandon the area.
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President
begins visits to Abu Dhabi, India and Bahrain
President
Mohamed Nasheed has this morning started trips
to Abu Dhabi, India and Bahrain. The President’s
visit to Abu Dhabi is to address at the World
Future Energy Summit.
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މިނިސްޓްރީ -
ނޫސް ބަޔާން
ސިވިލް
ސާވިސް މުވައްޒަފުން ގެ މުސާރައާއި އުޖޫރަ ކުޑަ ކުރެވިފައިވާ މައްސަލައާއި ބެހޭ
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29 ޖެނުއަރީ 2010
ގައި އެމްޑީޕީގެ ފަރާތުން ތޮއްޑޫއަށް ކުރި ދަތުރުގެ ތެރެއިން…
Book
Review - Dangerous Marine Animals (Biology,
Injuries & Medical Treatment)
Every year,
thousands of tourists spend their vacations in
the Maldives. The wide variety of recreational
activities includes swimming, snorkelling,
diving, fishing, surfing, sailing and much more.
Frequently, the sea is consumed only as
necessary infrastructure for sport activities
without realizing its key function: to be the
habitat of a huge diversity of marine organisms.
Their potential to harm humans is somewhere
between zero and lethal.
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ވަލް ޙައްޤު ކޮލަމް
ނުޙައްޤުން އަނިޔާ ލިބިފައިވާ ފަރާތްތަކުގެ ޙައްޤުތައް ހޯދައިދިނުމަށް އިންތިޤާލީ
ޢަދުލުއިންސާފުގެ ނިޒާމެއް ބޭނުން!
President
speaks on government’s subsidy policy, planned
trips abroad, DRP elections and Poets’ Day
In his
weekly radio address President Mohamed Nasheed
highlighted on government’s subsidy policy, his
planned visits abroad, the DRP elections, and
Poets’ Day being marked on Friday.
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Maldives
to receive best view of ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
The
Maldives will tomorrow become the best vantage
point in the world to watch the longest-lasting
solar eclipse of the millennium – at least until
the year 3043. The eclipse will follow a
300-kilometre wide route across Africa, the
Indian Ocean and eastern Asia, beginning at
10:45am Maldivian time and almost completely
overlapping the sun at 12.27pm, creating a
stunning ‘ring of fire’ effect that will be
visible for almost 11 minutes.
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Beefing
up Maldives Police Service with three new
deputies
President
Mohamed Nasheed has today appointed 3 Deputy
Commissioners of Police, in an attempt to beef
up the institution, which came under fire
recently for its inability to curb torture in
detention.
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Haiti
devastated by major earthquake
The 7.0
magnitude earthquake that his the small
Caribbean nation of Haiti is said to have left
thousands dead and injured according to recent
reports. Buildings and homes were crumbled by
the force, the epic centre of which was just 16
kilometres from the capital Port-au-Prince.
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Banning
‘radical’ Islamist groups
For the
average Muslim, their religion is that of peace
and harmony. It is the faith that propagates
fairness and justice. However, things have
changed quite dramatically over the past decade.
The terror attack of September 11th 2001,
commonly referred as 9/11, which killed nearly
3000 innocent civilians marked as a key turning
point in world security. Islam is no longer
‘seen’ as a peaceful religion. On the contrary,
Islam is now synonymous with violence and
terror.
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Report:
Freedom Around the World Declines for 4th
Consecutive Year
Freedom
House, a U.S.-based organization that monitors
democracy and political rights world wide, says
global freedom declined last year for the fourth
consecutive year. Although the group says there
were some improvements, last year's slump
represents the longest continuous decline in the
nearly 40-year history of the report.
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Torture
Victims Association to seek justice over human
rights abuses
Frustrated
with the performance of government institutions,
a new NGO founded by MDP members, the ‘Torture
Victims Association’ (TVA) has vowed to gather
cases and take them to international courts in
the pursuit of justice, if necessary.read
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Can
Aswan reform the police whilst trained torturers
remain embedded in the system?
Mohamed
Aswan, a former Lieutenant, has been transferred
to the Home Ministry today, charged with
reforming the police. The Maldives cabinet held
an emergency meeting over the weekend amid fears
of continued police brutality in custody. Aswan
was appointed Minister of State for Home Affair
yesterday. He was already a member of the new
government, serving as Minister of State,
Principal Collector of Customs.
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Custodial
abuse sparks Cabinet clamp down on “culture of
torture”
Cabinet has
appointed a committee to reform the Maldives
Police Service (MPS) after allegations that the
institution continues to have a “culture of
police torture”. The committee includes the
Attorney General Husnu Suood, Minister of Human
Resources, Youth and Sports Hassan Latheef, and
Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, Dr Ahmed
Ali Sawad, a human rights lawyer. The Cabinet
also elected to appoint Minister of State
Principal Collector of Customs Mohamed Aswan as
Minister of State for Home Affairs, giving him a
mandate to reform the police service.
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