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If you have any comments about any post in this blog or if you want to get involved in our discussions please visit my new blog:http://mohamedbushry.blogspot.com/Thank youMohamed Bushry

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Minicoy Island or Maliku is the only inhabited island of the Maliku Atoll. It is the second largest and the southern-most among the islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago, measuring about 10 km from its northern end to its southernmost point. Minicoy is a long island, almost completely covered with coconut trees. The locals, the Malikun, call their island "Maliku," as do the Maldivians, while it

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The increase in the smuggling and illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in Male has taken a sharp rise in the recent months. In most of the cases, it is expatriates (Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, etc) who are seen to be taking part in such activities, along with help from locals. I suggest the following actions if we want to see a decline in this:1. Permits are currently given to foreign teachers,

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How about developing a resort close to Male that is completely custom designed to host conferences and accommodate delegates. This way we could promote Maldives as n affordable and ideal host of international conferences and business meetings. The island of Aarah which was previously used as a Presidential retreat is an ideal island to develop in this was as a Conference Resort. Or we could

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There is hardly any country in the world that doesn’t have a China Town. China Towns of Singapore and Malaysia are popular spots with Maldivian tourists but there are “China Towns” in countries such as the US and Canada too. I think we should build one too!I know that usually such names and places evolve due to ethnic Chinese or ethnic Indians settling in those areas and bringing their cultures

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Island Holidays a Mumbai-based consolidator for Maldives now plans to tap the Bollywood segment by facilitating movie producers with shooting locations in the island nation and also arrange their travel plans (reports www.travelbizmonitor.com). Elaborating on the plans for promoting Maldives through Bollywood, Aman Bhatia, Partner, Island Holidays said, “We recently facilitated the shooting of

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British head teachers are being encouraged to swap their high-pressured jobs for teaching posts in the palm-fringed atolls of Maldives (reports http://news.bbc.co.uk/)Maldives' Minister for Education Dr Mustafa Lutfi told BBC that Maldives is seeking teachers familiar with the English curriculum in order to boost standards in schools on some of the country's 200 inhabited islands. Dr Lutfi says

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Kiribati, a Pacific island-nation in danger of being submerged because of global warming, may purchase land elsewhere to relocate its people, reports www.bloomberg.com/.“We would consider buying land,” President Tong of Kiribati said in an interview in New Delhi. “The alternative is that we die, we go extinct.” Kiribati (pic), between Hawaii and Australia, is the second island-nation after the

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Amy Chaves who is a Japanese resident has put forward a novel idea to relocate all Maldivians to Japan. Writing on http://search.japantimes.co.jp/ she says that by giving some Japanese islands to the Maldivians, Japan can solve some economic problems and at the same time help Maldives too! Following are extracts from Amy Chavez’s article:“For years Japan has struggled with the question of how to

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Bollywood has a new star kid on the block. After impressing masses and critics alike with her debut film Saawariya, Sonam Kapoor is back with a bang this year. Though people didn't get to see this (young Kapoor) - daughter of the very talented and versatile Anil Kapoor – last year in 2009 the pretty actress will be seen in the much-awaited Delhi 6. But before her film hits theatres her fans can

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At a time when the new government of Maldives seeks immense strides in the development of the country it is imperative that we do not depend solely on the goodwill of the Indians. While India would always be a strategic and important ally and helper, it would be folly to ignore the importance of further strengthening the roles played by the United States and Europe in our development. It is

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The Daily Mirror Newspaper of Sri Lanka (www.dailymirror.lk/) reports that Sri Lanka is to help Maldives in the development of cricket. According to Daily Mirror, the Sports ministers from the Maldives and Sri Lanka agreed to a sports promotion exchange programme between the two countries. The meeting between the Maldivian Sports Minister Hassan Latheef and Sri Lankan Sports Minister Gamini

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(Extracts from the article on http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5604464.ece)Of the $45m the government currently earns annually from tourism, President of the Maldives (Nasheed) plans to start putting aside at least $2m a year into a fund, with contributions increasing substantially over time. This seems unlikely to be enough to buy a sizable chunk of land in the near

