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01COLOMBO2233 SRI LANKA/MALDIVES: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS
[...] POST'S RESPONSE TO REF B REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARAS 2-3 ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION RESPONSIVE TO REF A CONCERNING UPGRADING HOST COUNTRY ANTI-TERRORISM LA [...]
2001-12-12 11:51:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL CE MV
02COLOMBO1652 Counternarcotics update: Heroin shipments on
[...] (C) Summary: This Counternarcotics update reviews: Sri Lanka's Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) reports that heroin shipments to Sri Lanka have been dramatically reduced of late. The PNB attributes this positive trend to three factors: (1) The recent success of Indian authorities in interdic [...]
2002-09-06 06:05:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PTER CE MV
02COLOMBO1662 Crew foils attempt to hijack Air Seychelles
[...] (C) Summary: Maldivian authorities have confirmed that there was an attempted hijacking of an Air Seychelles airliner on September 9. The crew subdued a passenger armed with a knife who tried to enter the cockpit. One member of the crew was injured in the incident. The flight landed safel [...]
2002-09-09 06:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV EAIR ASEC CASC MV IN SE
02COLOMBO1663 Additional information on VIP attendance at
[...] Per Refs B and C, Mission has requested the additional information on VIP attendance at the 57th UNGA from the Sri Lankan and Maldivian Governments. 2. Although the GSL has provided a list of attendees (see Ref D),it has not yet provided us all of the required additional information for [...]
2002-09-09 10:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA ASEC CE MV UNGA UN
02COLOMBO1709 Initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified and Noforn. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU/NF) Below is Mission's initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual Human Rights Report for the Maldives: Begin Text: The Republic of Maldives has a parliamentary style of government with a [...]
2002-09-16 00:58:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KSEP PREL MV
02COLOMBO1720 Incident remains very murky, but hijack
[...] (C) Summary: Amid many conflicting, convoluted reports, Mission has received tentative information that the attempted hijacking of an Air Seychelles flight near the Maldives last week may have had an Islamic connection. Information is very sketchy, but DAO has learned that of the ten men no [...]
2002-09-16 11:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV EAIR ASEC MV IN SE
02COLOMBO1734 UNDP AND UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAMS FOR MALDIVES
[...] Post endorses UNDP country program for Maldives for 2003- 2007. UNDP'S overall objectives of reducing poverty and disparities are in line with national priorities of equitable development identified by the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) in its sixth national development plan [...]
2002-09-17 11:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID ECON PHUM MV UNDP
02COLOMBO1954 Maldives: President Goyoom announces cabinet
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) In an October 9 announcement, Maldivian President Maumoon Gayoom announced changes to his cabinet, and appointed new ambassadors to Sri Lanka and the UN. Please see Para four for a complete listing of the ne [...]
2002-10-18 05:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR PHUM MV UN
02COLOMBO2078 Maldivian Government requests access to
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST -- Please see Para 4. 2. (S/NF) During a November 5 conversation, Maldivian MFA Permanent Secretary Ahmed Shaheed requested from the DCM that the United States share any intelligence information it may have garnered from Ibrahim Fouwzy, a Maldivian national hel [...]
2002-11-05 11:37:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL MV
02COLOMBO2131BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND END
[...] Post is pleased to inform EB/CBA of the completion of all activities approved under FY2002 BFIF funding. Post will fax copies of receipts as requested. 2. Following is the expenditure summary for BFIF projects, 2002: Project 1: American Fair - trade/catalog show ----------------------- [...]
2002-11-14 09:20:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ETRD ABUD CE MV ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2137 SRI LANKAN/MALDIVES: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM
[...] MISSION'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARA 2 IS KEYED TO QUESTIONS A THROUGH K IN PARA TWO OF REFTEL. PARA 3 CONTAINS A REVIEW OF THE SITUATI [...]
2002-11-15 06:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE MV
02COLOMBO2304 2002 International Narcotics Control Strategy
[...] Please find attached Mission's 2002 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR). Responses to Ref B queries re Sri Lanka are covered in Paragraph two and the Maldives in paragraph three. Information on money laundering requested in Ref A will be provided by Septel. ========= [...]
