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  • Willing to talk if GMR submits fresh proposal

    Willing to talk if GMR submits fresh proposal

    Former Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, whose Progressive of Maldives is contesting the country's upcoming presidential election, has expressed his willingness to talk to India's GMR if it comes with a fresh proposal to develop and run the Male airport.

    June 09, 2013 1 comment
  • President, PPM at loggerheads over GMR deal

    President, PPM at loggerheads over GMR deal

    President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Sunday said he has been blamed for the termination of the agreement with India's GMR to develop and run the Maldives only operational international airport.

    June 09, 2013 2 comments
  • Gayoom never pushed for talks over GMR deal

    Gayoom never pushed for talks over GMR deal

    Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom never advised the government to discuss with India's GMR and the Indian government before terminating the agreement with the Indian infrastructure giant to develop and run the Male airport, a top level government official said Saturday.

    June 09, 2013
  • Gayoom under fire for comments over GMR deal

    Gayoom under fire for comments over GMR deal

    Former Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) came under fire Saturday over conflicting comments he made in Indian media about the termination of the agreement between the government and India's GMR to develop and run the Male airport.

    June 08, 2013 3 comments
  • PPM will restore Maldives-India relations

    PPM will restore Maldives-India relations

    Former Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, whose Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) is contesting the upcoming presidential elections, Friday assured New Delhi that the strained bilateral relations between the two neighbours would be restored if his party won the elections.

    June 08, 2013 2 comments
  • SOFA threatens regional power balance: Gayoom

    SOFA threatens regional power balance: Gayoom

    The United States could upset the balance of power in the Indian Ocean by seeking to set up a base in the Maldives through a proposed military agreement, former Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said Friday.

    June 07, 2013
  • Foreign bodies shouldn't undermine judiciary

    Foreign bodies shouldn't undermine judiciary

    Despite welcoming the report on Maldives judiciary by the UN official in charge of overseeing judicial independence, the Maldives said last Friday that engagement between the government and international organisations should not undermine the country's court system.

    June 06, 2013 1 comment
  • Gayoom's regime blocked donations: Gasim

    Gayoom's regime blocked donations: Gasim

    Business tycoon and presidential candidate Gasim Ibrahim has Friday evening accused former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's government of blocking his Villa Group's humanitarian efforts.

    May 25, 2013
  • UN 'concerned' over fairness of proceedings

    UN 'concerned' over fairness of proceedings

    The trial of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed raises serious concerns regarding the fairness of proceedings in the island nation, the UN official in charge of overseeing judicial independence said Tuesday.

    May 24, 2013
  • "MDP ready to join PPM for transitional govt"

    "MDP ready to join PPM for transitional govt"

    Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) is ready to sit-down with Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) for discussions on establishing a transitional government in the Maldives, former president and MDP presidential candidate Mohamed Nasheed said Thursday.

    May 16, 2013
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