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| December 2007 |
| Vol. I Issue. 9; 29 December 2007 |
| Huge Budget for 2008 unveiled - 29 December 2007 |
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Male, November 29; Finance Minister Ibrahim Gasim have placed huge budget before the country for the year 2008. Ibrahim Gasim has set aside a total of 11.9billion Rufiyaa (Rf) for 2008, a whisker less than the 12.3 billion Rf unveiled for 2007.
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| Vol. I Issue. 11; 13 December 2007 |
| Opposition parties form National Alliance - 13 December 2007 |
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Male, December 13; Maldivian political parties comprising the Maldivian Democratic Party, Islamic Democratic party of Maldives, National Maldivian Movement and SLP of Maldives have established a political party called the National Unity Alliance
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| Vol. I Issue. 11; 13 December 2007 |
| Sub Committee on the prevention against torture to inspect Maldives jails - 13 December 2007 |
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Male, December 7; Team from the Sub Committee on the Prevention against Torture under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture has been scheduled to visit Maldives to inspect the detention centers and Jails in the country.
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| Vol. I Issue. 11; 13 December 2007 |
| 68,000 foreign expatriates in Maldives - Employment Ministry - 13 December 2007 |
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Male, December 12; Statistics maintained by Employment Ministry indicate that expatriate population in Maldives has reached 67,942. Statistics indicate that 26,394 expatriates work in the construction industry and of the 26,394 expatriates 26,333 are from countries in Asia.
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| Vol. I Issue. 11; 13 December 2007 |
| Boundary dispute surfaces between Britain and Maldives - 13 December 2007 |
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Male, December 11: While addressing a press conference at Dharubaaruge, Attorney General Azima Shukoor has said that although a 200 mile boundary line exists between Diego Garcia (a British territory mostly populated by the US military) and Maldives,
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| Vol. I Issue. 10; 06 December 2007 |
| Debate on Transitional Government postponed indefinitely - 06 December 2007 |
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Male, December 6; Members supporting Dhivehi Rahyithunge Party (DRP) has petitioned the Majlis to hold debate on the proposed Chapter on Transitional Government after the Majlis concludes passing the chapter on the President.
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| Vol. I Issue. 10; 06 December 2007 |
| Government backed Chief Justice Appointment Bill - 06 December 2007 |
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Male, December 6; Legal Reform Commissioner Mohamed Anil has made an announcement that the Gayoom administration will support a bill to give parliament control over the appointment of the chief justice
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| Vol. I Issue. 10; 06 December 2007 |
| People's Special Majlis suspended till next year - 06 December 2007 |
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Male, December 5; Further meetings of the Special Majlis [constitutional assembly] are unlikely to take place before January next year, as the Government and opposition continue to clash over whether an interim government is required to implement the new constitution.
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| Vol. I Issue. 10; 06 December 2007 |
| No Al Qaeda threat in Maldives - 06 December 2007 |
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Male, December 3; Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid expressed relief that Maldives is free from Al Qaeda and other terrorist brands and thanked India for sending its intelligence agencies to probe the first ever terror attack that shook the atoll nation two months ago.
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| November 2007 |
| Vol. I Issue. 9; 29 November 2007 |
| Maldives duty-free exports to India - 29 November 2007 |
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Male, November 26; The Maldives' will soon enjoy duty free exports to India on over 4,500 products under South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
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