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Parliament’s paralysing of HRCM is “unforgivable”: Saleem
Parliament’s failure to approve a President and Vice President of the Human Rights Commission before going into recess has left the country without a functional human rights body, says former HRCM President Ahmed Saleem.
News in Brief
- JSC appoints Commissioner and Vice Commissioner
- GMR due to pay US$78 million upfront fee in October
- Palestinian and Israeli leaders meet for Obama’s peace talks
- New cemetery to be built in Hulhumale
Daylight robbery increasing, warns Chief InspectorMany of these crimes are committed by professional thieves known to police, said Chief Inspector Jamsheed, including many who had been convicted and imprisoned but had escaped from custody.
Reeko Moosa calls for end of peace talks with DRPMDP MP Moosa ‘Reeko’ Manik has called for an end to cross-party peace talks with the DRP, claiming the opposition reneged on an agreement not to propose amendments to the Bill on Courts.
Comment: Islamic Sharia is the solution to social evilsJust seeing burqa clad women and a few bushy-bearded men on the streets is no reason to accuse the Maldives of becoming a safe haven for Islamic extremists or al-Qaeda terrorists, writes Ibrahim Nazim.
Police arrest “top drug dealer” in Laamu AtollThe Drug Enforcement Department [DED] claimed to have arrested the top drug dealer of Laamu Atoll during a special operation conducted to curb rising use of atolls for drug transportation and storage.
Maldives a 99.41 percent Muslim country, claims RISSC reportThe Royal Islamic Strategic Research Centre (RISSC)’s report into global Islam in 2010 has claimed the Maldives is 99.41 percent Muslim.
- Parliament cancelled during debate over retrials
- Five children and one man arrested for eating during fasting hours
- DQP submits bill on industrial action: two days notice required for strikes
- Bollywood film island “just a concept”: Thoyyib
- Case of former apostate Nazim sent to Prosecutor General
- Boy denies charges of terrorism, robbery, assault, kidnapping and possession of pornography
- CCHD reports increase in cases of leprosy
- Father and son injured in street fight
- Private channels are run with “ill-gotten” money, claims Moosa
- Universal issues statement “deeply deploring” actions of strike organisers
- Kurumba workers on strike over poor staff facilities
- Four men arrested for eating during fasting hours
- Kurumba staff return to work after 19 arrested
- Kurumba management evacuates guests as strike talks deadlock
- “Woodstock of the mind” coming to the Maldives
- Renowned Quran reciter arrested for molesting children
- MJA condemns municipality head over scuffle with DhiTV cameraman
- Terrorism tip-off letter sent to DRP MP, forwarded to authorities, media
- Disruptive strikes discredits tourism says MATATO, mistreating workers does same, says TEAM
- MDP calls on the resignation of Yameen from National Security Committee
- gman: “The release of some convicted people is...
- AHmed: I feel sad for the Maldivians. Oppressed,...
- Jameela: Universal group must be punished not the...
- StuieD: All these complaints and strikes really...
- Salim Waheed: Regardless of what DRP is trying to...
Letters
In an open letter to the President, Hameed expresses concern at the state of Hulhumale’ Hospital after the death of a grade 9 girl.