Maldives, a destination for Indian business – Hindu Business Line

Maldives , a destination for Indian business Hindu Business Line There have also been reports of Maldivian youth travelling to Pakistan for education and Islamic training. But whatever the reasons for this most recent turmoil, India, which is the island nation's closest neighbour, has been looked at favourably by .. Read more »

Small Island Developing States Debate in Barbados – Prensa Latina

Small Island Developing States Debate in Barbados Prensa Latina The group comprises also nations from other regions such as Cape Verde, Kiribati, Comoros, Mauritius, Marshall Islands , Maldives , Seychelles, Solomon, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, Singapore, Fiji, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, ... and more » Read more »

Maldives ex-president vows to keep fighting for swift action on climate change – Business Green

MiamiHerald.com Maldives ex-president vows to keep fighting for swift action on climate change Business Green He was widely hailed as a leading voice for the small island states, many of which will be the first to suffer from rising sea levels. The 1200 low-lying islands that make up the Maldives are home to 385000 people, but none of the coral islands are .. Read more »

Paradise Lost: Has Democracy Gone To Hell In The Maldives? – EconomyWatch.com

AFP Paradise Lost: Has Democracy Gone To Hell In The Maldives ? EconomyWatch.com It hasn't affected us at all," said American literature professor Jerzy Sobieraj during an interview with Reuters at the Kurumba resort on the Vihamanafushi islands in the Maldives Read more »

Maldives political mess to benefit Vanilla Islands – eTurboNews

euronews Maldives political mess to benefit Vanilla Islands eTurboNews By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda | Feb 08, 2012 (eTN) - Recent events in the Maldives have triggered a trend by key global tour operating companies to seek alternatives, should the islands descend into full-scale political unrest Read more »

Maldives president quits after mutiny on paradise islands – Reuters

Yahoo!7 News Maldives president quits after mutiny on paradise islands Reuters By JJ Robinson | MALE (Reuters) - President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives , widely credited with bringing democracy to the hideaway resort islands , resigned on Tuesday after weeks of opposition protests erupted into a police mutiny and what an aide ... Read more »

Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island – Reuters

Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island Reuters By C. Bryson Hull | MALE, Maldives (Reuters) - Few of the million or so tourists who visit the Maldives each year would catch even a whiff of the troubled politics or growing militant threat roiling the islands of one of the world's most renowned ... and more » Read more »

Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island paradise – Reuters

Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island paradise Reuters The entry of that brand of Islam into politics has unnerved practitioners of traditionally moderate Maldivian Islam and Western governments alike, and raised worries it could threaten the nation's toddler democracy. In the outer islands of the Muslim .. Read more »

Maldives to nominate new SAARC secretary general soon – TwoCircles.net

Maldives to nominate new SAARC secretary general soon TwoCircles.net By IANS, New Delhi: Days after Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed quit as SAARC secretary-general amid a controversy, Maldives has conveyed that it would nominate a fresh candidate to occupy the post for the remainder of her tenure of over two years. and more » Read more »