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Chinese FM Wang Yi to PGA Abdulla Shahid: Maintain fairness and refrain from tolerating hegemonism.

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6 months ago

27/11/2021

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President of the United Nation’s General Assembly President and Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

At the meeting Wang Yi stated that engaging in small circles cannot solve their problems. He stated that “”If the big powers want to compete with each other, they can compare who contributes more to human beings and who cooperates well with developing countries, rather than compare their voices and their fists,”.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also stated that the UN should help to maintain fairness and justice, rather than being a onlooker of hegemonism and bullying. He also called on to make the UN a platform for multilateralism instead of its serving as a battlefield for global powers.

He also outlined on how China has made sustainable and green development a part of the national will of China by writing it into the Constitution of the Communist Party of China and the nation’s Constitution.

PGA Abdulla shahid stated that UNGA is ready to enhance coordination with China, congratulating on the 50^th anniversary of the restoration of China’s lawful seta in the UN.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s comments is speculated to be in response to PGA Abdulla Shahid’s close ties to India, who made his mark after stating that his foreign policy for the Maldives would be “India first”.

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Indian police arrest Kashmiris protesting against Malik’s sentencing

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3 hours ago

27/05/2022

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At least 10 youths were arrested for protesting against a court’s decision to sentence Mohammed Yasin Malik, a prominent Kashmiri pro-independence leader, to life in prison.

Police in India-administered Kashmir have arrested at least 10 people during overnight raids following an anti-India protest that erupted as a court sentenced a prominent Kashmiri pro-independence leader to life in prison.

Thursday’s protest was followed by a clash between dozens of youths and government forces that broke out after the sentencing on Wednesday of Mohammed Yasin Malik.

Malik, 56, is the chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), which advocates independence on both sides of Kashmir.

Malik was arrested in 2019 and was convicted last week on charges of committing “terrorist acts”, illegally raising funds, and criminal conspiracy and sedition.

The youths were arrested for “anti-national sloganeering & stone pelting outside home of Yasin Malik,” police wrote in a tweet. They said more people were being identified and would be arrested soon.

Police also tweeted a picture of the arrested standing in a row holding their ears with both hands, in an act that is seen as a form of public humiliation and a way of expressing remorse.

Growing tensions

Making Kashmiri residents hold their earlobes or do sit-ups on the roadside was common in the 1990s, when Indian government forces sought to humiliate people and dissuade them from supporting armed rebels fighting Indian rule in the Himalayan territory.

However, in recent years such practices have largely stopped as a form of punishment.

“The main instigators of this hooliganism will be booked under PSA,” the police tweet said, referring to the Public Safety Act, a harsh law that allows officials to imprison anyone for up to two years without trial.

Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since British colonialists granted it independence in 1947.

Both countries claim the region in its entirety and have fought two wars over its control.

Source: TRT World

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President presents warrants of appointment to new Scout Council members

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3 hours ago

27/05/2022

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President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has met with the members of the Scout Association of the Maldives and presented the Warrant of Appointment to the newly appointed members of the National Scout Council. The meeting was held at the President’s Office.

After presenting the credentials to the new members, President Solih congratulated them and inquired about their plans to further the scout movement in the Maldives. The members briefed the president on their programmes and shared concerns that curtail their activities. They also informed the president of the details of the scout jamboree planned for the year.

The president assured the association members that the administration would take the necessary steps to address their concerns and affirmed his commitment to support the movement.

Source: psmnews

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MSWC carrying out highest number of projects this year

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16 hours ago

27/05/2022

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Managing Director Hassan Shah has revealed the Male’ Water and Sewerage Company Limited (MWSC) is carrying out the highest number of water and sewerage projects this year.

Speaking at the ceremony held to celebrate the 27th anniversary of MWSC, Managing Director Shah said that the company is carrying out 31 water and sewerage projects this year, including projects that began last year. He said that four projects have been completed and 20 projects will be completed this year.

Furthermore, Managing Director Shah highlighted that MWSC was established 27 years ago to provide services in Male’ City but that it has expanded to the Greater Male’ Region and the atolls due to the hard work of its employees. As such, he said that 2022 will be the year MSWC carried out the highest number of water and sewerage projects.

Additionally, Shah said that MWSC was successful in providing its services despite the challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also described the current situation in Male’ and said that the water storage system in the city needs to be expanded. He noted the government allocated a land plot for the project in 2020 and said MWSC is now working to establish two containers with 13,000cbm of water storage capacity. He added that MWSC is working to solve the overloading issues in the sewerage network in Male’ and also replace the 10-year-old water metres.

The government has been working to establish water and sewerage networks in all inhabited islands by 2024 to fulfill the pledge made by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

Source: psmnews