2002-12-13 06:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL CE MV
02COLOMBO2323 During Mission visit, Maldivian MFA says it is
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a December 17 meeting in Male, Polchief urged the Maldivian government to sign an ICC Article 98 agreement with the U.S. MFA Permanent Secretary Shaheed replied that the GoRM continued to SIPDIS review the proposal, which it viewed in a "favorable light." Shaheed [...]
2002-12-18 11:25:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER ECON MV KICC UN
02COLOMBO2329Normally placid Maldivian political scene seems
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The normally placid Maldivian political situation is stirring a bit with the approach of the 2003 presidential election. In December 16-17 meetings in Male, polchief was told that President Gayoom is expected to run and win the election. That said, there is some dissonance eme [...]
2002-12-19 10:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM SOCI MV
02COLOMBO2348 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 179 (12-26-02)
[...] (C) We are really, really, really worried about your e-mail re the apparent postponement in the DoD-sponsored mil-to-mil demining program. (Note: We're not blaming the messenger; we appreciate your successful effort to quickly find out what's going on.) We can appreciate that important thi [...]
2002-12-26 10:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1016 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 88 (06-11-03)
[...] (S) Please see our class email dated 6/10/03 re a dipnote received June 10 from the Maldives. In this dipnote, the Maldivian MFA states that it has heard that a Maldivian national held at Guantanamo Bay may be released soon. The MFA would like the USG to clarify the matter. (Note: In askin [...]
2003-06-11 09:38:00Embassy ColomboSECRETCE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO1027FY 2003 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] Post response for Maldives to reftel survey request follows: a. Does host government publish national budget in a timely manner? 1 - Does not publish, or publishes with significant delay (three years or more) 2 - Yes, with some delay (one year or more) 3 - Yes, with minimum delay (under [...]
2003-06-12 10:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAA AMGT EAID EFIN EINV EPET ETRD MV ECPN
03COLOMBO1052 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 90 (06-16-03)
[...] (SBU) URGENT: MFA Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo sent us a fax today (June 16) confirming that Sri Lanka's ambassador to Iraq, M.M.A. Farouque, plans to return to Baghdad at some point this week. (Note: Farouque is now in Sri Lanka. By the way, we have already passed the MFA the info re [...]
2003-06-16 10:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT LTTE
03COLOMBO1073 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 92 (06-18-03)
[...] (C) Just wanted to flag that the situation remains relatively quiet in the aftermath of the June 14 sinking of the Tiger ship off the northeast coast (Colombo 1061, 1053). From what we hear, however, the Tigers remain very, very angry over the incident. Thus far, however, the group has conf [...]
2003-06-18 09:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1079 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 93 (06-19-03)
[...] (C) FYI: Former Dep. defense minister (and close relative of President Kumaratunga) Anuruddha Ratwatte was again refused bail by a Sri Lankan lower court on June 18. As previously reported, Ratwatte and 14 others (including two of his sons) are incarcerated due to their alleged involvement [...]
2003-06-19 11:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
03COLOMBO1093 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 94 (06-23-03)
[...] (C) We just received late word that a police officer was gunned down in the greater Colombo area earlier today (June 23). After taking cyanide, the suspect was arrested and is now in the hospital. The inspector who was killed, Sunil Thabrew, had reportedly been heavily involved in investiga [...]
2003-06-23 09:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1106 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 95 (06-24-03)
[...] (C) Charge Don Camp called on Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo today (June 24). The Foreign Secretary thanked the US for its continued support re the peace process and for D's strong remarks at the recent Tokyo donors conference. He said the GSL had the same sentiments as the US re resuming [...]
2003-06-24 10:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1112 58th session of UN General Assembly: Mission
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-25 09:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CE MV UN
03COLOMBO1115 ICC: Entry into force of non-surrender of
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Mission was asked to review whether Sri Lanka's and the Maldives' International Criminal Court (ICC) non-surrender of nationals agreements with the U.S. have entered into force. The situation is the following: -- Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan MFA has confirmed that the ICC [...]
