Tuesday 24 May 2005
Breaking
News
Severe
weather conditions in Maldives; Tornado Alert issued by
local authority
Male'
- A tropical cyclone is forecasted to reach the Maldives
today according to recent satellite images and weather
forecasts. Local media, Radio and TV, have announced
weather alerts. Residents in Male' confirm that it has
not hit them yet but conditions in South of Maldives is
reported to be worsening with high wind and rain as well
as rough sea.
Check the satellite image today
Special Report
Addu
people destroying Addu's future; Who's Who in Addu?
Recently, MDP Chairman
Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) planned a visit to Addu Atoll and
majority of Addu people were eagerly waiting for this
visit. But, as soon as the news spread, some anti-MDP
meetings was held in a secret place and a second meeting
followed shortly afterwards at Center Park Restaurant in
Feydhoo. Then, they met with some drug addicts (led by a
guy called (Allappa) and some of his paateys to
demonstrate against Anni's visit and planned to attack
him if necessary on his arrival.
read more
Readers' Review
The
challenge for MDP is to rebuild the nation
Some say the fruits
are already evident and available to every one, whilst
others say they see none.
Over the past 27 years Gayoom has completely destroyed
the Maldivian nation and the dreadful events in the
drama of how Maldivians were brutalized, economically
raped and denied their rights and aspirations.
Mercifully the nation, though bloodied remains
unbreakable, and there remains a "saving residue" that
will flourish again, may god give the strength to MDP to
re vitalize this beloved country of ours and will
continue to spare us for the sake of a few righteous men
and women. To rebuild this morally and economically
devastated nation, we must – it is a task that must be
done! But we must do so peacefully, without violence and
without bloodshed but be fearless in facing them under
the guidance of God's will.
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Business
News
Kerzner
International (owner of One&Only Resort group)
announced first quarter results
On May 1,
2005, One&Only Resorts opened the 130-key
all-villa resort, the One&Only Reethi Rah, in
the Maldives. Reethi Rah, which means "beautiful
island" (in the national language, Dhivehi), is
located in the North Male’ Atoll and is easily
accessible by a 45-minute One&Only luxury yacht
transfer, arranged around guests’ personal
flight details. Through land reclamation, the
island on which the One&Only Reethi Rah is
located was increased in size from approximately
20 acres to around 110 acres, incorporating 13
wonderful beaches and a few expansive bays. The
result is that the spacious private villas and
water villas all enjoy an unusual amount of
privacy and exclusivity.
read more
Asian Tsunami Aid News
EU
Commission Approves Detailed Plans for
Post-Tsunami Reconstruction
The
European Commission today approved detailed
plans for €323 million of its €350 million
post-tsunami reconstruction programme, which
will be delivered over the coming two years. €12
million has been immediately released under the
Rapid Reaction Mechanism (RRM) to kick-start
this longer-term reconstruction work. This
builds on the Commission’s €123 million
humanitarian aid that started flowing days after
the disaster struck.
read more
News
Release
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World
Health Assembly adopts new international health
regulations
Geneva - Today,
the World Health Assembly approved a new set of
International Health Regulations to manage
public health emergencies of international
concern. The new rules will "prevent, protect
against, control and provide a public health
response to the international spread of
disease."
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Monday 23 May 2005
Breaking News
4
month old boy murdered by drug addict father in Male'
Male' - Local sources have confirmed that
today a 4 month toddler was taken to IGMH hospital and
pronounced dead as a result of suffocation. It is
believed that a pillow was used to kill this young baby.
The assailant is the father of the toddler known by the
name of Ahmed Shibau who is in his mid 20's. The
toddlers mother was not in the house when this happened
and no further details are available at this time. Many
people gathered near the hospital today to find out more
details about this murder, some were so disgusted with
the alleged killer that they wanted to beat him up and
teach a lesson to him but he was taken away by the
police. Shibau is a well known drug addict, who had been
arrested many many times for drug use and public
disorder offences but now believed to be on bail in
Male' working for Gayyoom's brother Yameen to organize "Paatey"
activities to terrorize the public.
