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On 19 January, close to five years since the brutal murder of prominent blogger and human rights defender, Yameen Rasheed, the Criminal Court convicted Ismail Haisham Rasheed (21), and Ahmed...
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As anticipated and quietly discussed on the risk of a surge in COVID-19 cases post New Year’s festivities, a sudden spike in positive cases has reached 2,609, which is almost...
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With the aim of both stimulating and reinforcing a more resilient and diversified economy in the Maldives, the European Union has announced EUR2 million set as grant aid for the...
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Renewable energy is the obvious answer, barring the lack of justification for a nuclear power plant in the humble, disjointed nation of the Maldives. Since 2009, the demand by the...
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On 15 January, the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Tata, under which the company will develop the housing units...
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Qatar joins 17 other nations in the prestigious honour of hosting the FIFA World Cup, the tournament that is watched with unblinking eyes around the world every four years. The...
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Working from home (WFH) sounds like a concept dreamt up by kids who preferred more holidays during their life at school. What could be better than to report to work...
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Citi on 13 January announced it had reached an agreement with UOB Group (UOB) on the acquisition of Citi’s consumer banking franchises in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The transaction...
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The visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Sri Lanka from January 8 to 9, and the Indian Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar’s recent phone call to his Lankan counterpart...