2003-06-25 10:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KTIA PGOV MOPS CE MV KICC
03COLOMBO1121 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 96 (06-26-03)
[...] (U) Today we received an advance copy of a letter(faxed to desk) from Fathulla Jameel, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Secretary Powell, seeking US support for the deferment of the Maldives' graduation from LDC status at the July ECOSOC meeting. Previously, we supported the Maldives maintain [...]
2003-06-26 11:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
03COLOMBO1144 Maldivian Foreign Affairs Minister
[...] Per Reftel, Mission provides the text of Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affair Jameel's letter to Secretary of State Powell on the occasion of the United States' Independence Day. BEGIN TEXT Male' 1 July 2003 His Excellency Mr. Colin Powell, Secretary of State SIPDIS Washington, D [...]
2003-07-01 10:44:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MV
03COLOMBO1197 Maldives: Let Us Not Take This Friend For
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the Republic of Maldives has made only one substantive request of us this past year -- to defer until later this year a decision on whether to graduate the Maldives from LDC status. Embassy strongly believes meeting this modest request will go a long way towar [...]
2003-07-09 10:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD MV
03COLOMBO1223 ICC: Non-surrender agreement with the
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Maldivian government has sent Mission a dipnote confirming that it has completed the necessary domestic legal requirements for the entry into force of the non-surrender agreement it concluded with th [...]
2003-07-14 10:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KTIA MV
03COLOMBO1240 In Charge's visit, Maldivians again press for
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Charge's July 13 meetings in Male, GoRM officials made another pitch that the Maldives' not be graduated from LDC status. Some concern was expressed about radical Islam gaining a beachhead in the island nation, a problem which would be heightened by an economic downturn. [...]
2003-07-15 11:36:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD MV
03COLOMBO1244 Action request concerning Maldivian national
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para Four. 2. (C) Mission has received information that a Maldivian national who was convicted of anti-Maldivian government (GoRM) activities last year is in Sri Lanka. This individual, Ibrahim Luthfee, was convicted along with two other Maldi [...]
2003-07-16 07:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PREF MV CE
03COLOMBO1253 Political Islam in Sri Lanka and the Maldives
[...] (C) In response to Reftel action request, country descriptions of political Islam as a factor in Sri Lanka and the Maldives are contained in Paras 2-7. --------- SRI LANKA --------- 2. (C) OVERVIEW: Political Islam is not an important factor in Sri Lanka at this time. Sri Lanka is [...]
2003-07-17 09:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PTER PREL SOCI MV CE
03COLOMBO1266 Excitement over Maldivian economic growth
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent Embassy meetings in the Maldives, government and business interlocutors spoke about the positive social and economic developments in the country in recent years, spurred especially by the growth of the tourism industry. These contacts worried, however, about the g [...]
2003-07-21 10:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1294 58th UNGA: Sri Lankan government attendance
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the format requested in Reftel, Mission forwards the Sri Lankan government's plans for official attendance at the 58th United Nations General Assembly in September 2003. Mission will forward furthe [...]
2003-07-25 05:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA KSEP CE MV UNGA UN
03COLOMBO1303 IRF report: Draft 2003 Maldives submission
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the request in Ref A, Mission submits the draft 2003 International Religious Freedom report for the Maldives. As also requested in Ref A, a Word document with tracked changes based on the 2002 repor [...]
2003-07-28 10:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1312 Mission conveys talking points and CWC
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-29 02:33:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ABUD MV CWC OPCW
03COLOMBO1332 ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-30 11:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON CE MV
03COLOMBO1335 UNGA: Mission conveys First (Disarmament)
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 11:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC CE MV UNGA
03COLOMBO1384 Maldivian presidential selection process set
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian presidential selection process is set to kick off in September, with the Majlis (parliament) selecting a candidate who will stand in a referendum in October. President Gayoom is widely expected to win with ease. Gayoom seems a popular ruler, though the selection [...]
2003-08-07 10:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM MV
03COLOMBO139 2002-2003 International Narcotics Control
[...] Provided below is Post's response to reftel request for information on Maldives' regulations and practices regarding financial crimes and money laundering. This submission is based on information received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives and other publicly available docum [...]
