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Maldives this week: 23 - 30 January 2022

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On 30 January, Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed sent a letter to the parliament's 241 committee requesting an investigation into the opposition's 'India Out' campaign, alleging that it was a...

Disaster in Tonga

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When the disastrous Sumatran earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated Indonesia and shorelines all across the Indian Ocean, the world was in shock. Thousands of lives were lost, and thousands more...

The Netflix price hike

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Even before the pandemic, Netflix had been the most popular streaming service in the Maldives, even with the advent of Disney+, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video, and given the very...

The state has failed Yameen Rasheed

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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...

The pandemic is (still) on

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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...