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Pledges: signed, sealed, undelivered

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The Maldives embraced a new Constitution in August 2008 and held its first multi-party presidential elections under the new constitution the same year. Mohamed Nasheed became the first democratically elected...

Decentralisation stalemate

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The Maldives is naturally predisposed towards being decentralised. Geographically dispersed, with spoken language in different dialects and with communities themselves being somewhat independent. The lure, and illusion, of development stems...

Mental-health in the aftermath of COVID-19

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The isolation, lockdowns and the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic will reverberate throughout the country generating nation wide psychological trauma. The repercussions of uncertainty, fear and frustration are...

Terror attack on Speaker Nasheed

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The Speaker of parliament, and the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed was the target of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which was set off at 2027hrs,...