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(Jakarta News.Net) While speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, former Vice President Al Gore has referred to the case of the Maldives, which he said was now looking to purchase territory to re-locate its entire population due to of rising water levels. Al Gore called for climate crisis leadership under President Barack Obama. He urged US lawmakers to enact

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For newlyweds Fergie and Josh Duhamel, when one honeymoon ended, another began (reports www.people.com/) Back from a whirlwind global adventure that took them to the Maldives and then the Bahamas, the happy couple arrived in Los Angeles on 25th January, looking refreshed and tanned. First stop on their itinerary: the Maldives. There for a week, beginning Jan. 12, the two jump-started their

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Extract from http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/brian-viner/“This month's Asian Cricket Council Trophy is not one of the sport's most glittering competitions. It is contested by Oman, Bhutan, Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand, Iran, the Maldives and China. But it is still well worth following. After all, that China (population somewhere around the 1,330,044,605 mark) can compete in any arena

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Police have found a drug stash hidden in a light pole on the ground of a Male’ mosque, reports Minivan News. According to the website, 54 drug bullets were found at Thaquvaa mosque in Henveiru yard on Monday by police. The case is being investigated but no arrests have been made.Imam Mohamed Shareef said there were gangs who often loitered behind the mosque. “They do all kinds of bad things. It

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Here are some of Hrithik Roshan’s photos in Bandos-Maldives. Hirthik, along with his Kites co-star Barbara Mori flew to Maldives for the shoot of the film Kites. Prior to this, Kites had a lengthy shoot at Mexico and Las Vegas. The new Tourism Minster should make Maldives more Bolllywood-shooting-friendly so that more film crew would fly to shoot films here. We need to build the proper transport

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Mr. Gunaratna of Sri Lankan newspaper (Island) writes that Sri Lanka has more to offer the tourist than Maldives. Below is an extract from his story, which you can read at http://www.island.lk/2009/01/19/business2.html"The tourism industry in Sri Lanka will bounce back and we have the potential to become a top destination in the region," an optimistic Anura Dewapura, the new General Manager of

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Have you heard about the country music band (in the United Staes) named after our country? Yep! This band’s name is: “Maldives”.Visit http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/396176_postcard16.htmlto read about this story. The band makes foot-stomping, sing-along Americana with a bevy of traditional instruments (banjo, pedal steel, dobro, violin) and a few rock instruments (bass, drums, electric guitars

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Hrithik Roshan will be flying to Maldives tonight (14th January 2009) along with his Kites co-star Barbara Mori for the shoot of the film (reports www.businessofcinema.com/).According to the website, Kites director Anurag Basu says, "We have to shoot a slow romantic song and we thought that Maldives would be apt for such a song. We will leave tonight for a four day shoot."The unit of Kites

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Hoteliers around the globe may be suffering cold sweats as the economic meltdown hits occupancy rates hard, but Six Senses Resorts & Spas CEO Sonu Shivdasani tells Arabian Business he is confident his luxury chain will emerge stronger in 2009. Following are edited extracts from the story on www.arabianbusiness.com/Even staring down the barrel of the most severe global economic downturn in living

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(Edited extracts from article on Minivannews) Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, on Thursday (08th January) withdrew a defamation lawsuit against the Adhaalath Party president Sheikh Hussain Rasheed Ahmed on Wednesday, who last year claimed Gayyoom was not a Sunni Muslim, according to the civil court.Gayyoom started civil proceedings against Sheikh Rasheed two days before the country’s first

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(Reports www.island.lk)Various epithets have been used to describe the Maldives new president Mohamed Nasheed,but to those at The Island,who have known him since 1990,he is very much the restless journalist looking for the next big story.Speaking exclusively to The Island on Sunday, in his 19 th floor Colombo Hilton suite,while his aides kept checking their watches and signaling that it was time

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(Reports www.telegraph.co.uk/)A delegation of senior Tories flew to the Maldives on Tuesday (06th Jan) to help prepare the island nation's new president for the country's first-ever multi-party democratic parliamentary elections next month. Mohammed Nasheed, a one-time Amnesty International "prisoner of conscience", spectacularly beat his former jailer and Asia's longest-serving ruler, Maumoon

