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Asia this week: 5 – 11 August 2021

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On 10 August over 4,000 Rohingya refugees received their first COVID-19 vaccine, as part of a national vaccination drive to curb the spread of the deadly virus. Rohingya refugees eligible for...

The battle against Human Trafficking

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Trafficking in persons is a crime in international law. Article 3(a) of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children provides the sole internationally accepted definition...

Recovery benched

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On 9 August 2021, at 5:30 PM, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih tweeted; "Exciting news! Maldives has  been selected as the hosts for this year’s SAFF Football Championship to be held...

The curious case(s) of our MPs

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So the five year cycle goes: “beg, borrow and buy” votes to get into Majlis, all in the name of representing the people and the interests of the nation, and...

Maldives this week: 29 July – 4 August 2021

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On 3 August, Prosecutor General Hussein Shameem announced that four arrested on allegations of being involved in the 6 May terror attack targeting Speaker Nasheed have been charged. He added that...