Smile and Let Smile
Poverty is neither fate nor destinty; but a condition that can and MUST be changed!
Love Allah Love Muhammadh (PBUH) Peform Daily Prayers Fast in Ramadan Give Zakaath Go to Hajj (if you can afford to) : Practise Respect and Tolerance!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Bank of Maldives... Corrupt to the Core!!!
The Police used overriding sweeping powers granted to them by law, when "puppets" of the former regime planted in the Judiciary and within the Maldives Monetary Authority withheld Police efforts to get a court order for a search warrant. The Attorney General has said that he believes that the Police acted in accordance with the law in the raid on the Bank of Maldives.
The recent developments show that the national financial institutions of the Maldives are corrupt to the core. The officers there may have been strategically planted by fraudulent and criminal elements within the previous regime to safeguard their personal criminal activities.
The Bank of Maldives can no longer be trusted to safeguard genuine business transactions.
Link
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Do you care?
Today, Care Society is faced with much financial difficulties and need support to maintain its ongoing programs and operations. Care is organising a charity Dhivehi film festival starting from 1st July to 8th July 2009. Your donations to the Society by way of purchasing a souvenir ticket will go a long way, for the disabled and the children who are in need. I give my full assurance, as a member of the executive board, that every cent will be spent responsibly and toward the cause for which it has been donated.
Care Contact Details,
Tel: (00960)3322297, 3312491 / Fax: (00960)3312871 / Mobile: (00960) 7747244 / Email: shidha@caresociety.org.mv (Shidhatha Shareef - Deputy Director)
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
MPs vote against pay cut proposed by Kulhudhuffushi South MP
MPs vote against pay cut
Vilufushi MP Riyaz Rasheed of the Dhivehi Qaumee Party criticised Nasheed for suggesting a pay cut. "The honourable member will know the benefits of receiving two salaries, he was in the Special Majlis and he was a minister," he said. "We certainly haven't had an opportunity like that."
"I support the spirit of the bill, but I don't support the purpose of it," said Hoarafushi MP Ahmed Rasheed. He said Nasheed was proposing bills to waste parliament’s time and further his political career. “Don’t use this Majlis as a tool to fool the people,” he said.
Baarah MP Mohamed Shifaz described the legislation as “useless”, saying Nasheed was proposing bills because “two people got fired or because he feels somebody’s salary is too high”.
MY THOUGHTS:
It is nice to see that MPs today are saying things like this. That the bill presented by Kulhudhuffushi South MP Nasheed, has made the Majlis ponder upon the enormous responsibilities put on their shoulders and the importance of making the Majlis a place of responsible behavior rather than a stage for the mockery of democracy and reform.
Now they have in their vocabulary a phrase which says "wasting time" on "useless" things, and the need to have a "purpose" in the things that they do.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Rayyithunge Ihusaasthah Engeybaa!
ރައްޔިތުންގެ އިހުސާސްތައް އެނގޭ ހެއްޔެވެ؟
މިއަދު ހުކުރުން ފައިބައިގެން އައިސް ވާރެއިން ސަލާމަތްވާން އަސްކަންޏެއްެގެ ދަށުގައި ހުއްޓާ، ހުކުރުދުވަހު ވަރަށް ގިނައިން ބައްދަލުވެ ވާހަކަދައްކާލެވޭ ރައްޓެއްސަކާ ދިމާވިއެވެ. އޭނާއަކީ ސިޔާސީ މަސްރަހުގެ ވިސްނުމާއި ފިކުރު އަޅުގަޑާއި އެކު ހިއްސާކުރާ، ހެޔޮބަދަލަކަށް ވަތަން އެދޭގޮތަށް މައުމޫނުގެ ވެރިކަން ބަދަލުކުރުމަށް ކުރިމަސައްކަތަށް ބޮޑު ތާއީދެއްކުރި، އެކަމަށް މަސައްކަތްކުރި މީހެކެވެ. އަދި ދިވެހިސަރުކާރާއި އަންނި ހަވާލުވުމުން އެކަމަށް އުފާފާގަތި ކުރިމަގެއް އަނެއްދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި ލިބުމުގެ ފޮނިއުންމީދުގައި، ސަރުކާރު ގެ ދިފާއުގައި ވަކާލާތުކުރާ މީހެކެވެ.
މިއަދު އޭނާ ބުނި އެއްޗަކުން އަޅުގަޑަށް ސިހުން ލިބުނެވެ. "މިސަރުކާރަށް ރައްޔިތުންގެ އިހުސާސްތަކެއް ނޭނގޭ. މިރިވޮލިއުޝަން ރައްޔިތުން ގެނައީ ކޮންސަބަބަކާހުރެ ކޮން ނަތީޖާއެއްގެ ބޭނުމުގައި ކަންނޭގޭ."
އޭނާ ބުނިގޮތުގައި، އަންނިގެ ސަރުކާރުގެ އިސްސަފުގައި ތިބީ ރައްޔިތުންގެ އިހުސާސްތައް އެނގޭނެ ބަޔެއްނޫނެވެ. އޭނާ ބުނަނީ ރައްޔިތުން ބޭނުންވީ މައުމޫނު "ބަދަލުކުރާކަށް" ނޫނެވެ. ރައްޔިތުންގެ ތެރެއިން ގިނަބަޔަކު ތިރީސްއަހަރުގެ ދިގުމުއްދަތުގައި ތަހައްމަލުކުރަމުންދިޔަ ހިތްދަތިދިރިއުޅުން ބަދަލުކުރާށެވެ. ނިކަމެތިންނާ އާންމުމީހުންނަށް، ބޯހިޔާވަހިކަމާއި، ބޭސްފަރުވާއާއި، ވަޒީފާގެ ފުރުސަތާއި، ސަލާންޖަހަންނުޖެހި ދިރިއުޅެވޭނެ ގޮތެއް ލިބުމަށެވެ. އޭނާގެ ބަހުގައި، އާ ސަރުކާރަށް ހަމަސްވީއިރުވެސް، ރައްޔިތުންގެ މިއުންމީދުތައް ހާސިލުކޮށްދިނުމަށް ކުރަންޖެހޭ މަސައްކަތުގެ އެންމެ ކުޑަމިނުން ބިންގަލެއް ވެސް އެޅިފައެއް ނެތެވެ.
