Why some people like DRP and hate MDP

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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 ...]

Former DRP spokesperson faces criminal prosecution

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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has alleged Ibrahim Shafiu, former spokesperson for the main opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party, abused his power as controller of immigration and emigration by helping two companies defraud Maldives Customs.

In the case of Centre Enterprises, which falsely quoted a price of Rf14 million (US$1 million) for a crane worth Rf34 million (US$2.6 [read full ...]

ތަހުގީގު ކުރުމުގެ ބާރު ކަސްޓަމަށް ދިނުމަށް ހުށަހެޅި މާއްދާ ޑީއާރުޕީއާއި ބައެއް ވިޔަފާރިވެރިން ގުޅިގެން ފޭލުކޮށްފި

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އިމްޕޯޓް އެކްސްޕޯޓްގެ ގާނޫނަށް އިސްލާހު ގެނެސް އެގާނޫނުގެ ދަށުން ކުރާ ކުށްތަކާއި އެގާނޫނާ ހިލާފުވާ ފަރާތްތައް ތަހުގީގު ކުރުމުގެ ބާރު ކަސްޓަމަށް ދިނުމަށް ސަރުކާރުން ހުށަހަޅާފައިވާ މާއްދާ ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީގެ މެމްބަރުންނާއި ވިޔަފާރި ވެރިން ގުޅިގެން އެބިލުން ބޭރުކޮށްލައިފި އެވެ.

އިމްޕޯޓް އެކްސްޕޯޓްގެ ގާނޫނަށް އިސްލާހު ގެނައުމުގެ ބިލު މަޖުލީހުން ބަލައިގަނެ ފޮނުވާފައި ވަނީ އިގުތިސާދާ ބެހޭ ކޮމެޓީއަށެވެ. މި ކޮމެޓީން ބިލުގައިވާ ކަންތައްތައް އެއީ ކޮމެޓިއަށް ފެންނަ ކަންތައްތައް ބެލުމަށް ދަނީ ބައްދަލުވުންތައް ބައްވަމުން ނެވެ. [read full ...]

Bagra aammu kuree Maumoonuge sarukaaru

Shareރާއްޖޭގައި ބަނގުރާ ޢާއްމުވުމުގެ ޒިންމާ ނަގަންޖެހޭނެ ފަރާތަކީ ވޭތުވެދިޔަ 30 އަހަރު ވެރިކަން ކޮށްފައިވާ ކުރީގެ ސަރުކާރުކަމަށް މިނިސްޓަރ އޮފް އިސްލާމިކް އެފެއާޒް ޑރ ޢަބްދުލް މަޖީދު ޢަބްދުލް ބާރީ ވިދާޅުވެއްޖެއެވެ
އެމަނިކުފާނު މިމޭރުމުން ވާހަކަފުޅުދެއްކެވީ މިއަދު އޮތް ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހުގެ ޖަލްސާގައި ފޮނަދޫ ދާއިރާގެ މެންބަރ ޢަބްދުއް ރަހީމް ޢަބްދުﷲ (ޕީއޭ) ކުރެއްވި ސުވާލަށް ޖަވާބު ދެއްވަމުންނެވެ.
ޑރ މަޖީދު ވިދާޅުވީ ރާއްޖޭގައި ޓޫރިޒަމް ތައާރަފްވުމާ ހަމައަށް ރާއްޖެއަށް ބަނގުރަލާއި އޫރުމަސް އެތެރެކުރުން މަނާއެއްޗެއްގެ ގޮތުގައި އޮއްވާ އިބްރާހީމް [read full ...]

Commission to investigate government

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Opposition leader Abdulla Yamin has announced his intention to set up a parliamentary commission to investigate allegations of corruption against the incumbent government.

Speaking to Minivan News today, Yamin, leader of the People’s Alliance (PA), said the purpose of the commission would be to look into the misuse of state resources by cabinet ministers as well [read full ...]

“QUIT PARTY, KIHAA BODU BALAA EH!”

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Mihaaru Kinbidhoogai dhimaavefai vaa emme bodu massala kamavvaa siyaasee nufoozu kuda kuruma baye meehunge hiyaalakee paatee thakun vaki vumeve (QUIT PARTY). Thedhu thedha bunaanama paatee thakugai thibeemai furathamaves eothee vaki kolhaka meehaage visnun gossa eve. Mihaaru vara gina meehunna vaagothakee thimaage dhari dhonfuthuvaahen, noonee Bodu Eid ge raiybai fehibai vaa hen emeehakuge party vare nethifa [read full ...]

Kinbidhooge javvu saafu kurey

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Kinbidhoo ge javvu mivanee varaves hadi vefa eve. Emme boda siyaasee oyaa vayaa araa rashuge emme adeegaivaa kilabugadu vanee hiluvaa laafaeve. Adhi fathifushugaivaa nuthaahirukan mivanee mulhi raajeyavves faalhu vefa eve. Vemmaa Kinbidhooge mi nuthaahiru javvu saafukuran emmen ekee massakkaiy kuran eba jehe eve.

Emme furathama kamaka baye meehun gaboolu kuraagothugai siyaasee partee thakun kedi rasmee sifaeh [read full ...]

MDP walk out of Majilis meeting

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Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MPs walked out of a meeting yesterday to select members for Maldives’ branch of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

The MPs walked out in protest claiming disproportionate representation on the list proposed by the opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party-People’s Alliance (DRP-PA) coalition for the six-member executive committee.

The IPU is an international organisation of parliaments [read full ...]

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