Thursday, October 2, 2008

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

30 Reasons for 30 Years : Why You should NOT VOTE for MAUMOON

30 aharah 30 sababu.

1. Gaanoonaa khilaafah badi hifaigen huvaa kurun.

2. Kurreege raees Nasir bolugai dhogu ilzaam alhuvai aburu nagaalun.

3. Gaabil meehun ekkibaa koh thimaagemeehunah magaam thah bahaa aailee verikameh hingun.
4. Sarukaaruge is muazzafun korupt kurun.
5. Rayyithunge medhugai oiy hama hama kan nagaalaa vaki bayakah "khaassa inaayaiy" libey nizaameh gaaimu kurun.
6. Islam dheen hathiyaarakah hadha dheen olhuvaalaa dheenee bai bai vun ufedhdhun.
7. Gaanoonu asaasee islaahu kuraanamey kiyaa ekan nukoh 17 aharah dhigu dhammaa emme fahun kuriyah vuren ves khudhu mukhuthaaru gaanoonu asaasee eh hedhun.
8. Rajjey gai beyvvunu hurihaa inthikhaabeh gai makaru hadhaa rayyithunge haggu feyrigathun.
9. Dheenee ilmu verin nah goanaa koh jalah laa aniyaa kurun.
10. Jalugai badi jahaabayaku maruvegen dhiyairuves rayyithunnah olhuvaalumattakaa javvah
fazaayah vaige theryah badi jehi kamah hadhan masakkaiy kurun.
11. Media control koh e ee verikan dhemehettumuge hathiyaarakah hedhun.
12. Verikan dhemehettumah takai kusheh neiy ethah bayaku bandhu koh aniyaa kurun.
13. Furihama baaru oiy haa dhuvahu gaabilu meehaku uththama fandiyaarakah ves justice minister akah ves nulai adhulu insaafge dhaaira halaaku koh lun.
14. Shareeathuge emme mathee maruhalaa akee thimaa meehaa kamah hedhi hure high court ge hukum thah badhalu koh meehun ge haggu thah feiyri gathun.
15. Sharuee dhaairaa korupt koh aadhaige meehunah aiy nufoaraa hisaabah adhulu iinsaafu ge agu dhuvvaalun.
16. Naa gaabilu meehun sihhee vazeerun nah hadhai edhaairaa halaaku koh raajje in ekasheegen vaa faruvaa eh nulibey gothah hedhun.

17. Aailaa aai ratteheen nah singapoorun vaki adhadheh nethi beys kurevey iru aadhaige meehun beys kurumah salaan jahaa gothah hama jessun.
18. School thakuge fenvaru dhah koh e than thanun nukun na kudhinge 95% akee "fail" vefai vaa kudhin nah hedhun.
19. Dhoadhiyaa thauleemee siyaasathuge sababun dharin nah tharubiyyathun.
20. Raajjey gai drug ge vabaa aammu kurun.
21. Raajje akee aabaadhee ge nisbathun mulhi dhuniyey gai ves kuh kuraa meehun emme gina eh gaumah hedhun.
22. Fageerun naai mussadheenge thafaathu bodu koh dhiri ulhumuge kharadhu aiy nufoaraafashah gendhiyun.
23. Rajjeyge khazaanaa hus koh laa dhiveheen ethah jeelakah dharuvaalun.
24. Rajjey ge gudhurathee vaseelaiy kamah vaa falhu raththah nuagu gai vikkaa hus kohlun.
25. Atholhu thereyge rah rah tharaggee nukoh Male' ah emmen hijura kuran majubooru kurun.
26. Rayyithun nah boahiyaavahikan hoadhaa budhevun.
27. Rah girumaai fen tha'yyaruvun fadha massala thakah halleh hoadhumuge badhalugai ithurah goas kurun.
28. Sarukaaruge hingumuge nizaamu halaaku koh e ee kameh nukurevey muassasaa yakah hedhun.
29. Islaahee masaiykathah huras alhaa faaisaa aa nufoozu beynun kohgen kuriyah oiy inthikhaabu gai aiy gadha kurumah masaiykah kurun.
30. Rayyithun bika haalugai ulhey iru bodu ganduvareh gai dhuvaalaku 4 (hatharu) lakka rufiyaa kharadhu kohlla kohlaa inun.

Is Dr. Hassan’s unity government the way forward?

Presidential candidate Dr. Hassan Saeed has said he plans to establish a national unity government if he wins the election scheduled for 8th October. The only independent candidate in the fray, Dr. Hassan made this momentous proposal during the official launching of his presidential manifesto at Artificial Beach Wednesday night. What are the pros and cons of this extraordinary overture?

The timing of this proposal is significant, coming as it were at a time when many people believe Hassan is in the top two in the electoral race. It signifies a shift in thinking from the election to its aftermath.

Hassan believes that a government controlled by one party is not the best option for the country at this point in time, when the country faces massive challenges that require the cooperation of one and all. Hassan has a point here. Take the drug problem for example. It is an open secret that political parties cutting across the entire spectrum have connections with drug dealers and addicts, which is the main reason why the problem has defied all solutions. This scenario is likely to continue even after the elections as long as the bitter political divisions in the society continue.

Whoever wins the election, be it Anni or Hassan or even Gayoom, the margin of victory is likely to be small. In such a situation, any government that is limited to the winning party would appear fragile and will be the target of destabilizing attacks from the opposition, particularly with the Majlis election coming up. Hassan's proposal is aimed to avoid the resulting chaos.

Dr. Hassan's proposal has come up for immediate criticism from his main rival Anni of Maldivian Democratic Party. Anni believes that a multiparty system is the only system that can effectively govern the country and bring the reforms expected by the people. He believes that a unity government will disintegrate into a dictatorship.

Examples of unity governments are rare in the world. Israel is the only established democracy that has had unity governments in the post World War II period. In that country the experiment has been successful. In Lebanon too, unity governments have been successful in keeping a modicum of stability in the bitterly divided country. In third world countries, most experiments at forming national unity governments have either failed or misfired as in Iraq.

Before one decides to discard the multiparty environment in favor of a unity government, there is an inescapable fact one must consider: All the freedoms that we enjoy today are the direct result of the democratic reform movement, both within the government and outside.