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.
No satellite communications, no rescue tug, contaminated fuel: the final voyage of the MV Asian Express
15 Jun 2013, 1:31 PM
Indian coastguard rescues crew of Maldivian cargo vessel
13 Jun 2013, 2:54 PM
Government scuttles Male City Council’s Taiwanese sister city agreement, pledges support for “one-China policy”
11 Jun 2013, 11:20 PM
Government halts transfer of airport operations to MIAL, pending arbitration
10 Jun 2013, 8:48 PM
No intention to transfer assets to MIAL: MACL to Axis Bank
09 Jun 2013, 12:52 AM
Government calls for immediate Tourism GST increase to 15 percent
08 Jun 2013, 2:42 PM
Govt will not sign current draft of SOFA, Defence Minister tells parliament
05 Jun 2013, 3:09 PM
Gayoom meets Indian PM
05 Jun 2013, 11:55 AM
MP Alhan Fahmy rejoins MDP
03 Jun 2013, 3:04 PM
“International actors should not undermine governments”: Maldives responds to UN Special Rapporteur
02 Jun 2013, 4:50 PM
Luxury tour operator highlights 35 percent slump in Maldives bookings
01 Jun 2013, 12:12 PM
Speeding motorcyclist kills traffic policeman
01 Jun 2013, 11:25 AM
Electoral register to be published in government gazette on Thursday
28 May 2013, 7:30 PM
Maldives “fully implements” three of UN’s 145 human rights recommendations: UPR mid-term assessment
27 May 2013, 8:28 PM
A justice system in crisis: UN Special Rapporteur’s report
26 May 2013, 7:14 PM
Two men charged with attack on Raajje TV reporter
24 May 2013, 2:56 PM
Police arrest MNDF officer accused of planning Dr Afrasheem’s murder
23 May 2013, 8:36 PM
Maldives UN team calls for abolition of death penalty, flogging
22 May 2013, 4:14 PM
MIAL to take over airport operations by July 1, says Finance Minister
21 May 2013, 2:55 PM
Tourism Ministry searching for ‘celebrity ambassador’ to promote the Maldives
19 May 2013, 5:17 PM
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