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. |
Political dissent quashed in the Maldives / Report by Channel 4The opposition Democratic Party had planned a week of demonstrations, culminating in an attempt to overthrow the government. Channel 4 News has obtained exclusive pictures of the tactics used to stop this revolution. |
Has the international community sold out to Gayoom?It looks like it. More than a hundred people, who did nothing more than to stand up for their basic rights, are languishing in prison because the Maldives government believes the international community will not do anything to stop it. |
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. |
A friendship that has to endOn November 8, 2006, Maldives Coast Guard, in a joint operation with Maldives Police Service, halted a fishing dhoni named Namoona from Addu Atoll, and arrested a number of people traveling in it. The dhoni, bound for Male’, was carrying passengers including women and children. |
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. |
Tension remains high on streets of Male’The police chased Anni down Majeedhee Magu of Male’. He was taken into police custody near the National Library but was later released. A large force of the elite Star Team gathered around Anni, while the crowd called to release him. |
Heat builds up for November 10MDP put forward its scheduled demonstration of November 10, and urged party members and supporter to gather near the Parliament Building on Monday. However, as the parliament building was heavily guarded, people gathered near the MDP Office in Sosun Magu in Male’ at 10.30 am. |
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