The parliamentary elections in Maldives for the year 2009 will be held on the 9th of May 2009. The Parliament is also known as the Majlis which has a term of 5 years. In all there are 77 seats and the voting will start at 9.00 am and will go till 8:00pm on the [...]

India club a registered organization in Maldives organized a blood donation camp in Male’ this Friday. I could not attend this even at I was traveling. The camp collected 37 liters of blood from different nationals including Indians, Maldivians, Srilankans, Bangladeshi, Pakistanis. UNICEF Country Representative Mansoor Ali also participated in the program and emphasized that [...]

Today 9th March, the birth of prophet Mohamed is being celebrated today by Muslims world over this year. It is a special holiday for many in the Muslim faith. It is celebrated to mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, who entered the world in 570. It is celebrated on the 12th day of [...]

There are about 80,000 foreign workers in Maldives and about 20,000 are illegal. The government of Maldives has issued a notification to surrender themselves to Department of Immigration and Emigration, so that they may be deported back to their country of origin free of charge. If somebody is caught after April 1st 2009, then [...]

A temporary arrangement could be to sort out the problem raised due the recent problem at IGMH (Doctors Strike at IGMH). Speaking at the news conference held at President Office to brief the media on the highlights of his call on President Nasheed on Wednesday morning, Admiral Mehta said the President’s request can be [...]

Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Male’ Maldives is almost stand still today with more than 25 doctors on sick leave. Many nurses are also on sick leave. This could be a protest or strike, but nothing is announced officially. IGMH Deputy Director Abdul Sattar, speaking to Miadhu Daily, informed that as nearly all the doctors on [...]