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, 13:31
Indian coastguard rescues crew of Maldivian cargo vessel
13 Jun 2013, 14:54
Government scuttles Male City Council’s Taiwanese sister city agreement, pledges support for “one-China policy”
11 Jun 2013, 23:20
Government halts transfer of airport operations to MIAL, pending arbitration
10 Jun 2013, 20:48
No intention to transfer assets to MIAL: MACL to Axis Bank
09 Jun 2013, 00:52
Government calls for immediate Tourism GST increase to 15 percent
08 Jun 2013, 14:42
Govt will not sign current draft of SOFA, Defence Minister tells parliament
05 Jun 2013, 15:09
Gayoom meets Indian PM
05 Jun 2013, 11:55
MP Alhan Fahmy rejoins MDP
03 Jun 2013, 15:04
“International actors should not undermine governments”: Maldives responds to UN Special Rapporteur
02 Jun 2013, 16:50
Luxury tour operator highlights 35 percent slump in Maldives bookings
01 Jun 2013, 12:12
Speeding motorcyclist kills traffic policeman
01 Jun 2013, 11:25
Electoral register to be published in government gazette on Thursday
28 May 2013, 19:30
Maldives “fully implements” three of UN’s 145 human rights recommendations: UPR mid-term assessment
27 May 2013, 20:28
A justice system in crisis: UN Special Rapporteur’s report
26 May 2013, 19:14
Two men charged with attack on Raajje TV reporter
24 May 2013, 14:56
Police arrest MNDF officer accused of planning Dr Afrasheem’s murder
23 May 2013, 20:36
Maldives UN team calls for abolition of death penalty, flogging
22 May 2013, 16:14
MIAL to take over airport operations by July 1, says Finance Minister
21 May 2013, 14:55
Tourism Ministry searching for ‘celebrity ambassador’ to promote the Maldives
19 May 2013, 17:17
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