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- 2008.09.08: Manipulating the Elections Commission
- 2008.09.05: Prosecutor General, Elections Commission in
- 2008.09.04: Presidential Debate Has Happened
- 2008.09.03: Presidential Hopefuls' Meeting
- 2008.09.03: Dr Saeed's Access to State Media
- 2008.09.01: Happy Ramadan
- 2008.08.29: Two Institutions, Three Questions
- 2008.08.26: Elections Commission Law Introduced
- 2008.08.25: The 10th October Deadline
- 2008.08.24: On Comments Past Week - 4
- 2008.08.21: Presidential Debate Shall Happen
- 2008.08.20: Of Anni, Theft and Presidency
- 2008.08.19: Ahmed Muiz, Prosecutor General
- 2008.08.18: Gatekeepers' struggle for Customs Law
- 2008.08.17: On Comments Past Week - 3
- 2008.08.14: Two Bills to Reach Parliament
- 2008.08.13: The Presidential Debate Fiasco
- 2008.08.11: Heading for a Kleptocratic Plutocracy?
- 2008.08.09: On Comments Past Week - 2
- 2008.08.07: Drenched Me Dry
- 2008.08.05: The 18 Red Votes
- 2008.08.05: Maldives Press Freedom Concerns
- 2008.08.03: On Comments Past Week -1
- 2008.07.31: Meeting with Richard Spring MP
- 2008.07.30: New Constitution on 7 August
- 2008.07.28: Politics on the Porch
- 2008.07.26: Happy July 26th
- 2008.07.25: DhiFM Celebrates First Anniversary
- 2008.07.23: Keeping the Police in order
- 2008.07.23: The Spectacle at the Palace
- 2008.07.21: The Resignation Speculation
- 2008.07.17: Sorrowful Stories from Resorts
- 2008.07.15: Resort Workers and Their Cause
- 2008.07.14: Three Years in Cabinet
- 2008.07.08: Contention over the 48 hour work week
- 2008.07.08: Ratifying the Constitution
- 2008.07.06: Green Papers: people centered lawmaking
- 2008.07.02: On the Right to Strike
- 2008.07.01: Country, Religion Belong to No One Man
- 2008.06.30: Rights Wholesale
- 2008.06.29: Business or Politics: A Compulsory Choice
- 2008.06.27: Constitution Is Adopted
- 2008.06.25: Bill Accepted... Agreement Signed
- 2008.06.25: Defamation Debate Derails
- 2008.06.24: New Constitution's Impact on Rules in Force
- 2008.06.23: Ad Hominem: An Argument Against the Man
- 2008.06.19: Business Profit Tax Bill is Complete
- 2008.06.17: Newspapers Act Thwarted
- 2008.06.16: Football Brings Hope of Respite
- 2008.06.14: WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS
- 2008.06.13: TVM Confirms SAFF Final Live Streaming
- 2008.06.12: Live Stream of SAFF Final Match
- 2008.06.11: Hot Air over Fansavees
- 2008.06.09: Parliamentary Question on Dr Afrasheem Ali
- 2008.06.09: Session 'CIA on Maldives' Held
- 2008.06.04: Withdrawn to Avoid a Wasteful Draw
- 2008.06.01: Employment Act and Resort Employees
- 2008.06.01: Freedom of Expression Bill Drafted
- 2008.05.26: On Bad Laws and Good Courts
- 2008.05.26: Minimum Wages: a First for Maldives
- 2008.05.24: CJ grumbles over imminent job loss
- 2008.05.22: The Thursday Brief
- 2008.05.21: This Just Came In
- 2008.05.21: Trailblazer to Grab Headlines
- 2008.05.20: Finance pulls plug off Parliamentary Channel
- 2008.05.19: PO issues RTI Directions
- 2008.05.17: Condition of Religion on Citizenship
- 2008.05.16: Reach My Hand, Touch My Heart
- 2008.05.14: Agreement on Equal Access Completed