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London (ANI): Guy Ritchie reportedly spent the New Year alone at his country estate in England - as his eight-year marriage with Madonna came to an end. The RocknRolla director was said to have been on his own in his Wiltshire mansion while the Queen of Pop welcomed 2009 with their three kids in the Maldives. When Madonna and her family visited Soneva Fushi she reportedly scribbled "five

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Maldives Police Service have revealed that the service have arrested 115 people throughout the past week on drugs related offences, local media reported. The 115 people were brought into custody during special operations launched by the Drug Enforcement Unit of Maldives Police Service Criminal Investigation Department. The arrests were connected to 57 different drug related cases and they were

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President Mohamed Nasheed has been doing a lot of good work and he is receiving plaudits for same. We are a small country with meager resources, and managing these resources efficiently is a need of the hour. We have a dearth of human resource and the government must make good use of those available. Here, President Nasheed deserves congratulations for appointing some very good boards and

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Mauritius (shown in the picture here) is losing its glit edge, reports www.defimedia.info.An internationally renowned jeweller, whose primary market consists of elite tourists, is concerned that the local market is becoming increasingly commercial and is losing its status as a prestigious and exclusive destination.“The status enjoyed by Mauritius ensured that a world class clientèle returned on a

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Colombo, 03 January, (Asiantribune.com): Visiting President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed expressed his appreciation of the efforts being taken by President Rajapaksa to restore peace in Sri Lanka, and congratulated the President and Sri Lanka on the success in the Kilinochchi Operation, and also assured Sri Lanka of the fullest support of the Maldives in the fight against terrorism.It was agreed

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It may be known as a tropical paradise, an archipelago of 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean. But the traditional image of the Maldives hides a dirty secret: the world's biggest rubbish island. (reports http://www.guardian.co.uk/)A few miles and a short boat ride from the Maldivian capital, Malé, Thilafushi began life as a reclamation project in 1992. The artificial island was built to solve

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Minivan News reports that the ministry of Islamic affairs appealed to the Maldives Police Service on Wednesday to end to all the discos organised for New Year’s Eve celebrations.Police sergeant Ahmed Shiyam confirmed Dr Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari, the minister of Islamic affairs, had made an official request to the police commissioner, Ahmed Faseeh, for police to take action regarding this matter.“

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No man is an island. But plenty of people fancy the idea of owning one. It may seem that Asia would be a magnet for "islomaniacs." Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world, with 17,000 islands. The Philippines has about 7,100 or so, depending on the tides. Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam all have extensive coastlines. But real estate laws do not make it easy for foreigners to

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Basil's Bar & Restaurant is a wooden shack of a beach bar located on the remote Caribbean island of Mustique. But despite its understated look, a night out at Basil's could bring you face to face with Tommy Hilfiger, Mick Jagger, Denzel Washington or even Queen Elizabeth."Here, they get to let their hair down and be normal people," says owner Basil Charles. "Bill Gates was sitting at the end of

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Living the good life, Naomi Campbell flaunted her bikini figure while enjoying a sun-filled vacation in the Maldives (pic) over the holiday weekend (27 December 2008).Accompanied by her Russian billionaire boyfriend Vladislav Doronin, the temperamental supermodel offered a rare smile as she splashed in the water alongside her beau and two of his scantily dressed guy pals.As for the 38-year-old

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Those of us who have been following the reform movement would know that at various stages of this evolving movement, it was Gasim Ibrahim who has continuously acted on selfish ways which weakened the movement. Gasim always pretends to be a reformist but when he had the chance to lead the movement (as the head of the MDP), he chose to join dictator Gayyoom’s ruling DRP. Gasim joined the

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“Himeyn ingilaab” was a reformist website that made a significant contribution in the concerted effort to oust dictator Gayyoom from power last month. But since the election of Nasheed as the new president, “Himeyn ingilaab” seems to have changed its tone. Criticizing the new government isn’t a problem. In fact we should all criticize President Nasheed and his new government in areas that warrant

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A senior police official recently told me that he supports the new president’s humbleness and the changes president Nasheed is bringing to the country. But this officer said that president Nasheed shouldn’t dispose of all the protocols! Let’s take the case of the Number One Jetty that’s exclusively used for the state’s official purposes. Since the change of the government we have seen tourist and

