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- Police arrest 48 year-old man for allegedly molesting 10 year-old girl
- 50 companies fail to pay Business Profit Tax by April deadline: MIRA
- President calls on country to put “national stability” ahead of political affiliations
Committee to probe 2003 Maafushi Jail shooting
Cabinet decides to launch second investigation into the 2003 shooting in Maafushi jail.
President apologises on behalf of state to people of Thinadhoo
The cabinet has approved a public referendum to decide a request by the Thinadhoo Island Council to revert the island’s name to “Havaru Thenadhoo”.
National Security Committee to summon former President Gayoom
“The committee does have the authority to summon persons and inviting the former president to the committee is nothing to be concerned about,” said Z-DRP MP Ahmed Nihan.
DRP MP proposes two-year lease extension for resorts under development
“Of the 84 islands leased for resort development, only 10 have been completed while 74 have not,” says MP Mohamed Mujthaz, presenting the amendment bill to parliament today, which would offer new resorts a two-year “construction period” with suspended rent.
Maldives hails “new dawn” in Libya, increases international pressure on Syria
Small size of the Maldives “no impediment” to the country’s pursuit of an international human rights agenda, says Maldives Ambassador to the UN Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed.
“Maldives needs postmortem facilities”: Independent MP Nasheed
MPs expressed concern regarding the unexplained deaths and disappearances of tourists in the past few weeks, during debate on a motion without notice today.
Market to decide cost of private clinics, cabinet rules
The Maldivian government has dropped control of private health clinic charges, but plans to monitor changes in price.
Comment: Komodo Island remains in New7Wonders of Nature campaign, as do the islands of Maldives
Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism had no authority to withdraw Komodo from the New7Wonders competition, writes New7Wonders’ Head of Communications Eamonn Fitzgerald.
Libyan rebels push into Tripoli, arrest Gaddafi’s son
“Tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant,” said US President Barack Obama in a statement, following the rebel’s push into Tripoli.