- 2008.05.14: Of Food, Oil and Running Mates
- 2008.05.12: Campaign "Think Nation"
- 2008.05.11: Defining the New Relationship
- 2008.05.08: 1+200+3052
- 2008.05.08: A Big Thank You
- 2008.05.08: Rules on Right to Information
- 2008.05.06: Of Internet Censorship, Offensive Websites
- 2008.05.05: May the Press Be Fair to You
- 2008.05.03: Happy May 3rd
- 2008.05.02: Comments: Watching the MDP Debate
- 2008.04.30: Watching the MDP Debate
- 2008.04.27: The Political Compass: Left, Right, Centre
- 2008.04.22: Press Freedom Day Approaches
- 2008.04.21: The Transition Snapshot
- 2008.04.19: On Comments: Petition Letters
- 2008.04.17: MMA: Equal Exposure for Candidates, Parties
- 2008.04.17: Burning the Ships the Cortez Way
- 2008.04.16: Those Petition Letters Were Fake
- 2008.04.16: Debate over proposals 20, 32, 33, 34
- 2008.04.15: The Transition Commotion
- 2008.04.04: Decision Day Lost in Spin
- 2008.04.02: Judges Express Serious Concern
- 2008.04.01: Amendments to Civil Service Defeated
- 2008.04.01: Campaign Against Civil Service Amendment
- 2008.03.30: Biggest Break from Blogging
- 2008.03.13: Civil Society Alliance: Space for All
- 2008.03.11: Broadcasting Bill: Debate Delayed
- 2008.03.10: The News Stories I Did Not See
- 2008.03.05: Changes to TVM News
- 2008.03.04: From the Balcony to the Centre Stage
- 2008.03.03: First Question in Parliament over a Blog Post
- 2008.02.26: Parliamentary Channel Due in June
- 2008.02.25: Amending the Civil Service Legislation
- 2008.02.24: Presidential Immunity from Prosecution
- 2008.02.23: Launching My Dhivehi Blog
- 2008.02.20: Highlights: Revised Freedom of Information Bill
- 2008.02.19: Freedom of Information Bill Revised
- 2008.02.18: From one President to Many Leaders
- 2008.02.17: Meeting the UN Resident Coordinator
- 2008.02.16: Birds I love to keep
- 2008.02.15: No Bill on Fiscal Responsibility of Government?
- 2008.02.14: Confusion over the Broadcast Bill
- 2008.02.13: Mel in Male': Pressing on Business Press
- 2008.02.11: Equal Access to the Media
- 2008.02.09: On Comments: the Ambitious Agenda 2008
- 2008.02.08: Team Terry: Training the Talent
- 2008.02.06: The Ambitious Legislative Agenda 2008
- 2008.02.02: Dr Afrasheem Assaulted
- 2008.01.26: Welcome Back…
- 2008.01.16: The Spin of a Coup via the Constitution
- 2008.01.15: Are We Maldivians Slaves or Fools?
- 2008.01.12: On Comments: Re Debate on Transition
- 2008.01.09: As Debate on Transition Approaches
- 2008.01.08: My Blog: a few clarifications
- 2007.12.30: The Gazette Grumble
- 2007.12.26: Meeting the EU Parliamentarians
- 2007.12.24: Curiosity over the Situation Committee
- 2007.12.23: On Comments: Re Shaheed’s Row
- 2007.12.22: Resignation: No Escape from Responsibility
- 2007.12.21: Shaheed’s Row with Mundhu
- 2007.12.13: Liberal Party is Deemed Registered
- 2007.12.12: Real Exceptions to the Right to Information
- 2007.12.09: Differing Semantics of Transition
- 2007.12.02: Shutting Down a Live Broadcast
- 2007.12.01: A Foreign Chief Government Spokesperson?
- 2007.11.29: Nasheed to Haama: I do not lie
- 2007.11.27: Is this a press release of Maldives Media?
