Mar 30, 2010

Bandos Island Resort, Maldives: President Mohamed Nasheed has said that Auditor-General Ibrahim Naeem was sacked on the political grounds and that government will propose a new name for the post, as qualified and as able as Ibrahim Naeem. In a press conference held after the conclusion of the donor forum, President also said that the delegates had raised the...

Mar 30, 2010

After almost a week of heated debate in the parliament and confrontation in Capital Malé, Parliament has voted against the Auditor-General Ibrahim Naeem on the accusations of corruption, with 43 MPs voting in favour. All MPs of the ruling MDP voted against with one independent totaling 28 votes against. One member also abstained in the vote. According to the...

Mar 29, 2010

S. Hitadhoo, Maldives; Another day of shame in violence against women in the Maldives as a group of 15 men rapes a 20 year old girl after being drugged. The woman is now being treated at Seenu Hithadhoo Hosipital, Police said. Addu Atoll Commander of Maldives Police Service, Sub-Inspector Adam Iyaz said the woman was forced on a motorcycle by two men around...

Mar 29, 2010

President Mohamed Nasheed today opened Maldives donor conference 2010, with an appeal for assistance to consolidate and strengthen democracy in the Maldives. Highlighting that the Maldives has now embarked on major fiscal and economic reforms overseen by the IMF, President Nasheed stressed that the Maldives “still require significant budgetary and...

Mar 27, 2010

The Maldives will observe a walking day as part of the programme to mark the Earth Hour 2010 today. The Earth Hour 2010 will be marked on 27th March between 1600 hrs till midnight, for people to go on foot. Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), held on the last Saturday of March, that asks households and...