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Asia this week: 17 – 23 June 2021

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Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen criticises nations for stipulating conditions for vaccines supplies to other countries and for hoarding COVID-19 vaccines.

Maldives this week: 17 – 23 June

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On 22 June, local NGO ARC said that there were systemic flaws in the Maldives' child protection mechanism, and this was what had led to the death of a 13-year-old,...

Weekly COVID-19 update: 17 – 23 June 2021

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Further ease in restrictive measures imposed with drastic improvements in the number of positive cases seen over the last few weeks. There are still 71 islands under monitoring. Government also...

Ageing ungracefully

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The Bureau of National Statistics, on the International Day of Elderly Persons 2020, projected that by 2045 the Maldives' elderly population, those aged 65 and older, will have increased five...

Social housing: a broken promise

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Halfway through the current administration, with 7,000 “Hiyaa” flats initiated by the previous administration still not handed over, many are becoming increasingly disillusioned by the thought that housing is just...

Maldives this week: 10 to 16 June

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On 10 June, Minister of Health Ahmed Naseem announced that an agreement has been signed with the State Trading Organization (STO) to procure 96 ambulances for use in the atolls. On...

Weekly COVID-19 update, 10 – 16 June 2021

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The number of new cases recorded has decreased drastically compared to May 2021. Due to the restrictive measures imposed and strict movement controls implemented, the current positivity rate stands at...