2003-01-24 05:51:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN PGOV PREL MV
03COLOMBO1435 Mission conveys talking points re Iraqi
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-18 10:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ CE MV
03COLOMBO1487 58th UNGA: Maldivian government attendance
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-26 08:48:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA KSEP CE MV UNGA UN
03COLOMBO1490 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 123 (08/26/03)
[...] (C) FYI. Just wanted to flag the following peace track items: -- Paris Meeting: Beyond that reviewed in Colombo 1482, we have no new news to report re the LTTE's Paris meeting. The Norwegian Embassy here told us that Special Envoy Erik Solheim was slated to join the LTTE meeting today or [...]
2003-08-26 10:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1493 Maldivian police review visit to detainee at
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In an August 26 meeting with Charge', two Maldivian police officials reviewed their recent visit to Guantanamo Bay to interview a Maldivian national detained there. The officials said they did not/not believe the detainee was connected with terrorism, but noted that there we [...]
2003-08-26 11:38:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PINS PGOV KISL MV
03COLOMBO1540INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES,
[...] The following is the 2004 Investment Climate Statement for the Republic of Maldives. This statement will be included in the Post's FY 2004 Maldives Country Commercial to be sent separately. Begin text. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES, SEPTEMBER 2003. Openness to Foreign Investm [...]
2003-09-05 05:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV MV OPIC ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1542 ICOC: Mission conveys request to join in
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-05 05:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CE MV
03COLOMBO1543 PSI: Mission conveys statement of
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-05 05:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP MNUC PARM CE MV
03COLOMBO1554 Sri Lanka/Maldives: Mission views on possible
[...] (C) In response to Reftel, Mission has the following comments regarding possible Sri Lankan and Maldivian reaction to the proposed UN Security Council Resolution on Iraq. 2. (C/NF) SRI LANKA: Although it is generally pro-U.S. and has not been hostile in any sense toward Coalition operat [...]
2003-09-08 10:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PGOV CE MV IZ UN
03COLOMBO1556 58th UNGA: Maldivian government attendance
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-08 10:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA KSEP CE MV UNGA UN
03COLOMBO156 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER TO BUILD AND
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-28 10:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO MV CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1569 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 131 (09/09/03)
[...] (C) FYI. We have the following updates on the peace process: -- Norwegian Ambassador in the east: Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar is in Batticaloa District in the east for a familiarization tour, according to Norwegian Embassy contacts. Brattskar met with eastern Tiger military leade [...]
2003-09-09 10:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1588 Mission conveys WSIS/freedom of the press
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-11 07:09:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO PREL CE MV
03COLOMBO1589 Mission conveys September 11 Message to Sri
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-11 08:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL CE MV
03COLOMBO1605 Maldivian presidential election process kicks
[...] (U) In an announcement made late last week and reported on the website of the government-controlled newspaper "Haveeru," the Maldivian Elections Commission has begun soliciting applications from possible candidates for the 2003 presidential election. Applications will be accepted for a one-we [...]
2003-09-15 11:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM MV
03COLOMBO1622 Urgent Demarche on UN action regarding
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent demarche regarding UN action on the Middle East to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. Neither government has responded to the U.S. points as of yet. [...]
2003-09-18 09:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL UNGA CE MV XF
03COLOMBO1623 2003 Human Rights Report for the Republic of
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified entire text. 2. (U) Following is the 2003 Country Human Rights report for the Republic of Maldives. BEGIN TEXT: 3. (U) The Republic of Maldives, which is made up of 1,190 islands, less than 200 of which are inhabited, has a parliamentary style of gove [...]
2003-09-18 10:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PREL KSEP MV
03COLOMBO1648 Unprecedented unrest in the Maldives against
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Unrest hit the Maldives over the September 20-21 weekend, with rioting in Male', the capital. The unrest was apparently triggered by at least two deaths that occurred either before or during a prison riot at a jail located on a nearby island. Several buildings, primarily govern [...]
