Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Maldives Update; September 26, 2007.

“We are still short of about seventy to eighty million dollars to complete tsunami reconstruction projects,” says Finance Minister.
Ajay Makan, Government Short Of Money For Tsunami Projects: Gasim, Minivan News, September 25, 2007.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has predicted a massive slowdown in growth for the Maldives economy.
Maldives Expenditure Unsustainable: Asian Development Bank, Minivan News, September 20, 2007

IDP's Election Pledge is to Punish Drug Offenders with Death Sentence.

Deep distrust between the government and opposition means election results in the Maldives may always be disputed.
Ajay Makan, Referendum Lessons Must Be Learnt, Minivan News, September 22, 2007.

Kaushik Basu, Time to give Saarc a facelift, BBC News, September 24, 2007.

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