JJ Robinson
JJ Robinson is advisor to the Maldives Independent. He was editor of Minivan News (Maldives Independent’s precursor) from 2009-2013, and went on to spend eight years in media development supporting more than a hundred outlets operating in autocracies all over the world, from Belarus to Venezuela. He is the author of Maldives: Islamic Republic, Tropical Autocracy (Hurst 2015). He tells anyone who will listen that mashuni roshi is the world’s best breakfast.
Badminton Association blocks female champion from training after losing court battle
14 Apr 2011, 6:52 PM
Hudhufushi lease renewed
14 Apr 2011, 6:51 PM
Maldives grapples with difficult dengue outbreak
12 Apr 2011, 5:10 PM
IMF praises managed float of rufiya, “unpredictable” and “high risk” warn local experts
11 Apr 2011, 7:12 PM
Parliament endorses Naseem as Foreign Minister and Muiz as Attorney General
11 Apr 2011, 3:29 PM
Nihan renews calls for Nasheed no-confidence motion as DRP factional strife intensifies
10 Apr 2011, 6:08 PM
Q&A: CEO of Bank of Maldives, Peter Horton
07 Apr 2011, 7:48 PM
Expatriate workers becoming “very desperate” in wake of blackmarket dollar crackdown
05 Apr 2011, 5:02 PM
Democracy not the Maldives’ only game in town: Himal
05 Apr 2011, 11:04 AM
Mahlouf resubmits resolution cutting Rf20K committee allowance, after MDP forces Mariya to withdraw it
04 Apr 2011, 6:18 PM
Maldives dismisses Gaddafi’s government as illegitimate, backs rebels
04 Apr 2011, 12:12 PM
UN staff in Afghanistan killed by mob in protest over Quran burning by US pastor
03 Apr 2011, 2:59 PM
Invigilators suspended as police investigate Milandhoo exam fraud
03 Apr 2011, 2:23 PM
Alliance Francaise creates ‘Male Montmatre’ in Sultans Park
02 Apr 2011, 4:50 PM
Death of tourist at Kuredhoo Island Resort last year was accidental, finds UK inquest
31 Mar 2011, 5:08 PM
Libyan foreign minister defects while Obama authorises covert action
31 Mar 2011, 9:22 AM
Syrian President dismisses cabinet as protests grow violent
30 Mar 2011, 5:38 PM
Maldives among only three countries to ever graduate from least-developed status: UN report
30 Mar 2011, 2:11 PM
Blackmarket dollar crackdown won’t address demand, warn businesses, financial experts
29 Mar 2011, 7:15 PM
Parliament confirms ongoing “confidential” investigation of JSC
28 Mar 2011, 6:14 PM
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