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Closing the “Influence Gap”: President Muizzu Details Why the 7-Month Wait Between Elections Harms Democracy

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has issued a powerful call for national unity and systemic reform, urging citizens to support the synchronization of presidential and parliamentary elections. Speaking following a People’s…

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Two Ballots, One Day: Rethinking Maldives’ Election Cycle

Every five years, Maldivians head to the polls multiple times. Within a single cycle, voters participate in presidential, parliamentary and local council elections — not to mention by-elections when vacancies…

Maldives 2.0 to unlock island-based income and services, President Muizzu pledges on Decentralisation Day

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has declared that the full realisation of Maldives 2.0 and a…

Do Not Drink: MFDA Flags Handy Water Glass Bottles for Microbial Contamination

The Maldives Food and Drug Authority has issued an urgent public advisory warning consumers not…

MMA releases new MVR 20 and MVR 100 notes into circulation

The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has released newly printed MVR 20 and MVR 100 banknotes…

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Hamas Calls on Iran to Avoid Strikes on Neighboring States, Reports Al Jazeera

The Palestinian group Hamas has called on Iran to avoid targeting neighboring countries in its ongoing military response to regional…

Indonesia to Ban Social Media Access for Children Under 16

Indonesia has announced plans to prohibit children under the age of 16 from creating or maintaining accounts on major social…

Iranian naval ship attacked near Sri Lanka, maritime security concerns rise across Indian Ocean region

A serious maritime incident involving an Iranian naval vessel near Sri Lanka has raised security concerns across the Indian Ocean…

Netanyahu Claims Signs Khamenei “No Longer Alive”, Tehran Calls It Psychological Warfare

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed there are indications that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “is no longer” alive,…

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