Parliament will vote on Monday whether to introduce one of the government’s four key pieces of tax legislation that it has promised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will help the country claw its way out of a crippling budget deficit.
Concerned citizens and members of civil society organisations launch protest to “let the People’s Majlis know that the people are watching you and the people do care.”
Police have released an unknown number of suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in the human trafficking network that was busted last month, Haveeru News reports.
National Planning Council has discussed a US$20 million proposal by Mohamed ‘Sim’ Ibrahim to develop two resorts in Malé Atoll, Haveeru reports.
Following in the footsteps of the Maldives, Indonesia has officially withdrawn the Komodo National Park from the New7Wonders competition citing doubts about the credibility of the organisers.
The Employment Tribunal has not dealt with any cases involving forced labour or discriminatory behaviour from employers, “but this does not mean it is not taking place fairly openly,” says spokesperson.
Resorts on “final warnings” after failing to pay outstanding rent to the government face having their licenses revoked and their properties sold by the Finance Ministry, Tourism Minister Mariyam Zulfa has said.
“By God’s will, Maldivian citizens will see a better tomorrow than today and Ali Waheed will go boom boom to maximum,” said the MP in a statement.
“Should we continue to ‘milk the cow dry’? Certainly not is the answer,” says MATI, while President Nasheed says the government is “agreeable” to MATI’s proposals.