Politics

Campaign trail: airports and overdue infrastructure

Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.

15 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
A daily round-up of headlines made by the candidates, running mates and their surrogates on the campaign trail. 
August 14

“I don’t plan to take the people to another country that won’t flood” (Sun)

I don’t want Maldivian children to move beyond fear: President (PSM)

Projects the opposition would need 18 years for have been completed in five: President (Mihaaru)

I’ll make sure opposition don’t get bored listening to me: President (Avas)

Importance of security forces is realised when faced with a disaster: President (Sun)

Kulhudhuffushi airport work delayed because of opposition: President (PSM)

Done enough for Kulhudhuffushi airport to not be stopped: President (Avas)

President Yameen lies repeatedly about selling off airport (Raajje)

Yameen lies for second time saying airport was sold (VFP)

We’ll secure supermajority from Buruni for President Yameen with MDP votes as well: Riyaz Rasheed (Sun)

Continuing his tour of Thaa atoll, President Abdulla Yameen inaugurated a sewerage system on Buruni island, where he mocked former president Mohamed Nasheed’s proposal in 2008 to make plans to relocate the Maldivian population in the event of catastrophic sea-level rise.

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