- 2007.11.26: No Foreigner as our First Lady
- 2007.11.22: RTI: The Bill speaks from its Death
- 2007.11.21: Praveen’s Maldives Theory
- 2007.11.19: More on those puppets and prostitutes
- 2007.11.19: Ministers are dolts, puppets and prostitutes
- 2007.11.15: Maldives Moves Against Veiled Women
- 2007.11.14: Freedom of Information Bill fails
- 2007.11.08: A “Shari’ah Friendly” Constitution?
- 2007.11.05: Defying the Pleas of a Nation
- 2007.11.02: Frontline: Maldives
- 2007.11.02: With the addition of Legal Reform
- 2007.10.30: Shoving It Down Our Throats
- 2007.10.26: Anni, Umar and I on 101 East
- 2007.10.23: Pushing True Islam into Oblivion
- 2007.10.20: Maldives Media Association takes off
- 2007.10.14: Supporting Suood: Supporting Merits
- 2007.10.12: Eid Mubarak
- 2007.10.09: Establishing the “Right to Property”
- 2007.10.06: WEEKEND QUESTIONS – series 10
- 2007.10.02: Maldives: “Gone in 60 Seconds”
- 2007.09.27: Bringing the People on Board
- 2007.09.22: The Virus Invasion
- 2007.09.19: Laws: Prospective or Retrospective?
- 2007.09.16: If there ought to be fireworks…
- 2007.09.15: After About Twelve Years…
- 2007.09.14: Months for the Drafters, Hours for the Members
- 2007.09.12: Happy Ramadan
- 2007.09.10: Is my blog truly a problem for some?
- 2007.09.08: Bully Zone @ Jetty 1: Comments on Comments
- 2007.09.08: 100 Posts: Sentiments of Change
- 2007.09.06: The New Bully Zone at Jetty One
- 2007.09.06: Answers to Your Questions on Pedophiles
- 2007.09.03: Going after the Pedophiles
- 2007.09.01: Weekend Questions – Series 9
- 2007.08.30: Reflecting on Press Freedom Debate [1]
- 2007.08.28: Petition of Journalists: a Change of Heart?
- 2007.08.28: Referendum Results in Pause Mode
- 2007.08.24: Weekend Questions - Series 8
- 2007.08.21: Comments on Comments: ‘R’ Effects of the verdict
- 2007.08.19: The “R” Effects of the National Verdict
- 2007.08.17: As the Maldivians Decide
- 2007.08.15: Inaccuracies of The Yellow Leaflet
- 2007.08.14: Nasheed was not ridiculing Indian Parliament
- 2007.08.13: Didn’t MDP speak of it at all?
- 2007.08.11: WEEKEND QUESTIONS – series 7
- 2007.08.08: Hitting Rock Bottom
- 2007.08.07: Facing the Public: Taking the Heat
- 2007.08.03: Fighting Anti Social Behavior
- 2007.07.31: Haveeru Debate: the clash of friends
- 2007.07.28: WEEKEND QUESTIONS - series 6
- 2007.07.25: 8/18 Referendum: Airtime for Political Parties
- 2007.07.24: Frustrated with the Special Majlis
- 2007.07.24: Romancing with the Radio
- 2007.07.22: For every child a parent is implied
- 2007.07.21: Campaign for the System of Government
- 2007.07.19: State Media Will Not Be Sleeping
- 2007.07.18: Money: the Pillar of Democracy
- 2007.07.14: Weekend Questions - series 5
- 2007.07.12: Female Judges on the Bench
- 2007.07.11: Who will prepare all the laws?
