http://www.maldivestoday.com True Press Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:38:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2011/01/24/chanting-at-president-nasheed-drug-abuser-%e2%80%93defamation/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2011/01/24/chanting-at-president-nasheed-drug-abuser-%e2%80%93defamation/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:52:31 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=2606 Chanting at President Nasheed Drug Abuser –Defamation? Special Report 24th Jan 2011, By Ali Sulaiman (Freelance writer to www.maldivestoday.com) Its election time in the Maldives, for the first time the tiny Indian Ocean nation polls for local council election. The Maldives voted for a presidential election in 2008 which saw coalition of political parties ousting former President Qayyoom, [...]]]> http://www.maldivestoday.com/2011/01/24/chanting-at-president-nasheed-drug-abuser-%e2%80%93defamation/feed/ 9 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2011/01/23/maldives-president-mohamed-nasheed-maldives-ben-ali/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2011/01/23/maldives-president-mohamed-nasheed-maldives-ben-ali/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:40:53 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=2597 23rd January 2011, Maldivestoday.com Maldives and the world believed that with 2008 Constitution and with a new election, reform and change has finally arrived to the Maldives. Only couples of month’s later reality started to sink. The new government and the new President Nasheed only helped themselves and allegedly in a short period of time have [...]]]> http://www.maldivestoday.com/2011/01/23/maldives-president-mohamed-nasheed-maldives-ben-ali/feed/ 11 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/29/mohamed-ameen-and-the-failure-of-the-first-republic/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/29/mohamed-ameen-and-the-failure-of-the-first-republic/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:20:31 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=1102 The war ended in 1945, and due to Mohamed Ameen’s failure to follow the British Lieutenant Walker’s advice, the Maldive people experienced extreme hardship. Many people migrated from Gulhi island in Male’ atoll, but others died. This was what happened in many islands. Meanwhile 25,000 rupees a month in foreign currency was sent overseas to pay [...]]]> http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/29/mohamed-ameen-and-the-failure-of-the-first-republic/feed/ 21 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/29/the-story-of-20th-century-famines-in-maldives/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/29/the-story-of-20th-century-famines-in-maldives/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:15:58 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=1099 Part 1 – by Abdul Hakeem Hussein Manik, Everyglory house, Maldives, Maldives 1999 translated by Fareesha Abdulla and Michael O’Shea, with assistance from Majid Abdul-Wahhab. The first world war started in 1914, and ended with the defeat of Germany in 1919. During this time Athireege Abdul Majeed Didi was the political leader of the country. Later he [...]]]> http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/29/the-story-of-20th-century-famines-in-maldives/feed/ 12 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/09/president-nasheed-jeopardises-independence-of-maldives-judiciary/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/09/president-nasheed-jeopardises-independence-of-maldives-judiciary/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:39:13 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=853 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/08/09/president-nasheed-jeopardises-independence-of-maldives-judiciary/feed/ 2 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/07/27/maldives-crisis-need-for-statesmen-like-behaviour/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/07/27/maldives-crisis-need-for-statesmen-like-behaviour/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:19:15 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=670 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/07/27/maldives-crisis-need-for-statesmen-like-behaviour/feed/ 4 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/29/democratic-consolidation-or-reversal/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/29/democratic-consolidation-or-reversal/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:31:42 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=72 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/29/democratic-consolidation-or-reversal/feed/ 17 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/29/is-judicial-independence-under-threat-in-the-maldives/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/29/is-judicial-independence-under-threat-in-the-maldives/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:18:11 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=66 Is Judicial Independence Under Threat in the Maldives[1] Overview On 11 November 2008, Mohamed Nasheed was elected to office as President of the Republic, following the very first pluralist democratic election in the country’s history.  The election itself was a major step forward in the country’s march towards a modern democracy.  [...]]]> http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/29/is-judicial-independence-under-threat-in-the-maldives/feed/ 3 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/01/the-governments-restrictions-on-the-right-to-freedom-of-information-in-maldives/ http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/01/the-governments-restrictions-on-the-right-to-freedom-of-information-in-maldives/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:21:50 +0000 admin http://www.maldivestoday.com/?p=70 http://www.maldivestoday.com/2010/06/01/the-governments-restrictions-on-the-right-to-freedom-of-information-in-maldives/feed/ 0