Statistics vital part of right to information, says President

President Mohamed Nasheed has said statistical data on matters such as employment are required in the Maldives, and that all this information should be made available to the public.

Speaking on the launch of the third Maldives Millenium Development Goal report, and the Maldives Statistical Yearbook 2010, Nasheed said that important information had been kept confidential in the past, while the current Constitution guaranteed the right to information.