MDP-led “For the nation’s wishes” campaign’s proposed 2-year coalition government against the spirit of the constitution - Thasmeen Ali
Thursday, 16 October 2008
MALE, Maldives — Dhivehi Raiyyithunge Party (DRP) Presidential running mate Ahmed Thasmeen Ali and senior DRP member Minister for Higher Education, Employment and Social Security Dr. Ibrahim Hassan spoke to the press regarding current political issues and the DRP higher education policy at the 1200hr press conference at the Maumoon 2008 Media Office today.
Maumoon 2008 Campaign Media Manager Ibrahim Athif Shakoor moderated the press conference.
Identitiy fraud
Athif Shakoor advised the general public not to share National Identity (NID) card information unless on the request of authorized officials.
He said that in order to protect one’s voting rights one has to make sure that others are not able to use personal information such as NID cards for their own purposes.
Athif Shakoor also sent his wishes to the public on the ocassion of World Food Day.
Decentralization
Dr. Hassan said that the DRP’s proposed National University will have its main campus in Male city due to lack of physical and human resources elsewhere but that campuses will be spread throughout the country.
He also said that courses will be available in both academic and vocational fields.
Expatriate Labor
Dr. Hassan said that DRP policy will focus on minimizing expatriate labor although the process will be gradual rather than immediate. He said that the Maldivian labor force does not meet the demands of the growing industrial sector and therefore expatriate labor will be a necessary asset although steps will be taken to ensure parity between local and foreign labor.
He said that as per the points in the DRP manifesto, the Government will focus on allocating a specific number of jobs for locals and achieving parity between local and foreign employment.
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Maumoon! 30 years is enough. Please give us our country back!
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