2003-09-23 09:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM CASC MV
03COLOMBO1660 Maldives: Recent rioting in capital sparks
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team visited the Maldives, September 22-24. In the aftermath of the rioting that took place on September 20, Male appeared calm with little sign of any tension. In discussions on the unrest, GoRM officials ritually blamed "drug users" and "miscreants." Observers, ho [...]
2003-09-24 11:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM CASC MV
03COLOMBO1665 Maldives: President Gayoom wins first phase
[...] (U) Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom won the first phase of the country's presidential selection process on September 25. Gayoom took all 50 votes in the People's Majlis (Parliament). The three other candidates, Abdul Ghafoor Hussain, Mohammed Shareef, and Nazeer Ahmed Jamaal, faile [...]
2003-09-25 10:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PINR MV
03COLOMBO1666 PSI: Sri Lanka continues to review "Statement
[...] (C) Per Ref A, Mission followed up on September 25 with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding its reaction to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) "Statement of Interdiction Principles" document. Rohan Perera, the MFA's Legal Adviser, told us that the GSL continues to r [...]
2003-09-25 10:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MNUC PARM CE MV
03COLOMBO1674 During visit by U.S. team, southern Maldives
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A U.S. team visited the southern Maldivian island of Gan on September 23. With roughly a fifth of the population of the Maldives, the southern region was placid politically, showing little tension in the wake of the recent riots that rocked the capital of Male'. In discussions [...]
2003-09-26 05:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SOCI MV ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1687 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 142 (09/29/03)
[...] (C) FYI, we are sending a front channel based on our conversation today with Jim Robertson regarding the GSL analysis of the Chile and Singapore FTAs. It appears the GSL may believe they are further along than we previously thought. According to Jim, Ambassador Subasinghe is meeting at 1630 [...]
2003-09-29 10:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
03COLOMBO170 GSL issues constructive statement re Iraq, as
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan government issued a constructive statement on January 28, calling on Iraq to comply fully with UNSC Resolution 1441. The statement comes as the situation in the Gulf region nets increased press and public attention here. There is some concern bubbling up that a [...]
2003-01-28 12:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ASEC ECON CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO1718 Maldives appears calm in aftermath of recent
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldives appears calm in the wake of the recent unrest in Male' that was triggered by a violent prison disturbance. President Gayoom has launched investigations into the incidents and transferred the police chief. During his recent visit, DATT spoke to the acting police ch [...]
2003-10-02 10:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINS PHUM SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1815 UNGA: Mission conveys First (Disarmament)
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-20 08:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNGA MNUC AORC KNNP CE MV
03COLOMBO1816 Urgent Demarche on UN action on the
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-20 08:55:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL CE MV UNGA
03COLOMBO1819 Maldivian President wins another five-year
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maldivian President Gayoom handily won reelection for a sixth term in a national referendum held on October 17. In other local political developments, the government continues to investigate the causes of the rare outbreak of unrest last month. Although he won the referendum in [...]
2003-10-20 10:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1822 Demarche on new Iraqi Diplomatic and Official
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-21 09:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CVIS IZ CE MV
03COLOMBO1825 Urgent demarche on additional action on UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-21 10:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL CE MV UN
03COLOMBO1852 Demarche opposing Cuba's UN Resolution against
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-27 09:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA ETRD CE MV CU
03COLOMBO1857 Mission conveys Id Al-Fitr message from
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-28 09:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL MV
03COLOMBO1889 Demarche on U.S. Mideast UNGA Strategy
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the points requesting support against one-sided anti-Israel resolutions at the UN to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. In light of the importance of this matter, [...]
2003-11-03 11:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL CE MV IS UN
03COLOMBO1903 Demarche on Iraq Interim Travel Documents
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-04 12:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS PREF IZ CE MV
03COLOMBO1925 UN CERD Candidate Ralph Boyd
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-06 12:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CE MV
03COLOMBO1958 Maldivian President Gayoom inaugurated for
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11, Maldivian President Gayoom was inaugurated to his sixth term in office. In a brief speech given at the ceremony, Gayoom called for increased democratization and announced that he was creating a "human rights commission." He did not refer to the September unrest [...]
