Audit Report of the Ministry of Finance: Maldivian government incurred a loss of $150,000 due to its agreement with India’s Apollo Hospital; Global Hospitals Group, India opens an Information and Assistance Centre in Maldives;
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    • According to the Audit Report of the Ministry of Finance published by the Auditor General on June 6, Maldivian government incurred a loss of $150,000 due to its agreement with India’s Apollo Hospital regarding the operation and development of Indira Gandhi Memorial hospital (IGMH), signed in 2010 by the government of former President Mohamed Nasheed. The Audit Report states that Nasheed’s government later decided not to implement this agreement, and thus lost the advance payment made to Apollo hospital of $150,000. The report states that this loss was incurred because former President Nasheed signed the agreement without prior research or planning, during an official visit to India.1

    Meanwhile, reports noted that Global Hospitals Group, India, has opened an Information and Assistance Centre in the Maldives on June 5. The Information Centre was launched at a ceremony held at one of the oldest medical centres in Maldives, Azmee Naeem Medical and Diagnostic Centre (AMDC), by Indian High Commissioner to the Maldives Rajeev Shahare. Sri Lanka’s Minister of State for Health Lubna Mohamed and CEO of Forte International Private Limited M.F.A. Riyaz attended this ceremony.2

    Reports noted that former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom visited India on June 3 after a personal trip to Malaysia. He met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid during the visit.3

    According to reports, Maldives government has signed an agreement with the Government of China on a road development project for Laamu atoll on June 4. China has undertaken a number of developmental projects for the Maldives in the past, including the building of Foreign Ministry, the National Museum, and a number of Sinmale’ housing flats.4

    In other developments, according to reports, Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra visited Maldives from June 1-3. During the visit, she met with President Waheed and other state officials and discussed bilateral issues between Maldives and Thailand. According to the joint statement, issued on the occasion, the two leaders expressed satisfaction at the strong and growing trade relations between the two countries and agreed to double the trade volume between the two countries by the year 2018.5

    Reports noted that President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik visited Palestine to officiate the 4th Islamic Conference of Bait Al Maqdis on June 5.6 During the visit President Dr. Waheed met with Palestinian President Dr. Mahmoud Abbas. President Waheed also met with the King of Jordan Abdulla II during a stopover visit to Jordan en route to Palestine and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries.7

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