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Born right on campus, here at the #MaldivesNationalUniversity, the four-week-old kitten already looked ready for college. She will certainly be growing up along with other students and become a mature companion by graduation day!
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Apr 26
Professor Srgjan Kerim-- a Macedonian diplomat, and President of the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly and once an official candidate for the position of UN secretary General-- speaking at the Maldives National University
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Apr 23
Dr Athaulla Rasheed from the MNU Centre for Security & Strategic Studies & Mohamed Hoodh Ibrahim of MNU Faculty of Arts, discussing their book chapter written for "Handbook of State, Nation & Nationalism in South Asia", edited by Dr Amit Ranjan, a research fellow at ISAS at NUS.
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Mar 24
given the current rise in price of petrol & diesel, the arrival of the Maldives new taxi fleet of electric vehicles is very welcoming and in fact, very timely because with the availability of the EVs we have the choice of choosing a cheaper taxi.
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Mar 22
Mv Constitution requires holding a national referendum before Parliament votes on a bill to change articles in the consti that are directly related to the citizens of Maldives. If such a bill exists/already passed, can this #CartBeforeTheHorse be constitutional? @MvBarCouncil
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Mar 22
a referendum is held to get the nation's majority view on a Proposed Change. hence, with a YES or NO vote, parliament drafts & passes the Bill accordingly & the President ratifies. public referendums don't endorse bills already passed by parliament. the public plays no role here
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Mar 22
as members of the public, what're we doing? what's our consti role here? governments take referendums to ask us the public to give a mandate BEFORE they begin rewriting/amending the Constitution, the countryโs supreme law. public referendums don't endorse a #CartBeforeTheHorse!
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Mar 22
the public does not play the intended role under the constitution, but that of the president in passing an ordinary legislation other than the constitution? ๐ค #CartBeforeTheHorse
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Mar 19
The current Gulf War will probably see a major break through once the USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship, arrives in the Gulf carrying over 2000 marines. If they capture the kharg island, Iran's nerve centre of their oil export, they could block Iran's oil export.
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Mar 19
Some Israeli leaders view that taking over the Kharg island would cripple Iran Iran's oil export, causing the economy to collapse, leading to a quick regime change. destruction of the kharg island would also skyrocket global oil price creating financial havoc in many countries.
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Mar 22
with global economy down, the worst is yet to come, especially for the Maldives. when the global economy is in crisis, tourism revenues will fall, and debt repayment will be negatively impacted, sending the country's economy to a low, just like what we experienced in 2020!
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Mar 17
during the Nasir era, we had a big shipping fleet that ensured the country had sovereignty over our supply. now we have only 3 state ships. this number won't shield us when global carriers such Mersk & MSC increase transport costs due Gulf War 3 driving rise in transport cost$.
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Mar 18
after implementing a significant hike in retail fuel prices as a natural panic reaction to global surge in fuel prices, STO exempted fishermen and public transport. no politician would want to see "policies flip flop" when nation is voting on an important referendum on April 4.
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Mar 12
If all elections are held on a single day it's a win for those- parties, candidates & govt- wanting to save money. the local reality is, whenever there's an election, parties, candidates & govt meet people & listen more; & invest more for each community!
mihaaru.com/news/155256
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Mar 12
if the intention of election consolidation, or having one election, is aimed at cutting the overhead costs & to save money, it can best be done by reducing the number of the elected members, like 02 members from each atoll to the parliament or 03 members for an island council!
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Mar 12
cost-cutting of elections mean rather than reducing elections commission budget, more work should be done to trim the government's overall spending on elected members by reducing the number of elected members. less members mean less salaries & this gives the nation a big saving!
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Mar 12
when dates for holding different elections are staggered, not all seats are up for grab on same day. This process ensures continuity in the sense the govt & the parliament are not "reset" all at once! staggered elections also give people a chance to rate & vote on performance!
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Mar 12
cost cutting in election should be aimed at reducing the govt spending by cutting down the number of elected members. but cutting down the number of elections will further reduce the few opportunities the people already have to stamp their say. denying this is bad for democracy!
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