ދިވެހިންނާއި އެކު އަނެއް ދިވެހި ރާއްޖެއަށް ދިއުމުގެ ދަތުރު އަންނި ފައްޓައިފިއެއްވެފައި ތިބި ގާތްގަނޑަކަށް 3،500 މީހުންނާއި މުހާތަބުކޮށް، އަދި ދިޓީވީގެ ފަރާތުން ލައިވްކޮށް ގެނެސް ދެމުން ދިޔަ ހަފުލާގައި، އަންނި އޭނާގެ "އަނެއް ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ" ސިފަކޮށްދިނެވެ. އެއީ ދަތުރު ފަތުރުގެ ނިޒާމަކުން ރަށްތައް ގުޅުވާލެވިފައިވާ، ސިއްހީ ފަރުވާ ހޯދުމަށް ސަލާން ޖަހަން ނުޖެހޭ، އަތްފޯރާ އަގުގައި ބޯހިޔާވަހިކަން ލިބޭ، ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ އަގު ތިރިވެފައިވާ، އަދި މަސްތުވާތަކެއްޗަށް މިހާރު ހުޅުވިފައިވާ ދޮރުތައް ބަންދުކުރެވިފައިވާ ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ އެކެވެ. |
Frustrated islanders force Minister Ahmed Abdulla out of KulhudhuffushiAn angry mob forced Minister of Environment, Energy and Water Ahmed Abdulla out of Kulhudhuffushi in Haa Dhaal Atoll on Friday evening. Abdulla, who is also one of the two members representing Haa Dhaal Atoll in People’s Majlis (Parliament), was meeting with the youth of the island when frustrated islanders approached him about failure to keep promises of a sewerage system for the island. |
Soldiers to patrol Male’ streets to curb rising street violenceSoldiers from Maldives National Defence Force will start patrolling the streets of Male’ to curb the growing street violence, MNDF said on Monday in a press conference. Major Ibrahim Afzal from MNDF told reporters that the government has requested MNDF to intervene to stop the street violence which has left a 15-year-old boy in a coma at Intensive Care Unit of Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). Afzal said MNDF will be working to control the violence and that police will be involved in the investigation phase. |
Religious fanatics believed to be behind Male’ bomb explosionThe police told the press on Monday that they have arrested eleven people concerning the attack. Nine of them are Maldivians while the other two are foreigners. The police did not specify the nationality of the foreigners but it is believed that they are Bangladeshis. The police confirmed that there was a minor among the arrested and that all arrested people are male. |
Terrorist bomb attack injures twelve tourists in the MaldivesTwo British tourists may have to be evacuated after sustaining serious injuries on Saturday in the first-ever bomb blast in the Maldives. The attack which was targeted at tourists has left at least 12 tourists injured. Among the injured are 8 Chinese, 2 Japanese and 2 British citizens. |
Police crack down on MDP demonstrationTension remains high on streets of Maldives capital Male’ after the police cracked down on a demonstration organized by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). MDP was protesting against alleged vote rigging in the recent referendum held in the country to determine a system of government for the Maldives. MDP was campaigning for a parliamentary system of government but the official results claimed the referendum’s outcome favoured a presidential system. |
Jamming for the Islands fails to deliver key environmental messagesA Friends of Live Earth music show was held in the Maldives on Saturday as the tiny island nation joined other countries in the world in a united campaign to address the global climate crisis. However, the show Jamming for the Islands was not very impressive and failed to deliver key environmental messages to the public. |
Tom and Katie Cruise refuse to meet with dictator Gayoom of MaldivesThe newly wed Hollywood couple, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has refused to meet with the Maldives dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, a reliable source has told Maldives Today. According to our source, the request to meet Gayoom was declined by the couple currently on honeymoon in the Maldives. |
November 10 CancelledThe Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has unilaterally decided to call off its November 10 assembly to accelerate constitutional reform. At around 16.00 local time on Thursday, the party announced that it was canceling the demonstration due to fears that the Government would “impose an extreme crackdown on demonstrators” if it were to be held. |
Breaking news: People from Addu dhoni arrested after raid at seaThe dhoni from Addu which left for Male’ on Monday carrying people wishing to participate in MDP’s November 10 demonstration has been raided by the Coast Guard at sea and a number of people have been arrested and taken to the Coast Guard vessel. |
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