Earlier this month, the dead body of a new born baby was
discovered floating in the South Harbour of Male'
(photo).
Local
News
Bill
Clinton to visit Maldives again on May 29
Former US president Bill Clinton will visit Maldives on
the 29th May after visiting India as part of his continuing engagement with the
victims of the December 2004 tsunami disaster. He travels to Sri Lanka on May
28, followed by the visit to the Maldives capital Male' and Guraidhoo islands in
Kaafu Atoll May 29. In the Maldives, he will focus on the "adopt an island"
initiative. read
more
Readers' Opinion
The
Real Tsunami
26th December 2004 is a
disaster that most of us consider the worst in the
history of Maldives. I respectfully disagree!! I think
11th November 1978 was the the worst disaster. A
disaster that we haven't yet over come. The day that
Maumoon came to power. The "Real Tsunami" in our lives.
read
more
General
Charity News - UK
Disaster
relief charity chairman banned from entering Maldives
The head of a British charity delivering aid to the
Maldives has been barred from entering the country just
before he was to attend talks on tsunami aid
distribution.
Maldives Aid chairman David Hardingham has been
blacklisted by the Maldivian government, which has taken
charge of distributing aid given by the Salisbury
charity and its sister organisation, human rights group
Friends of Maldives.
read more
ASIA
Travel Tips
Latest
Visa Data Shows Tourism Recovery still Volatile in Key
Tsunami Affected Countries
According to the latest tourist spending data released
by Visa Asia Pacific, tourism recovery in selected
tsunami-affected countries remains volatile, with
international traveler confidence showing signs of
weakening following the series of earthquakes and
aftershocks on Nias Island, Indonesia in March 2005.
read more
Sunday Observer
Tourist
drive to 'Rediscover Sri Lanka'
Major players in Sri Lanka's tourism industry have
joined together to launch a Rs. 400 million mega tourism
promotion drive titled "Rediscover Sri Lanka".
The Ministry of Tourism, Sri Lankan Airlines and Sri
Lanka Tourist Board and the Tourism Cluster join
together to spearhead this three and a half months
campaign on international television and press.It
commenced on May 16.
read more
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Sunday 22 May 2005
Minivan
News
I'm
Sticking with the MDP – Reeko Moosa
Popular Laamu Atoll MP Moosa Manik, otherwise known as
Reeko Moosa, told Minivan Radio today he has shelved
plans to form a new party and wishes to pursue his
political ambitions through the Maldivian Democratic
Party (MDP). "Yes, I did state my intentions to make a
separate party but right now my intentions are to
promote the party system and political pluralism through
the MDP" Moosa said.
read more
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Local
News
Media
Reform in Maldives - Voice of Maldives to become a
company like STO
Male'- Reliable sources within the government
have confirmed that Voice of Maldives (VOM) is to be
changed to a company owned by the government like STO.
This is apparently a step taken by Gayyoom to prove that
he is serious on reform yet his efforts to control the
media even today is quite startling. Making VOM a
government owned company or keeping it as part of the
Information Ministry is pretty much the same.
read
more
Local
News
Gayyoom
desperate to block access to Dhivehi Observer
DO website has been officially blocked by
Gayyoom since its launch in early 2004 but people in
Maldives have been able to access it through other
proxies. In addition to that DO launched several mirror
sites which provides people with a full DO contents and
all its daily updates.
read
more
Laws of Maldives
Act
relating to procedure to follow in detaining or
arresting persons for a duration of more than 7 days
1) (a) Save for executing a verdict of the court, a
person shall be detained or arrested, as under article 6
of Act No 4/68(republic) (Common Laws), by the
Ministry of Defence and National Security, Ministry of
Home Affairs and Housing and the Ministry of
Atolls Administration, for a duration of more than 7
days, having requested the extension and received
written permission from a three-member committee
appointed by the President of the Republic. A person
shall be kept in detention or under arrest for an
(extra) period of 15 days under such permission.
read more
Press Release
Republic
of the Maldives Joins MIGA
MAY 20, 2005, WASHINGTON, DC - The Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) "a member of the
World Bank Group" said today that the Republic of the
Maldives has become its newest shareholder, bringing
MIGA's total membership to 165.