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1. Ex-president (Maumoon Gayyoom) still holds presidential ambitions. 2. Gayyoom also has ambitions for his elder daughter (Dhunya) to one day be president (or at least vice president) of the country.3. Gayyoom also hopes that he gets the prestigious opportunity to be head of the Commonwealth or hold a senior UN job in the near future.4. Yamin is still delusional as to believe that the majority

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Thanks to President Nasheed for finally coming to his senses! Many Maldivians have noted that the constitution does not allow the government to give security (Bodyguards) to ex-dictator Gayyoom. A bill is currently being debated at the Majlis regarding what services the state has to provide to ex-presidents. Until this bill becomes law, the government cannot legally provide any facilities from

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Many of my friends ask often ask me what I think of the new government. They accuse President Nasheed of giving senior positions to questionable characters such as Kerafa Naseem. I agree that there are areas that need rethinking, but I would never swap this regime with the previous regime of Gayyoom. I don’t care even if Anni makes Kerafa Naseem the Minster of Islamic Affairs. Nothing can be

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“We want justice, not revenge,” was the theme as a relatively small but sizeable crowd gathered at the Artificial Beach Friday afternoon to call the government of Mohamed Nasheed to bring former dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom to justice. It was a peaceful protest of about 200 people. Most were holding placards calling for Gayyoom and his cronies to be brought to justice for the crimes that - the

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1. Some say that Dr. Hassan Saeed could be appointed as the new Home Minister, after the resignation of Gasim Ibrahim. The justification used by such people is that Dr. Saeed holds a doctorate in Law and he has plenty of experience as an Attorney General in the previous government. But there are those who would be opposed to the idea on the basis that Dr. Saeed served as a Minister in Gayyoom’s

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Listening to the press briefing given by Home Minister Gasim, to explain his reasons for sending riot police to control the protest by the staff of Reethirah, I noticed the following points:1. Gasim mentioned the Reethirah-Resort’s owner - Moho’s - name more than seven times in the press briefing! It was obvious that Gasim’s arm was either twisted by Moho or that Moho’s instructions were more

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I totally condemn the use of disproportionate force by the Maldives Police against peaceful demonstrators at Reethirah Resort last night. The staff at the resort were protesting and demanding that they be granted the rights that are due to them under the newly passed Employment Act. If Bandos Island resort can fully implement this labour law and grant all the rights to the staff, why can’t other

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New Human Resource Minister Hassan Latheef held a press briefing on Thursday, 27th of November to brief the media on the issue of labour – including the growing problem of expatriate labour. Some of the highlights of this meeting are as follows:1. Maldives joining the ILO:Minister Latheef said that the new government has decided to join the International Labour Organization (ILO) by 04th December

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It was nice to see the Vice President come out of the shell (or rather given the opportunity to come out of the shell) a few times over the last couple of days. In one such outing, VP Waheed was sitting with Waheeduddeen at a press briefing at the President’s Office today. The press briefing was regarding the government’s policy on decentralisation or local governance. Waheeduddeen was there due

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At a time of international fiscal turmoil and at a time when the Maldives is facing difficult economic times, it is surprising that Governor of our Central Bank (MMA) is missing. Fazeel Najeeb (a close ally of Yamin Gayyoom) was appointed as the Governor of MMA during the last few weeks of Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom’s presidency. I believe that Fazeel, who lives and studies in the UK, has not come to

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One striking point in the new budget is that there is no allocation for the presidential retreat (Aarah). This is a stark indication that the new government does not plan to use the island as a retreat for the president. Though the government has not made any announcements on what their policy will be regarding the presidential retreat, there is speculation that the island would be rented out as

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1. Speaking at the Parliament, to present the new budget, the Finance Minister has revealed that the Foreign Currency reserve of the country has come down by usd 50 million over the past one year. The reserve at present is usd 259 Million. At internationally accepted standards, for a country of our size, the foreign currency reserve should be at least usd 400 million. But, given the international

