The tax authority has removed a freeze on Jumhooree Party leader and tourism tycoon Gasim Ibrahim’s Villa Group accounts in yet another indication of a thaw in relations between the opposition and the government.
Progressive Party of Maldives MP Abdul Latheef Mohamed has has spent between MVR3 million and MVR5 million in the Dhidhoo constituency during the past year, the MDP said, but he does not have business interests or “any other legitimate [sources of] income” apart from parliament.
Hundreds of staff at state owned companies, government offices, and volunteers started walking door-to-door in the capital Malé this morning with a checklist of activities to eliminate mosquito-breeding sites. At least four people have died from mosquito-borne dengue fever this year.
The Maldives has obtained a US$50million loan from the OPEC Fund for Development to provide access to water and solid waste management on 49 islands.
The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (MWSR) has revealed photos of a whale shark with severe injuries caused by a boat propellor. The organisation posted photos of a whale shark named Naococco with deep cuts and wounds.
MDP international spokesperson Hamid Abdul Gafoor called Omnia Strategies “the very worst kind of mercenary outfit” and accused the law firm of “taking possibly millions of dollars in exchange for helping a dictatorship keep a democracy hero in jail.”
Opposition MPs’ vote to amend the constitution has bitterly divided supporters. Critics say the vote is undemocratic. But supporters say ex-president Nasheed’s transfer to house arrest, in exchange for the vote, offers hope of an end to a five-month long political crisis.
The parliament today passed the first amendment to the constitution with overwhelming tripartisan support to set an age limit of 30 to 65 years for the presidency and the vice presidency. The bill was passed with 78 votes in favour and two against
Former president Mohamed Nasheed’s temporary transfer to house arrest has been extended as opposition parties announced tonight support for a constitutional amendment setting new age-limits for the presidency.