މިހާލަތު މެދުވެރިވެފައިވާ ސަބަބަކީ، އޭނާ ބުނާގޮތުން، ސަރުކާރުގެ އިސްސަފުގައިތިބީ ރައްޔިތުންގެ އިހުސާސްތައް ދެނެގަނެ އެއިހުސާސްތަކަށް އިހުތިރާމްކުރާނެ، ކުރެވޭނެ ބަޔަަކަށް ނުވުމެވެ. ހެއްކެއްގެ ގޮތުން އޭނާ ދެއްކީ ސަރުކާރުގެ ކެބިނެޓެވެ. އޭނާ ބުނާގޮތުން، ރައްޔިތުން ބިކަހާލުގައި އުޅުނު ތިރީސްއަހަރުގެ އިހުސާސްތައް އެގޮތަށް ކުރަންޖެހުނު އެކަކުވެސް އެތަނުގައި ނެތެވެ. އެތިރީސްއަހަރުވެސް އެމީހުންތިބީ ހަމަޖެހިގެން، ފޯރާމީހުންގެ ގޮތުގައެވެ. އަދި ޕާޓީގެ އިސްސަފުން ފެންނަމީހުންނަކީ ރައްޔިތުން އިހުސާސްކުރި ހިތްދަތިދިރިއުޅުން ތަހައްމަލުކުރަންޖެހުނު ބައެއްނޫނެވެ. އެހެންކަމުން އެމީހުން އިސްކަންދޭކަންތައްތަކުގެ ތެރޭގައި، ރައްޔިތުންގެ ތެރެއިން ބަދަލުގެނައުމަށްޓަކައި އެންމެބޮޑެތި ގުރުބާނީވީމީހުންނަށް ގޮތެއް ހޯދައިދިނުމުގެ ވިސްނުމެއް ފިކުރެއް އެމީހުންގެ ނުހުންނާނެއެވެ. އެމީހުންނަށް އިސްކަންދެވޭނީ އެމީހުންނަށް އެތިރީސްއަހަރުގައި މައްސަލަޔަކަށްވެގެން ކަންބޮޑުވެގެން އުޅުނުކަންތައް ބަދަލުކުރުމަށެވެ. އެއީ މައުމޫނާއި އޭނާގެ ގާތްމީހުންގެ ބާރު ކަނޑުވާލުމެވެ. އޭރުން އެމީހުންނަށް ހަމަޖެހުނީއެވެ.
އަޅުގަޑުގެ ރަހުމަތްތެރިޔާގެ ވާހަކައިގައި ދެންބުނީ، ރައްޔިތުންގެ ބޭނުންތަކަށް އަޅާނުލެވި އެކަމަށް އިސްކަމެއްނުދީ، އަނެއްކާ ވެސް ރައްޔިތުންގެ ތެރެއިން ގިނަބަޔަކު ހިތްދަތިކަމުގެ ތެރޭގައި ދުވަސްތައް ގުނަންޖެހޭގޮތަށް ކަަންކަން ދާނަމަ، ބަދަލާއިމެރު ރައްޔިތުން މާޔޫސްވާނެކަމަށެވެ. އެކަމުގެ ނަތީޖާއާއި ކުރިމަތިލާންޖެހޭނެ ކަމަށެވެ.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Kuda Kudhin Gotheh Nethifai
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Controversial Presidential Commission
Speaking of the Commission, the outgoing US Ambassador to Maldives publicly sanctioned the government on the activities of the Commission and asked that corruption be investigated through independent institutions of the state. Later, the Deputy High Commissioner of the UK, who was here to launch the UKinMaldives endorsed the Commission and called for it to look into all corruption issues. (It would be indeed a task to see the big picture behind the UKinMaldives initiative.) Interesting ha!
Speaking on tonight's show, Commission Spokesperson said that the Commission would base its investigations on the reports of the indepenent commissions such as the Anti Corruption Commission and the Auditor General. The integrity of both the commissions are in question if the reports of fraud by the Auditor General and complicity in covering up fraud by the Chairman of the Anti Corruption Board. (Some of my friends tell me that nothing in Haveeru Daily Paper are to be believed, as it is a propaganda machine of the former Dictator Maumoon.)
The Commission headed and co-chaired by Hussain Rasheed the Leader of the religous Adaalath Party who was instrumental in claiming that the former Dictator Maumoon is a kaafir (non-believer), is claimed to be an indepdent commission by its proponents. The majority party in Parliament - DRP claim that the Commission is an instrument to target individuals within their party ranks.
A very interesting question that comes to my mind is, how the Commission will justify its investigations only to certain individuals who has been reported in AG Reports which were publicized in a questionable manner. The integrity of the Anti Corruption Commission is also now in question by his collusion to cover up alleged fraud by the Auditor General.
What about major players of the Gayoom Regime who are in the current one who are alleged to have been masterminds of Corruption in Maldives?