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Saturday 21 May 2005
Minivan
News
Dhunfinige Tent Opens for Political Debate
The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) held its first
meeting on Thursday evening in its new ‘Dhunfinige
tent’. Government supporters have said the fact the
meeting was not stopped shows President Gayoom’s
commitment to reform.
The tent is situated in the premises of Dhunfinige in
Neeloafaru Magu of Male’s Galholhu Ward, and can house
up to 500 people.
read more
Local
News
Gayyoom's
grandson not attending Islam classes
Male'- According to reliable sources in Iskandhar
School, Gayyoom's grandson is not attending Islam
classes on the request from the Royal Family of Gayyoom.
Sources say that this is because Gayyoom's grandson gets
scared when topics of Heaven and Hell are taught in the
class.
Coming from a wannabe Arab Sheikh, this is quite strange
said a teacher. Children are suppose to learn about
their religion from a young age and that is what Islam
teaches us.
For someone who appears to be concerned about protecting
Islam in Maldives, this is quite a turnaround from
reality. The question remains whether Gayyoom really is
a true believer of Islam because if he was he would not
be banning his own children from learning about their
faith.
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Readers' Review
In
response to "SHE : just a place to siphon donor funds."
In the article "SHE: just
a place to siphon donor funds.", the writer has
mentioned that the primary objective of SHE is to combat
Thalassemia in Maldives. Please note that the Infant
Mortality Rate (IMR) in Maldives is 55 per 1000 live
births. This means that out of every 1000 babies born,
55 die before they pass 12months within an year
Also please note that the Maldivian Government quotes a
figure far less than UNICEF at 14 per 1000 live births
in the year 2003. The UNICEF IMR figures for Sri Lanka
is 13 per 1000 live births. I would rely on the UNICEF
figures.
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Bangkok
Post
Minor
eyes the Maldives;Three hotels planned with local
partner
Minor International Plc, the country's largest
hospitality and food service operator, is embarking on a
US$21-million (840 million baht) project to open three
hotels on three islands of the Maldives with a Maldivian
partner. The three hotels, with a total of 190 rooms,
have been built on the islands of Dhigufinolhu, Bodu
Huraa and Veligandu Huraa in the Indian Ocean.
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Friday 20 May 2005
CNN - Science & Space
Scientists:
Sumatra quake longest ever recorded
(CNN) -- Dramatic new data from the December 26, 2004,
Sumatran-Andaman earthquake that generated deadly
tsunamis show the event created the longest fault
rupture and the longest duration of faulting ever
observed, according to three reports by an international
group of seismologists published Thursday in the journal
"Science."
"Normally, a small earthquake might last less than a
second; a moderate sized earthquake might last a few
seconds. This earthquake lasted between 500 and 600
seconds (at least 10 minutes)," said Charles Ammon,
associate professor of geosciences at Penn State
University.
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BBC News
Maldives dissident denies crimes
A detainee freed in the
Maldives has denied government claims she was involved
in "criminal activities". Fathimath Nisreen, who was
detained for three years, said the allegation was "a
total lie, they could never prove".
read more
FOM Press Release
Friends of Maldives trip to Geneva
Friends of Maldives volunteers alongside Maldives Aid volunteers flew to Geneva
Sunday the 15th of May 2005 until the 17th of May. The purpose of the trip was
to confront President Gayoom during his official trip to the WHO meeting at the
UN's Palais des Nations, and to meet with the office of the United Nations Human
Rights Commissioner to discuss the latest human rights abuses in the Maldives
and the blacklisting of David Hardingham, trustee of Maldives Aid.
read more
Minivan News
MDP to Announce Presidential Candidate on Jul 26th
As Maldives gears up to officially allow political
parties, as part of President Gayoom’s ‘reform
proposals’, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) says it
has already recruited over
7,000 members and is going to announce a
shadow president by July 26th.
read more
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Gayyoom fails his plan to rob poor Africa
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