Development and environment protection should go together, says President Yameen
Economic development and protection of the environment should go in tandem to ensure sustainable development, President Abdulla Yameen has said.
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Gan Council fears “health disaster” after severe sewage spill
Recent rains have spread wastewater and sewage to large parts of Laamu atoll Gan Island. The council said it has not received any help from the government.
Malé City Council turns to private donations for mosque repair
Following the Islamic Ministry’s failure to release funds, the Malé City Council announced it will to “do what can be done” from private donations and its limited budget to repair mosques for Ramadan.
Comment: The long road from Islam to Islamism
If things continues as they are, the new chapter in the history of Maldivian Islam will be one written entirely by the victors, that is, the fundamentalists and the Jihadists, writes Mushfique Mohamed and Azra Naseem.
Open prisons and electronic tagging part of plans to overhaul jail
Inmates at Maafushi Island Prison are to be categorised into four groups according to security risk, with the least dangerous criminals to be tagged and released on work and study programmes.
Government to introduce 26 ‘sea-ambulances’ by end of year
Speaking at a ceremony held at the official jetty in Malé this morning to inaugurate the sea-ambulance service, Dr Jameel noted that providing emergency medical evacuation services to citizens in the atolls was a campaign pledge of President Abdulla Yameen.
MPL refused to cooperate in Tourism Minister corruption investigation, says auditor general
Auditor General Ibrahim Niyaz said a preliminary report into the case could only be completed with input from MPL board members, but some had refused to answer summons.
Maldives accepts India’s leadership role, says President Yameen
During Yameen’s visit to attend Modi’s inauguration ceremony, the new prime minister highlighted the close relations between the two countries under President Gayoom’s leadership, expressing his confidence that it could be “restored” in the future.
“Work hard, pay rent, die” – Rajjetherey Meehunge Party calls for an end to modern slavery
The movement, with 15,520 followers, contends that residents of the atolls are trapped in vicious cycles due to forced migration to Malé. Its founders argue that institutionalised regional discrimination remains as services continue to be concentrated in the capital.