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Since the election of Nasheed as President we have barely heard Vice President Dr. Waheed talk (even at a small press conference). Dr. Waheed is often seen standing behind Nasheed (like a poodle) when Nasheed conducts certain ceremonies. What we are seeing is Ibrahim Hussain Zaki (the Special Envoy of the President) taking a more central stage. Zaki is seen to be playing the role of the Vice

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1. The ad hock strikes by some resort staff! One reader commented: “About the resorts implementing the law, it’s a nightmare! Those who have implemented have cut down on food costs for staffs. I think this employment act is designed for civil servants. There are some things that you just cannot implement in an industry like tourism, fisheries etc. We need to amend the law.”Many Maldivian staff

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As a nation we collectively betrayed President Nasir. Former President Gayyoom was the one who vilified and mocked Nasir. He misled us into doing this cruel act. When the new government of Nasheed got the chance to repair some of the damage, the government showed courage and humbleness in offering Nasir a state funeral. Following are some points that we can ponder after this sad goodbye to a

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Look at the way the destiny works! While a despot (Gayyoom) who has ruled for over 30-years was in his full power, a “small” activist (Nasheed) came and dethroned him. Now, dictator Gayyoom’s political foe (former president Nasir) passes away after a long-standing illness – as if he was waiting to pass away only after witnessing the fall of Gayyoom’s dictatorial regime.To add icing to this cake,

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1. It will be nice if one day, without prior notice, President Nasheed visits the fish market in the afternoon. He meets the fishermen who are there. Chats with them regarding any ideas that they may have, which could improve their vocation and trade. Nasheed could encourage the fishermen and vendors to work hard and tell them some promising news about any policy changes that could help the

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President Nasheed and his government now seem to be preoccupied with giving all sorts of allowances, pensions, residences, etc. to ex-president (the dictator) Gayyoom. Nasheed has given special security from the MNDF to Gayyoom (in apparent contravention to the constitution). Now the President’s Office has released a statement saying that the President does not encourage the public to play songs

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The disruptions in the supply of desalinated water to the households of Male over the past few days must have taught us all a lesson! We cannot trust the most basic of our services to corrupt officials who are sympathetic to the outgoing government. It is time that we apply the “Thaahiru-Dhiriulhun” formula to the water company (MWSC) as well. It is time that the place is made “Thaahiru” (cleaned

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Of the many things that we proposed to the new government, two things have been done today. That is the retiring of the Commissioner of Police Adam Zahir and transferring of the Chief of Defense Force, Mohamed Zahir to another post. As of now we have new Chiefs at the Police and the Defense Force. This is good news to the people of this country.We are glad to see the back of the Chief Torturer

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The debate on the bill submitted by DRP-member (Aneesa) on the facilities available for an ex-president is being debated at the Majlis today. Gayyoom (or any other ex-president) should / should not get the following:1. He (or she) should get a pension or salary that is not more than 60% of the current salary of a serving president.2. But the bill submitted by DRP proposes to give a salary to the

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Some of the articles (posts) in this blog are obviously critical of the new government. Due to this reason some readers are of the opinion that I’m against the new president and the new government. This is the sort of narrow-mindedness that we do not need. If everyone (including the media) starts praising President Nasheed and his government then he too could forget his roots and become a

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Just a thought on the Presidential Palace and Aarah: There are rumors that the outgoing president removed some equipment and items from the President’s Office and the Presidential palace (Theemuge) and even Aarah. It’s about time that the new government answers these rumors and states some facts. Is it true that Gayyoom, during the last few days of his presidency, removed some expensive furniture

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President Nasheed has had three days at the office now. Let’s examine some of his statements and actions during these three days, to see if he is keeping to his promises.1. During the campaigning for the first round of the presidential election, many candidates (including Nasheed and Dr. Hassan Saeed) said that, if elected as president, they will not reside at the current Presidential Palace (

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1. Retire the Commissioner of Police Adam Zahir and appoint a new Commissioner of Police. The new appointment could perhaps be Latheef.2. Retire the Chief of Staff Mohamed Zahir and appoint a new Chief of Staff. The new appointment could perhaps be Moosa Jaleel.3. Retire some of the leading officers of the Coast Guard (such as Zakariyya) and appoint new officers to head the Coast Guard. 4.

