Government agrees to amend GMR fee while rooting for ADC
The High Court and Parliament will decide whether the ADC is constitutional, and whether a bill in its favor can be negotiated.
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Coalition condemns government for “not complying with demands and respecting Islamic principles”
The ’23 December coalition’ condemns the government for “making a mockery of the demands” and equated its decision to shut down resort spas and massage parlors with “committing atrocities to defame Maldivians in front of the world”. January 5 was previously set as the final date for the government to appease the coalition’s five demands for Islamic reform.
Loans and guarantees pass as opposition walks out
Opposition parties walked out as MDP passed the borrowings summary for 2012 following disruptions from members of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).
Elections Commission audit report reveals “irresponsible” spending
Of the Rf75.2 million (US$4.9 million) released as an annual budget to the EC in 2010, the report found that only Rf52.3 million was recorded as spent.
2012 budget passed with opposition MPs’ amendments
Among the amendments proposed by opposition MPs included raising state benefits to the elderly by 15 percent and shifting Rf300 million from other items to local councils.
Audit finds CSC members splurged 50 percent over budget on trips
Civil Service Commission (CSC) members also paid their mobile phone bills out of the commission’s budget illegally, according to a CSC audit report for 2010.
GMR hosts groundbreaking ceremony for new terminal
Aircraft belonging to local airlines flew overhead, with seaplanes from Maldivian Air Taxi and Trans Maldivian Airways dropping flowers onto the newly-reclaimed land.
GMR could colonise economy: DQP
DQP defends the use of ‘slavery’ in the title of its newly-released book protesting GMR’s agreement with the government.
Comment: Islam to be an election issue?
The trend towards an Islam-centric election campaign in 2013 will buoy fundamentalist interests in the Maldives, something Maldivian institutions are ill-equipped to address, writes N SathiyaMoorthy.