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Accusations have been made that the current government’s senior officials use drug and use illegal substances. Following is a news on Minivan News that supports this allegation.

Minivan News – Two policewomen have testified in court against the deputy under secretary of the President’s Office, Aishath Eeman, after she was arrested on drugs related charge.

The police [read full ...]

Finally, Maumoon retired – About bloody time

Leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) and former president of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, today announced his resignation from politics ahead of the party’s national congress in February.

Gayoom apologised to the DRP and its members but said it was time for the “younger generation” to take over the party’s helm.

“The Maldives is a [read full ...]

Why some people like DRP and hate MDP

A COMMENT ON MINIVAN NEWS
My first assignment at university, back in 1997, asked me to look into why people voted the way they do.

I remember feeling quite ill-prepared to answer this question because I had never experienced voting in its true democratic form. After all I grew up in the Maldives.

However, I came to realise [read full ...]

The Making of the President Anni

“You know, they said this day would never come. They said our sights were set too high. They said that this country was too divided; too disillusioned to ever come together around a common purpose.”

Civil servants’ salaries to be restored

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has decided to restore salaries and allowances of civil servants to its levels before the pay cuts enforced in October.

A circular issued by the commission yesterday states that the cuts were made on the request of the president and the finance ministry, which informed CSC it did not have enough [read full ...]

President misses his radio program

President Mohamed Nasheed into his first 6 months at office started weekly radio address absent last Friday bringing a pause to his continuing campaign to meet the public. The president trying to reach his voice to the nation every Friday earlier changed the timing and then missed an address on June 19.

The first time his [read full ...]

Kaunsilarunge amilla ikhuthiyaare neiy

Kaunsilarunakee MDP ge pappet thakekan emmenna abadhuves igevve. Mibunee MDP ge rashugai ulhey hayekka meehun bunaa kanthatha kuran hunna meehekve. Ehen noone vazeefaain vaki kuraane eve. Egotha hayekka meehunge baaru foaruveygotha onnanee hama ekani MDP democracyga eve. Migotha papetehen amalu nukureemai Maavah kaunsilaa Waleed Zakariya evanee vazeefaain vaki koffa eve. Mee miadhu Dhivehi raajjeygai oiy [read full ...]

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