The Maldives: As thoughts turn toward vacations, think of the Maldives
Source: Asian Journal
Malé :: Maldives | updated 2013-04-12 13:20:08 -0700 | disasters-news
Miles Beauchamp, PhD Summer is coming on full-speed and many of us are desperately thinking about vacations. We may not have a lot of time or money, but were thinking about it. One place that somehow always keeps popping up...
Islamism in Maldives a cause of worry for India
Source: Time of India
Malé :: Maldives | updated 2012-04-13 14:37:35 -0700 | political-news
On May 27, 2009, a suicide attack on the ISI headquarters in Lahore had a relatively unknown bomber, Ali Jaleel, a Maldivian terrorist, who had joined al-Qaida some time earlier. It sent a chill through the Indian establishment, and India's...
Maldives bans hotel spas after protests
Source: The Courier-Mail
Malé :: Maldives | updated 2012-03-02 23:25:44 -0800 | political-news
THE Maldives has ordered hundreds of luxury hotels to close their spas after protests by an Islamist party which claimed they were a front for prostitution, an official says. The tourism ministry instructed all resort hotels across the country's 1,192...
Swan killed in rock attack
Source: The Age
Melbourne :: Australia | updated 2011-06-08 01:58:20 -0700 | political-news
Megan Levy April 8, 2011 A male black swan continues to protect a nest after its partner was killed in a brutal attack. Melbourne's north after its partner was killed in a cruel attack in a park yesterday afternoon...A group...
US embassy cables: Maldives tout $50m climate projects to US
Source: The Guardian
Malé :: Maldives | updated 2011-03-01 02:51:27 -0800 | political-news
S/GC, and OSD, Ghafoor said he would prioritize developing education and parliamentary exchanges during his ambassadorship; expressed confidence that Maldives would win a seat on the UN Human Rights Council; confirmed his government's willingness to take a Guantanamo detainee; underscored...
Maldives democracy must not go backward | Hassan Saeed
Source: The Guardian
Malé :: Maldives | updated 2010-09-20 15:02:14 -0700 | political-news
Maldives democracy must not go backward The international community has a key role to play in supporting the Maldives through the crisis in its fledgling democracy The British tourists who come to the Maldives' beaches are unlikely to know about...
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