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Dhoonidhoo Island was used by former presidents (Nasir and Gayyoom) as torture chambers for Maldivians. At the dawn of this new era of democratic governance, it will be most appropriate to close the jail at Dhoonidhoo and convert the island as a resort for Maldivians. The island could then be renamed as “Dhoonidhoo Dhivehi Fushi”!At a press conference after being elected as President, Mohamed

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In an earlier post on this blog I suggested that Aarah could be changed as a holiday resort for Maldivians. But now I suggest that Dhoonidhoo-Jail-Island would be a better choice for conversion as a holiday resort for Maldivians. Aarah could be put up for international bid and leased as a luxury resort for mega-rich billionaires such as Abrahamovich, Prince Al Walid and other billionaires from

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While reading through the Haveeru Daily of 10th November, I came across a story in which President Mohamed Nasheed told the UK newspaper (Guardian) that his government will form a Maldives Trust Fund which will basically be a savings account to buy (or reclaim) land that will be used to relocate all Maldivians in case the doomsday scenario of the sea level rise becomes a reality.I thank President

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The cabinet for the president-elect Mohamed Nasheed was announced this afternoon. Following are some of the observations regarding the proposed cabinet. This isn’t the best Cabinet but 11 of the 14 appointments should be given some time to prove their critics wrong while the other three posts should be reviewed by the Parliament and the new government!1. Whereas Gayyoom’s Cabinet had more than 20

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The main focus of our foreign policies should be to attract investment from abroad and also establish a "Maldives Trust Fund" for the future. A certain percentage of our revenue should be saved in this fund. Foreign donors should be invited to donate to this fund. The purpose of the fund should be to build a huge “Safe Island” - hopefully by reclaiming the whole of the Vaavu Atoll - at a height

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Think about this! Sri Lankan investors (either directly or indirectly) control about 11 (eleven) percent of our tourist beds. Sri Lankan airlines has for decades controlled the major earning of the air-travel business in our tourism industry. Most of the accountants in many major Maldivian companies are Sri Lankans. They know the inside-out of our corporate strengths and weaknesses. Sri Lankans

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While we congratulate Nasheed, we have to appreciate that now he has a tougher job than winning the election. In fact, forming and running a government could be much harder and trickier than winning the election itself. Nasheed has to realize that we did not sacrifice our lives and our time and our livelihood to make way for some corrupt hoodlums to become ministers and what not. I understand

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1. President: Hon. Mohamed NasheedDon’t stay at Theemuge. Muliaage is good enough. Don’t give a residence to Gayyoom (definitely not Muliaage and not even Hilaaleege). Gayyoom should be given a good pension and a generous housing allowance and reasonable security while he resides in the Maldives – but no need to give him a residence.Shorten the length of the presidential term to four years.2.

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Ibrahim Nasir was our second president - a leader who laid the foundations of our two most important industries, i.e. tourism and fisheries. Though he too had dictatorial traits during his presidency, Nasir was treated very unfairly and vilified by Gayyoom. Nasir lives in Singapore and never returned to Maldives during Gayyoom’s 30-year-rule. Now about 80 years old and extremely sick, many

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Redefining “moderate Islam” is one critical area that needs to be addressed urgently. If MDP alienates the moderate Islamists then there is great danger of the party losing their credibility. Moderate Islam does not mean having the freedom to dress whichever way one wants. We all attacked Gayyoom because he does not make his wife Nasreena to wear the veil. I wonder what many Maldivians would say

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Well, half of the battle is over by wining this election. On the other hand Maumoon, Yamin, Thasmeen, Kutti Nasheed, Azima, Aneesa, AKamaaluddeen, AHameed, etc. will join their financial muscles and deception and try to take advantage of any hiccups from MDP. As they have said repeatedly, they will try to win the next parliamentary election. Though this is unlikely we should never underestimate

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Gayyoom has consistently challenged the wearing of the veil. To put the record straight we need to do certain things. First, we need to increase Islamic awareness so that girls’ schools can redesign girls’ school uniforms to include the veil and long pants. We also need to introduce a regulation so that all ladies who serve in the Maldives civil service need to wear the veil during office hours.

