Tuesday 8 July 2008

DO Review

Imagine a bridge like the Oresund bridge connecting Male' to Hulhumale'

One of the biggest problem in the Maldives is the crowd congestion in the capital and rising cost of housing as well as scarcity of land. There are well 100,000 people are living in a land area of just under 2 sq km. The Maldives capital island Male' has the highest population density in the world. Hulhumale' reclamation project however controversial and environmentally unfriendly, did bring hope and opportunity for many who were desperate for an improvement in their living conditions. Unfortunately, severe shortcomings and the corrupt nature of the current regime in the country, a lasting solution is yet to be achieved. read & comment

DO Review
Justice in the Maldives: A Complete Farce
The Maldivian Justice System was on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism recently. Not without reason too. On the 6th. of June, The Justice Minister Muiz was grilled by members of the Parliament during a question and answer session, on the Majlis floor. Most of the questions dealt with public complaints due to the lack of the Judiciary’s inability to process court cases in a just and equitable manner. read & comment

 

Minivan News

“Hollow Parties”: The Many Faces Of Maldivian Politics
Mariya Ahmed Didi MP, chairperson of the largest opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has expressed concern over the existence of “hollow [political] parties.” She contends the groups are created to enable pro-government groups to dominate the new, independent elections commission due to come into being once the constitution is ratified. read & comment 

Monday 7 July 2008

News Review

Denmark is the happiest country in the world survey finds
Denmark is well known for its democracy, social equality and peaceful living. Time and time again it has been polled the fairest society in the world and now finally it is the happiest country in the world. read & comment

 

Minivan News

Government Promises State Health Insurance In August
The government has promised to introduce a state health insurance scheme this August, to initially cover government employees, those on the “absolute poverty” list, and civil service retirees. read & comment

Sunday 6 July 2008

Media News

Minivan News' response to statement from Golhaabo's Office
On 4 July, the Golhaabo's Office issued a press release regarding a telephone interview between presidential spokesman Mohamed Hussein Shareef (Mundhu) and Minivan News, and Minivan News' subsequent article, "Tourism Minister Submits Resignation", dated 3 July. read & comment

 

News Review

Maldives holidays unaffected by economic downturn in UK
According to Kuoni Travel, the leading long-haul tour operator in the United Kingdom, there has been a surge in the number of bookings to the Maldives, despite the credit crunch that has left the state of the economy rather weak, to say the least.Kuoni announced that that there was an increase of 28% in the bookings to Maldives during the first half of this year as compared to the first half of last year. read & comment 

Daily Record UK

Little Islands Having Their Day In The Sun
SUMMER is traditionally a season for nationalism. It could also be the summer of Spain. The Euro 2008 Championship is already secured, courtesy of that one clinical Fernando Torres goal, and Rafael Nadal broke Scottish hearts by stopping Andy Murray's ferocious surge towards the final at Wimbledon. more


Sportstar India

Maldives did its homework
In the final in Colombo, India lost to Maldives, a team that is placed several rungs below it in the FIFA rankings. But for a change, back home there were no attempts to find scapegoats, writes S. R. Suryanarayan. more