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Maldives Islands

No new staff, posts or replacing vacancies, state institutions told

Thu, 2011-09-22 11:50 — editor

Tightening austerity, the Maldivian government announced a freeze on hiring additional staff, creating new posts and replacing vacancies in all state institutions, trying to plug a budget crisis.

Maldives doubtful on climate breakthrough in Durban

Mon, 2011-09-19 02:48 — editor

The Maldives is doubtful over reaching a meaningful agreement to the issue of climate change at the next UN summit in South Africa.

Maldives’ elusive MDG 3

Sun, 2011-09-18 01:58 — editor

The Maldives has performed impressively towards achieving many of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) way ahead of the 2015 deadline but the country is struggling to reach the third goal—gender equality and women’s empowerment -- in a country beset by religious extremism, biased laws and widespread violence against women.

State expenses 20 percent higher than income: FM

Sat, 2011-09-17 02:36 — editor

In what could be disturbing new for the Maldives’ struggling economy, the state expenses from January to September this year has shot up by 20 percent against the income, the latest statistics say.

E-voting for Maldives’ 2013 presidential election

Fri, 2011-09-16 00:47 — editor

The Maldives Election Commission announced plans to introduce electronic voting for the first time at the 2013 presidential election.

Maldivian president urges legally binding emission cuts

Wed, 2011-09-14 10:08 — editor

President Mohamed Nasheed reiterated the call for legally binding green house gas emission cuts to arrest global warming, delivering the key note address at a ceremony hosted by former Irish President Mary Robinson.

SAARC carnival before SAARC summit in Maldives

Wed, 2011-09-14 09:58 — editor

A sort of “SAARC carnival” will get underway in the Maldives ahead of the November SAARC summit in the country, President Mohamed Nasheed announced.

Four students, school principal drowned during science trip

Mon, 2011-09-12 03:21 — editor

Four grade nine students including their school principal drowned in a lagoon off Huraa island in Kaafu atoll in the Maldives during a school fisheries science excursion, shocking the entire country and also raising queries if the school had proper safeguards in place.

Weekly Spotlight: Hue and cry over committee allowance

Sun, 2011-09-11 08:46 — editor

Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee would not have thought that their decision to institute a lump sum of Rf. 140,000 (US$ 9000) as back pay allowance from January to July on a top of a hefty salary could have led to such public outcry.

Gayoom lambasts Thasmeen in resignation letter

Sat, 2011-09-10 09:14 — editor

Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has lambasted DRP Leader Thasmeen Ali in a detailed letter announcing his resignation from the party saying the DRP has become a “toothless party” that has “lost touch with the pulse of Maldivians.”

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