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Maldives’ former Attorney General Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed is now set to become the first ever woman to hold the post of Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).Dhiyana is part of the official delegation accompanying President Mohamed Nasheed to Bhutan, reliable sources told confirming her nomination to the post. Dhiyana will assume key post when the 8 member South Asian grouping endorses her name. The key post is rotated among the member countries and it’s the Maldives turn this year to nominate the Secretary General. Dhiyana was appointed the Maldives’ Attorney General on 12 November, 2008 - -a day after Nasheed took oaths as the country’ new President. In May 2009, the President dismissed her from the post, after she fired a strongly-worded letter to him, alleging political appointees including ministers and councilors were abusing their positions to influence the May 9 parliamentary elections. Nasheed then called her letter “politically motivate...

In unusual comments at the SAARC forum, President Mohamed Nasheed today talked about strained relations between India and Pakistan, saying that he hoped that tomorrow's meeting between the two countries' prime ministers will lead to resolution of their differences. Addressing the 16th SAARC Summit, President Mohamed Nasheed said he hopes that leaders of India and Pakistan will have effective conversation and resolve their differences. Nasheed, who spoke extempore, said he hoped that the "conversation will lead to greater dialogue between India and Pakistan." The remarks came as a surprise as normally bilateral issues and relations are not raked up in the multilateral forum of SAARC. Prime minister Manmohan Singh is meeting his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani tomorrow. The comments also reflected the common feeling that the relations between India and Pakistan mostly overshadow SAARC meetings.

President Nasheed has received the ‘Champions of the Earth’ Award, the United Nations’ most prestigious environmental prize. The President was awarded the prize, in the category of policy and leadership, during a ceremony today in South, Korea. President Nasheed accepted the award on behalf of the whole Maldives. He said he was “humbled by this recognition” and that it was his “duty to continue working” in this regard. He also said the prize was recognition of the growing importance of the Maldives on the issue of global climate change. The awards are being held in conjunction with the Business for the Environment Global Summit, which is being attended by more than 1,000 representatives from business, government, and civil society. Previous Champions of the Earth Award winners include former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, and former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark.

ފިރިހެނުންގެ އެންމެ ބޮޑު ސިއްރު ފަޅާއަރައިފި ތާސީރު ހަމައެކަނި ބޮޑެތި މީހުންނަށް އަނބިމީހާ ގޮސް ޞިއްޙީ އެހީތެރިޔާ އާ ބައްދަލުކުރި އެވެ. އޭނާގެ ރިހުންތައް ކިޔައި ދިނެވެ. އޭނާ މިހާރު ބޭނުންވަނީ ވަރިވާށެވެ. ޔަގީން ކަމާއެކު އޭނާ ސަބަބު ދެއްކި އެވެ. އޭނާ ބުނަނީ ކައިވެންޏަށް ފަސްމަސް ވެގެން ދިޔައިރުވެސް ފިރިމީހާގެ ފަރާތުން ފުރިހަމަ " ހިތްހަމަޖެހުން" ނުލިބޭ ކަމަށެވެ. ސިއްހީ އެހީތެރިޔާ، ފިރިމީހާ ގެނެސް އެ ވާހަކަ ތައް ސާފުކުރި އެވެ. ބައެއް ޓެސްޓްތައްވެސް ހެދި އެވެ. އޭނާ އަށް ފެނުނީ ނާއުއްމީދީ ކަންތައްތަކެކެވެ. އޭނާ އަށް އެމައްސަލަ ކުރިމަތިވީ، ހިތާނުކޮށްފައިވަ ގޮތުންނެވެ. ހިތާނު ކުރަން ޖެހޭ މިންގަނޑު ފަހަނައަޅައި ހިނގައްޖެނަމަ ބައެއް ނާރުތައް ކުރުވެއެވެ. ނަތީޖާ އަކަށް ވަނީ ލޭގެ ހިނގުންމަސް ބަދަލުތަކެއް އައިސް، ޖިންސީ ގޮތުން ބަލިކަށި މީހަކަށް ވުމެވެ. މިއީ އަހަރެމެންގެ ތެރެއިން ވަރަށް ގިނަ ފިރިހެނުންނަށް ވެސް ކުރިމަތި ވެފައިވާ މައްސަލަ އެކެވެ. ދިވެހި ފިރިހެނުންގެ ތެރޭގައި ބޮޑު މައްސަލަ އެކެވެ. އެމީހުން އެންމެ ބޮޑަށް ސިއްރުކުރަން ބޭނުންވާ މައްސަލަވެސް މެއެވެ. އެކަމުގެ ސަބަބުން ދިރިއުޅުމުގ...

Your kids will use touch screens in 2015 Apple's touch-screen iPad tablet has only been out for a few days. But a study has found that by 2015, the majority of kids under age 15 will be using computers that feature a touch-screen display. According to market-research firm Gartner, the younger generation could lead the way in touch-screen computing. The firm said it believes about 50 percent of the computers that will be bought for kids aged 15 or younger in 2015 will feature a touch screen. In 2009, that figure stood at just 2 percent of PCs. Gartner also predicts that the enterprise will see an increased adoption of touch-screen computers, but at a far slower adoption rate. Fewer than 10 percent of computers sold to corporate customers in 2015 will boast a touch screen, the research firm said. The increased adoption of touch-screen PCs in the consumer space and a slower adoption rate in the enterprise is mainly due to legacy enterprise products that require certain operating syst...