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MDP does not belong to any single person: President

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The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) does not belong to any single person, states President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in an indirect response to his rival for the main ruling party’s presidential ticket, MDP’s leader and Parliament speaker, former president Mohamed Nasheed.

In a campaign rally in GA. Vilingili on Sunday, President Solih said that his had been the second signature on the form to register MDP.

He said that throwing unfounded accusations at members who made huge sacrifices to establish MDP was of no benefit to anyone.

“I was the second person who sign for MDP… Then came the others,” he said.

Nasheed is driving his election campaign on the contention that MDP has lost its core values and is no longer recognizable.

At Sunday’s rally, President Solih said that MDP was founded on the sacrifices of many, and does not belong to any single person.

“It is of no benefit to this party to throw accusations at people who sacrificed for this party, just to push the agenda of a specific person. It is of no benefit to this party or they themselves,” he said.

President Solih said that the people who sacrificed the most for MDP were forgotten and sidelined.

“Numerous people sacrificed for this party. Some may have forgotten this, when they sometimes stay away from the party. But MDP became the biggest political party of Maldives with the contribution of many,” he said.

President Solih said that his administration’s policy of bringing development to all islands, without discrimination, had won MDP majority in Vilingili, which described as a former fort of opposition Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).

He said that he saw it as the people’s acceptable of the “equitable development” his administration brought to Maldives.

“The majority in Vilingili has shifted to MDP due to the equitable development we brought,” he said.

He asked for MDP members to vote for him in the MDP primary on January 28 to ensure Maldives remains on the development track.

President Solih travelled to Vilingili on Sunday evening. He is set to conclude his current campaign tour and return to Male’ on Sunday night.

57,255 MDP members are eligible to vote in the primary.

Source(s): sun.mv

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Russia says NATO preparing for potential conflict in Eastern Europe, Black Sea

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NATO’s activities in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region are focused on preparing its allies for a potential confrontation with Russia, said the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday, citing militarization activities in the region.

The Romanian authorities have previously announced their readiness to invest 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) into modernizing the Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in Constanta County. The base is set to expand into a military town capable of accommodating the families of 10,000 military personnel, with plans to create urban infrastructure, said the ministry.

Construction has begun in the southern part of the future military town, where access roads and a robust power grid are currently being built. The modernization of the air base could make it the largest North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Europe by 2040. The U.S. military has been using this base since 1999, it said.

“The expansion of the Romanian air base is yet another proof that the North Atlantic bloc continues its unrestrained militarization of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region,” said the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The ministry added that “the forced enhancement of coalition capabilities is also taking place in Poland and the Baltics.”

“Such activity by NATO members is provocative, exacerbates military tension along our borders and creates additional security threats to Russia. All this is aimed at preparing the bloc’s allies for a potential collision with our country,” the ministry said.

“We will monitor the developments in Romania, assess the emerging risks and take them into account during military planning,” the ministry added.

Source(s): CGTN

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Usable reserve will exceed USD 100 million by the end of this month: MMA

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Immigration Controller Mohamed Shamman, on Thursday, revealed over 900 undocumented immigrants have been deported as part of efforts to decrease the number of foreigners living in the Maldives unlawfully.

Speaking at a joint press conference held by Local Governance Ministry, Home Ministry, Maldives Immigration and Department of National Registration on Thursday – Shamman said two to three major operations are conducted every week to identify undocumented immigrants.

“We are removing them based on the capacity available at the detention centre. After their removal – the deportation of such individuals from the Maldives is proceeding at a fast pace,” he said.

Speaking further, Shamman underscored that there is a large number of foreigners involved in black market sale of US dollars in the Maldives – which he detailed is carried out near ATMs and through Viber groups.

Seven foreigners unlawfully selling US dollars in the black market were detained on March 15th in an operation carried out by Immigration’s Risk Intelligence and Legal Affairs and Enforcement and Compliance Division.

Shamman noted that some of these detainees have been deported already. Underscoring that some of the detainees lacked the necessary documentation – he said the documents have been requested from the embassy.

“As soon as the documents are received, they will be deported,” he added.

Source(s): sun.mv

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Over 900 undocumented immigrants deported: Immigration Controller

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Immigration Controller Mohamed Shamman, on Thursday, revealed over 900 undocumented immigrants have been deported as part of efforts to decrease the number of foreigners living in the Maldives unlawfully.

Speaking at a joint press conference held by Local Governance Ministry, Home Ministry, Maldives Immigration and Department of National Registration on Thursday – Shamman said two to three major operations are conducted every week to identify undocumented immigrants.

“We are removing them based on the capacity available at the detention centre. After their removal – the deportation of such individuals from the Maldives is proceeding at a fast pace,” he said.

Speaking further, Shamman underscored that there is a large number of foreigners involved in black market sale of US dollars in the Maldives – which he detailed is carried out near ATMs and through Viber groups.

Seven foreigners unlawfully selling US dollars in the black market were detained on March 15th in an operation carried out by Immigration’s Risk Intelligence and Legal Affairs and Enforcement and Compliance Division.

Shamman noted that some of these detainees have been deported already. Underscoring that some of the detainees lacked the necessary documentation – he said the documents have been requested from the embassy.

“As soon as the documents are received, they will be deported,” he added.

Source(s): sun.mv

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