Governance

The Corruption Perception Index Report

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Corruption is a scourge upon humankind. From the developed nations of the Scandinavian region to the struggling colonial victim administrations of Asia and Africa, the seeds of corruption, and cutting...

The Komandoo promises

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With the announcement of the bi-election for the Komandoo constituency, after the untimely death of incumbent Member Hussein Waheed, political parties in the Maldives have now shifted into full gear...

The curious case of Mahloof

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The current Minister of Youth and Sports, with a prominent focus on football, Ahmed Mahloof has been topping the charts as one of the more controversial scandals of 2021. 

Political parties; a snapshot

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A political party is an organised group of people who share similar beliefs about how the country should be run and how to solve the major issues facing the country....

The Ameer Doctrine: Licensed to print

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On 17 November, the public finance committee of the Maldivian Parliament passed a resolution extending the open credit line to the government from the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). Although the...

The National Minimum Wage

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Monday, 8 November 2021, was a landmark day for the Maldives. Published in the 50th Volume, Issue 289 of the Maldivian Gazette, a minimum wage was mandated for the first...

Democracy hijacked: Broken promises

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Democracy has been quite an elusive dream, introduced, as reinforced upon us in recent times, to the Maldivian people in the 2000s by Mohamed Nasheed. Charismatic, driven, and supposedly not...