Maldives mulls tourism future as China reaches quarter of all arrivals
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has said the figures indicated that the country remained on track to meet its aim of welcoming a million visitors in 2012.
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“Everybody running the state as they please”: President Waheed
President Mohamed Waheed Hassan told a rally on the island Kinolhas in Raa Atoll over the weekend that the Maldives “does not have a leader now. Lots of leaders are here, and all are of the same level.”
Civil Court issues, cancels order to detain DRP MPs Nashiz and Azim over BML debts
DRP MP Azim has alleged that President Mohamed Waheed Hassan had approached him, offering to cancel the court summons if he agreed to vote for the secret balloting in a way he preferred.
Audit report flags irregularities in Elections Commission finances
The commission’s audit report for 2011 revealed that the EC made unnecessary purchases such as a coffee maker for MVR 67,000 (US$4,345) in 2007, a Nikon D200 camera for MVR 233,298 (US$15,129) in 2008, six TV decoders, 16 TVs, 16 shredders, two washing machines, irons, a deep freezer, a mixer, a blender and a gas cooker.
Televised allegations by President spokeperson against Indian High Commissioner spark diplomatic incident
Friday’s diplomatic ruckus follows urgent warnings from Finance Minister Abdulla Jihad the Maldives would be unable to pay state salaries for the rest of the year without a further US$25 million loan from the Indian government.
Global trade union rubbishes Maldives port operator’s claims on rights abuse resolution
Claims the state-owned Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) has received an apology from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) over raising concerns about alleged rights abuses have been branded as “rubbish” by the global trade union, which is now backing international solidarity action against the government.
Adhaalath Party head gives government six day ultimatium to renege on GMR airport deal
The religious Adhaalath Party, a member of the coalition backing President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan, has given the government to six day ultimatum to “reclaim” Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) from infrastructure group GMR.
IMF urges parliament to expedite fiscal responsibility legislation
According to the latest figures from the Finance Ministry the fiscal deficit as of November 4 stands at MVR 2.4 billion (US$155.6 million), with government spending of MVR 10.4 billion (US$674.4 million) outstripping revenues of MVR 8 billion (US$518.8 million) so far this year.
Global trade union claims President’s Office still failing to address port workers’ rights abuses
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has accused President Mohamed Waheed Hassan of failing to respond to ongoing concerns it has over certain rights violations of workers employed at the state-owned Maldives Ports Limited.