Wednesday, October 29, 2008

New Maldives & Anni
Mohamed Nasheed (Dhivehi: މުހައްމަދު ނަޝީދު) (born May 17, 1967) been elected as President of the Maldives following election in October 2008.Mohamed Nasheed got 54% of the vote in the Maldives' first free elections.
He is commonly referred to in the Maldives as Anni and is a former member of Parliament for Malé. Nasheed is also the founder and the presidential candidate of the Maldivian Democratic Party who have successfully won the majority of the votes in the election held on 28th October, 2008, thus the current Maldivian President-elect for the next five years. He is an outspoken critic of the Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his policies. Due to his criticism of the government, over the years he was arrested and sentenced several times.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Wathan Edhey Gothah

We have heard ad nauseam that MDP does not have capable leaders. Such a slight could have perhaps been plausible about a month back, before the party formed a coalition with Gaumee Itthihaad Party. And now with the formation of the 'Wathan Edhey Gothah…' coalition, the accusation borders on the ridiculous.

Today while the ruling team also has capable leaders, Wathan Edhey team can credibly match them man for man. To illustrate this, let us compare possible choices for some key cabinet positions. Such a comparison can only be hypothetical because the size and shape of the future cabinet is unlikely to be the same as at present, even if DRP wins the election. Further it is difficult to predict who will be offered cabinet posts and who will accept. Keeping these limitations in mind, here are some possible pairs.

Education:

  • Dr. Waheed

  • Zahiya Zareer

Health:

  • Ilyas

  • Dr. Aminath Jameel

Trade and Tourism

  • Ali Hashim

  • Yamin

Fisheries

  • Dr. Hussein Rasheed

  • Dr. Fathin Hameed

Islamic Affairs

  • Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim

  • Dr. Abdul Majeed

Legal Reform:

  • Mohamed Nasheed

  • Dr. Hassan Saeed

Attorney General

  • Azima

  • Dhiyana Saeed

Justice

  • Dr. Jameel

  • Ahmed Zahir

Atolls

  • Thasmeen

  • Dr. Mustafa Luthfee

Finance

  • Qasim

  • Jihad

Environment

  • Dr. Mausoom

  • Dr. Mohamed Ali

External Affairs



  • Dr. Shaheed

  • Abdullah Shahid

Planning

  • Hamdhoon Hameed

  • Abdul Bari Abdullah

Youth

  • Dr. Aishath Shiham

  • Hamid Abdul Ghafoor

It's the people who will decide on the 28th which team they want.

Note: The above is not an exhaustive list of all possible ministries or all possible candidates.

Source from Abdullah Waheed 's Blog

Monday, October 13, 2008

The Hulhumale’ Condominium is a project that will erect an eight-story condominium block with a total of 116 units, on a currently vacant 7,000 sq m site located at Hulhumale’. This is going to be an exemplary evolution to the Maldives. This will be the first condominium concept building at the Maldives as well the first “high class” residential building.The condominium will include a full range of facilities including a pool, well-equipped gymnasium, tennis court, fitness stations, a modern clubhouse and underground parking space. Thankyou Gasim. 

Thursday, October 09, 2008