- 2007.07.09: Qasim Ibrahim Under Fire
- 2007.07.08: Majlis on Radio Television
- 2007.07.06: Professional Platforms for Individual Agendas
- 2007.07.05: Coming Home with Champa Afeef
- 2007.06.30: When Will They Change
- 2007.06.29: WEEKEND QUESTIONS - series 5
- 2007.06.28: And That is How a Bill Becomes Law
- 2007.06.27: Defining a Journalist
- 2007.06.26: The New and The Old: A fight for dominance
- 2007.06.25: Holding it all in balance
- 2007.06.25: No 57 members = No Quorum = No Majlis
- 2007.06.23: WEEKEND QUESTIONS – series 4
- 2007.06.22: Schedule for the 24 Weeks
- 2007.06.21: Broadcasting the Majlis
- 2007.06.20: Going for the Referendum or not
- 2007.06.19: Back to Committee of Eleven
- 2007.06.17: Majlis Debates Path to Referendum
- 2007.06.15: WEEKEND QUESTIONS - series 3
- 2007.06.15: Private Broadcasters: A step forward
- 2007.06.13: “Opposition”: What is in a word?
- 2007.06.13: My Absence from the Drafting Committee
- 2007.06.12: 30 November is the deadline: Special Majlis
- 2007.06.10: Giving Blood is Good
- 2007.06.09: WEEKEND QUESTIONS: [series 2]
- 2007.06.08: If We Were To Say it ...
- 2007.06.06: Another Sad Death in Maafushi Jail
- 2007.06.05: Memories of a public transportation system
- 2007.06.05: Taxis Are Striking: Not funny
- 2007.06.04: HRCM Report finds TVM Wrong
- 2007.06.02: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS - series one
- 2007.06.02: Met Office Warns of Swells
- 2007.06.01: “My first hundred days in office”
- 2007.06.01: “The Sinister Game Plan”
- 2007.05.31: Meeting the Maldives Students in KL
- 2007.05.30: “Commandeering Influence"
- 2007.05.28: Discussion on Maldives Reforms
- 2007.05.27: All in the name of Islam: On Comments
- 2007.05.26: All in the name of Islam
- 2007.05.25: Flickr Meetup: Very impressive
- 2007.05.25: Reforms in Maldives: Discussion in Malaysia
- 2007.05.25: Snapshots From My Life - Last Part
- 2007.05.25: Snapshots From My Life - Part 3
- 2007.05.24: Should I be doing this?
- 2007.05.23: Like Jews were called - Comments on Comments
- 2007.05.22: Like the Jews were called vermin
- 2007.05.21: The Majlis: Which is Which?
- 2007.05.21: Café de Press Opening Soon
- 2007.05.20: Media Reform Bills to be tabled in June
- 2007.05.20: I am sorry for the absence
- 2007.05.15: Hello My Dear Guests
- 2007.05.14: In Whole or In Part – How do you like it?
- 2007.05.13: Special Majlis dubiously decides 18 year issue
- 2007.05.13: Even if a Speaker descends from the Heavens
- 2007.05.12: Snapshots of My Life - Part 2
- 2007.05.12: Snapshots of My Life - Part 1
- 2007.05.12: Reducing charges on Minivan Editor
- 2007.05.10: DRP and MDP: Relations That Divide Them
- 2007.05.08: Editors consider accrediting journalists
- 2007.05.08: Journalists dispute IFJ media report
- 2007.05.07: New Options, New Hope for voters above 18
- 2007.05.07: Khaleel leaves TVM
- 2007.05.06: The Irony of Qasim's election to the Chair
- 2007.05.05: Dropping charges on Minivan Editor
- 2007.05.05: Ajay Makhan is misunderstood
- 2007.05.04: Marking May 3rd
- 2007.05.01: Two More Days for May 3rd to Come
- 2007.04.30: Maldives Press On
- 2007.04.29: Abbas Resigns - A Chapter Closes - Who Next?
- 2007.04.28: Failure of the Motion: Survival of Two Principles
- 2007.04.27: Of Shadow Ministers and Mudhims
- 2007.04.25: Political Parties: What have we done to them?
- 2007.04.21: The Public Referendum on System of Government
- 2007.04.18: Voting at 21 or 18: a story of politics and polemics