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This Islamic Centre would not be just a mosque. It would have a capacity for at least one thousand people to congregate for prayer and it would have a conference hall, an Islamic Library, a set of classrooms to teach the Holy Koran and other Islamic teachings, an Audio Visual room, a computer lab and some recreational or sports facilities allowed under Islam.

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A special program, in collaboration between the Coast Guard and the Fisheries Ministry, should be carried out to protect our seas. We could also introduce some “Air force” component to MNDF or under the “Coast Guard”, which will have at least a few helicopters and some light aircraft that could patrol our exclusive economic zone. Such an “Air force” could be vital in blocking the entry points for

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As Dr. Hassan Saeed has mentioned in his manifesto, we need to privatize Television Maldives and Voice of Maldives. If TVM and VOM are privatized then there is no need to have a ministry for “information and arts”. Arts component could go to the "Ministry of Sports, Arts & Vocational Education".

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After converting Muleeaage as the Official Residence of the President and after converting Theemuge into the main campus of the University of Maldives; we need to make Hilaaleege (where Nasheed is residing now) the Official Residence of the Vice President.

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Though he is the “friend” of all of us, we need to recognize the fact that his post deserves some respect. He is after all our president and we do not want even foreign dignitaries calling him “Anni”. So I suggest we stop addressing the president as “Anni” and start using his real name. Some of us have nicknames such as “Kokki”; but would we want us to be addressed as “Kokki” if we become

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A South African style “Truth and Reconciliation Council” could be formed and headed by an independent Judge. The purpose of this council would not be to punish the criminals of Gayyoom regime but to find those crimes and make a sentence and keep the sentence as a suspended sentence or forgive altogether. But it is important to establish the crimes. But in the case of any corruption, such money

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The national anthem of our country fails to inspire the new generation of Maldivian. I feel that even the anthem “Wathan Edhey Gothah” compiled by our first president (Mohamed Amin) is also a better tune and a better anthem than our national anthem. Perhaps this wouldn’t be a very popular idea, but I feel that we need to think and debate whether we could change our national anthem.

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I have got unofficial news that the outgoing president (Gayyoom) has telephoned the president-elect Nasheed to congratulate him. Alhamdulillah. The Maldivian people have won, and the dictator has lost. While we bask in this glorious victory, let us remember a few points that may help us along the way as we prepare to take this country to a new level.1. A major part of this victory is the dhua of

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Gayyoom is restless and sleepless. Winds of change have braced these fragile shores of ours. Maldivians have finally woken from the hypnotic sleep that they have been forced to endure. We now know the truth. The international community is aware of the Maldivian people's predicament. Together we will overcome this regime that has taken so much away from us. We do not need a leader who plants seeds

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Did anyone ever pause to think about the incredible message hidden in the date of the second round of voting? Look closely at the date, 28th October 2008!If you add the two digits in “28” you will get a total of 10. In digital numbers the number for the month of October is 10. If you add the two digits in “2008” you will get a total of 10. Hence, the date of 28th October 2008 is a representation

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At a press briefing today, the CEO of MIFCO, Adil Saleem, endorsed MDP candidate, Mohamed Nasheed, for the upcoming election. This was a pleasantly surprising announcement by Saleem. While congratulating Adil Saleem for standing up against this dictatorial regime, I call upon the Managing Directors and chairmen of other parastatal companies such as MTCC, Island Aviations, etc. to put country

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People! Wakeup! This isn't about Anni or MDP or Dr. Hassan. Our country is precariously tilting at the edge of an erupting volcano. We have two paths in front of us on 28th Oct. One is that the MDP-Coalition wins. Even then Gayyoom and Yamin may not accept defeat. They may use the police and the MNDF and their private militia and thugs to create havoc and push this country down the volcano.

