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Moosa warns protests if Usfasgandu is taken

Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) interim chairperson and Hulhu-henveiru MP Moosa 'Reeko' Manik has strongly expressed disapproval over the order by the Home Ministry to the police to dismantle the MDP camp at Usfasgandu.

May 21, 2012
Court order sought to dismantle Usfasgandu

Maldives Police Service yesterday asked for a court order to take apart Usfasgandu, after the Police had been ordered by the Home Ministry to dismantle the area issued by the Male City Council to opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) for its political activities till the end of next month.

May 21, 2012
Police ordered to dismantle Usfasgandu

Home Ministry has ordered the police to dismantle Usfasgandu area which has been issued to opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) to hold its political activities by the Male City Council until the end of June this year.

May 20, 2012
"Artificial Beach was taken for development"

Housing Minister Mohamed Muizzu has claimed that the Artificial Beach which was previously assigned to the Male City Council was taken under the Housing Ministry to be developed for the benefit of the community.

May 20, 2012
All Party Roadmap Talks to resume tomorrow

Subsequent to the decision by the Elections Commission on the questions raised about the legitimacy of opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) over the ousting of the party President through a no confidence motion, the temporarily halted All Party Roadmap Talks is set to resume tomorrow.

May 20, 2012
Home Ministry to take over Usfasgandu

Housing Ministry has requested the Home Ministry to implement the process of taking control over Usfasgandu area after the deadline for the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) to handover the area to Housing Ministry had passed.

May 20, 2012
Revisions to NEC will facilitate a resolution

'Third Voice' has stressed that the proposed changes to the National Enquiry Commission (NEC) set up to probe the circumstances surrounding the transfer of power on February 7 by the government would pave the way for resolving the ongoing political strife in the Maldives.

May 20, 2012
Home Min asked to settle Usfasgandu issue

Home Ministry has been urged to follow through with the matter after the Male City Council had failed to handover the Usfasgandu area being used by opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) for its political activities within the deadline issued by the Housing Ministry.

May 19, 2012
"DRP will never form coalition with MDP"

In a general meeting held last night pro-government Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) Hithadhoo-south constituency MP Hassan Latheef has said that DRP would never form a coalition with opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).

May 19, 2012
Elections, Govt refute influence claims

President's Office and Elections Commission (EC) have refuted the accusations by former President Mohamed Nasheed that the current government was trying to exert its influence over the EC.

May 19, 2012