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After months of criticism over ballooning state payrolls and opaque appointments, President Muizzu has announced a new policy on government hiring. Framed as reform, it promises restraint, structure, and oversight. But it also raises a harder question: is this a genuine shift in governance, or a reluctant response to public pressure? In his new column, Saif looks at what the policy actually does, what it leaves untouched, and whether it marks a turning point or just another cycle of correction after excess. Read: https://maldivesindependent.com/by-saif-fathih/reform-or-remorse-the-presidents-new-policy-on-state-hiring-8069

Column By Saif Fathih Saif Fathih is a columnist at the Maldives Independent and a serving member of the Malé City Council for Galolhu North. With his educational background in communications, international studies and public policy, he previously worked as a journalist, editor and public policy advisor, with roles including senior policy director at the ministry of national planning and editor of Ocean Weekly Magazine. Saif began his career as a radio...

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News in Brief Monday, April 20 Facebook

Under the 2014 Right to Information Act, all state institutions are required to publicly disclose their functions, budgets, salaries and services on an annual basis. Since 2023, only 17 institutions have fully met these requirements — and none are ministries or state-owned enterprises. Information Commissioner Ahid Rasheed says local councils have shown more willingness to comply. The ICO itself is facing staffing challenges, with some of the lowest salaries among independent institutions and high staff turnover in 2025. We spoke to Ahid Rasheed about what is behind the compliance gap, what it means for RTI in the Maldives, and what needs to change. Read the full story: https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/nothing-to-see-here-central-government-lagging-on-right-to-information-ec6f Facebook

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News in Brief Sunday, April 19 Facebook

ބޯހިޔާވަހިކަމަށް ބޭނުމެވެ. ނަމަވެސް ފުނަވައު ނޫން ލޮކޭޝަނެއް އެކަމަށް ނެތީ ހެއްޔެވެ؟ ފުނަވައު ޚިޔާރު ކުރީ ކިހިނަކުން، ކީއްވެ ހެއްޔެވެ؟ އެހެނިހެން ޢުމްރާނީ ވަޞީލަތް ހުރީ އިތުރުވާ އާބާދީއަށް ޚިދުމަތްކުރެވޭ ފެންވަރުގައި ހެއްޔެވެ؟ މިސުވާލުތަކުގެ ޖަވާބު ނުދީ، މަތިން ތިރިއަށް ޢަމުރު ހިންގައިގެން، މަޝްރޫޢު އެވަނީ ފަށާފައެވެ. މައްސަލައިގެ އެކޮޅު މިކޮޅު ކިޔުއްވައިލައްވާށެވެ. Facebook

Has Maldivian democracy crossed the chasm? In this op-ed, the evolution of multiparty politics is examined through Geoffrey Moore’s “Crossing the Chasm” framework – the theory that disruptive products must bridge a gap between early adopters and the mainstream to survive. Democracy was once a radical idea in the Maldives. Now voters behave like consumers: if the product doesn’t deliver, they switch brands at the next election. Read the full piece: https://maldivesindependent.com/opinion/crossing-the-chasm-the-adoption-lifecycle-of-maldivian-democracy-142f Facebook

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