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President: Hon. Mohamed NasheedVice President: Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan ManikPresident of the Guardian Council for Islamic Affairs & Dhivehi Culture: Sheikh Majeed(Deputy: Sheikh Hussain Rasheed)Foreign Minister: Dr. Shaheed(Deputy: Dr. Farahanaz Faisal)Home Minister: Dr. Hassan Saeed(Deputy: Hon. Shaheed Zaki) Min. of Defense & National Security: Brigadier Moosa Jaleel(Deputy: Hon. Amin Faisal)

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When a new government comes into power on 11th November, we will need a complete rethink on how we run the government and how we run this country. A completely new way of thinking will be required. As a new government tries to trim the wasteful budget of the current regime and cut unnecessary recurrent expenditures, we need to restructure many ministries and offices. Below mentioned are few of

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Last night we saw Anni, Gasim and Sheikh Hussain Rasheed give a joint press briefing. The most glaring absentee on the panel was Dr. Hassan Saeed. In the next conference of the MDP-coalition, we hope to see all the major leaders of the coalition on one stage. Only such a unified front can give a strong message to, especially the undecided voters, that the reformists can mount a serious challenge

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In a press conference that ended a few minutes ago, Jumhoree Alliance’s presidential candidate Gasim Ibrahim has endorsed Anni as there preferred candidate in the second round of the presidential election. The two Deputy Leaders of Jumhoree Party (Jabir and ADK-Nashid) also spoke glowingly about MDP’s candidate. Adhaalath Party’s leader (Sheikh Hussain Rasheed) also gave his support to an

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Will Dr. Munawwar take Gayyoom’s side to take revenge on Anni? Or will he take the side of the Maldivian people?“HimeynInqilaab” website claims that Dr.Munawwar and Gayyoom’s brother (Yamin) have formed an alliance to create chaos and boost Gayyoom’s chances of winning. (pls refer to the link http://himeyn-ingilaab.com/2008/10/10/)If this claim is true that is a sad state of affairs. IT'S TIME

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A second round of voting is now almost a certainty. In the second round, all reformists, even some of the ex-MDP members who, for various reasons, may hate Anni too need to think deeply and put country first. If you vote for Gayyoom in the second round because you hate Anni, then you are effectively condemning yourself to slavery for the next five years.Despite all the shortcomings and possible

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As an Adduan who now resides at Male, I went to the Galolhu Stadium, where the Hithadhoo voting booth is held. Voting started with a delay from the announced time.The first thing that struck me was that most of the Observers from the Commonwealth were huddled at booth number S-01 at the stadium. I wonder how the Commonwealth can ‘observe” the election nationwide if most of them reside in Male and

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As the first multiparty presidential election in the country looms close we have to seriously consider some of the political maneuverings of the incumbent president. Let’s consider the following:1. The appointment of President Gayyoom’s half-brother Yamin Gayyoom as the Tourism Minister only days before the election.2. The appointment of six new Atoll Chiefs only days before the election.3. The

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For an opinion on the result of the DhiFM Poll on the presidential election held on 02nd Oct 2008, please refer to the following link on "himeyn Inqilaab" website.http://himeyn-ingilaab.com/2008/10/03/

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Following is an article I published on Dhivehi Observer about three yars ago (on 01st Sept 2005)Despite the efforts by the state owned media to portray him as a villain, the Chairman of MDP (Nasheed) is seen by many Maldivians as their saviour.,Many of us look up to him and his party, to free us from the undemocratic political system that is prevalent in this country. In the face of virtually

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(Following article is by Dhivehi Observer (DO) Sappe)Are you on the electoral register? Does anyone know the total no of eligible voters? Does anyone care?Although some opposition groups are wishfully thinking that this could possibly be a "fair and free" elections, the Maldives Dictator has all the plans in place to rig the vote on October 8th, the first ever multiparty presidential election to

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If Jumhooree Party’s presidential candidate Gasim Ibrahim had any sense of the reality, he would realize that his party has no chance of winning the presidential election in the first round of voting. Gasim should know that if the voting goes for a second round he would either be out of the top two and hence out of contention, or even if he goes for the second round he would most likely lose. I

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It’s commendable that a number of Maldivian Islamic scholars have got together in exposing the secular and anti-Islamic statements and policies of Gayyoom. Adhaalath Party is organizing and spearheading these actions to expose the apparent hypocrisy of Gayyoom with regards to wearing the buruga (veil) and the implementation of the death penalty and so on. Despite these apparently “Islamic”

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