Independent institutions raise concerns over budget cuts
Several independent institutions, including the Maldives National University (MNU), have raised concerns over cuts made by the Finance Ministry to their proposed budgets for 2012.
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SE Asia should focus on keeping kids HIV-free: WHO
The Maldives has historically avoided the HIV/AIDS epidemic, however its society is increasingly leaning towards a high-risk lifestyle.
DQP files case against GMR, MPs critique scheme
Amid criticism that GMR’s contract to develop the Maldives’ international airport was a money-making scheme, Hoarafushi MP Ahmed Rasheed called MPs’ comments “politically motivated” and said more discussion was needed on benefits to locals.
State budget for 2012 submitted to parliament
Deficit drops below double figures as Finance Ministry claims to have matched recurrent expenditure with income for the first time.
Comment: India-Maldives ties moving forward
Nothing explains the width and depth of bilateral relations between India and Maldives than the speed with which the People’s Majlis passed a special legislation to allow Manmohan Singh to speak, writes N SathiyaMoorthy.
Comment: Climate change and security
We are coming to the end of the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and the need now is to build an ambitious, global, legally-binding regime, involving all major emitters, writes UK High Commissioner to the Maldives, John Rankin.
Former member of interim Elections Commission deny corruption allegations by ACC
MDP member Ahmed ‘Saabe’ Shahid noted that the EC saved the state Rf30.9 million from the Rf99 million budget allocated for the two rounds of the historic 2008 multi-party presidential election.
Q&A: Richard Berge, Producer of “The Island President”
Producer Richard Berge speaks with Minivan News about “The Island President”, a documentary film on the Maldives which will premier locally this week.
SAARC Summit reveals Indian interest in Gan: Daily Star
Addu in the south of Maldives suddenly became vibrant as all the eight heads of states and governments arrived for the Saarc Summit held on November 10 and 11, writes former Bangladeshi High Commissioner to the Maldives, Selina Mohsin, for Bangladesh’s Daily Star newspaper.