2003-11-07 18:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM MV
03COLOMBO1977 Mission conveys UNGA Third Committee Iran
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-17 10:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CE MV UNGA
03COLOMBO1995 Mission conveys points on the proposed UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-19 10:38:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CE MV TX
03COLOMBO1996 Mission conveys Id Al-Fitr message from
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-19 10:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL MV
03COLOMBO2009 Maldivian government requests return of
[...] (S/NF) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 3. 2. (S/NF) On November 18, Mission received a letter dated November 5 from the Maldivian government requesting the release and return to the Maldives of Ibrahim Fauzee (or Fouwzy),a Maldivian national detained at Guantanamo (see Para [...]
2003-11-20 10:51:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PINS PGOV KISL MV
03COLOMBO2011 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 51 (11/20/03)
[...] (SBU) We understand from AID that 04 global ESF levels are significantly lower than expected. Any SA views on what this might mean? (DCM) Maldives ----------- 2. (S) You will see a frontchannel reporting that the GoRM has officially asked that their Guantanamo detainee be sent home [...]
2003-11-20 11:10:00Embassy ColomboSECRETAMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO2022 Annual Terrorism Report for 2003: Submissions
[...] Mission's response to Reftel requesting input for the Department's 2003 Annual Terrorism Report follows. Data on Sri Lanka is contained in Para Two and data on the Maldives in Para Three. Para Two is keyed to questions A through I in Reftel. Para Three contains an overview of the situation [...]
2003-11-24 03:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PINS CE MV
03COLOMBO2026 Mission conveys Urgent Demarche on UN Action
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent points regarding UN Action on the Middle East to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. As of yet, we have received no substantive response from either gov [...]
2003-11-24 07:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL CE MV UN
03COLOMBO205 Low key reaction to Secretary's UN Security
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction to the Secretary's speech to the UN Security Council has been low key in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Press coverage was limited to wire- service reports. Neither the GSL nor GoRM have issued public statements as of yet. With the speech wrapping up very late February [...]
2003-02-06 06:58:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO208 Mission deploys points re Secretary's speech
[...] (C) In lieu of Ambassador who was en route to Colombo from the Maldives, DCM drew on Ref A points in a February 6 conversation with Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo. Rodrigo said the GSL does not SIPDIS have any plans for now to issue any public statement re the Secretary's Febr [...]
2003-02-06 10:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO2197 Colombo Plan: Mission concurs with revisions
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-31 06:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT KFSC SNAR CE MV
03COLOMBO2201 Maldivian Gleanings: Human rights commission
[...] (C) This edition of Maldivian gleanings reviews the following: >> Maldivian government establishes national human rights commission >> Report on September rioting submitted to President Gayoom >> Former attorney general reflects on Gayoom and country's political system >> Tourism b [...]
2003-12-31 10:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM ECON PINR MV
03COLOMBO238 Maldivian government proposes names of
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 3. 2. (S/NF) Per Reftels, the Maldivian government has formally asked for permission to interview a Maldivian national being held at Guantanamo. A diplomatic note dated February 6 from the GoRM gives identification information on two securit [...]
2003-02-11 11:01:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MV
03COLOMBO26 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 02 (01-06-03)
[...] (C) The Ambassador received an EPDP delegation led by its leader, Douglas Devananda, today. As expected, the group complained about the LTTE. Among the EPDP's allegations of Tiger harassment were various instances of physical attacks, threats against family members, abductions, and at least [...]
2003-01-06 11:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT LTTE
03COLOMBO277 MANPADS: Information for possible bilateral
[...] (S) Per Reftel, Mission's input for the request for information on Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) follows. Responses are keyed to the questions in Reftel Paras 7-13. Sri Lanka --------- 2. (S) Begin Text: -- General Information: To our knowledge, the Sri Lankan military [...]
2003-02-18 11:33:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PARM PTER ETTC CE MV
03COLOMBO278 Mission conveys Secretary Powell's February 14
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-18 11:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CE MV UNSC
03COLOMBO301 Mission conveys points re NAM summit to GSL
[...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, Mission conveyed the points on the expected NAM statement on Iraq to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments on February 22. Responding to the Ambassador, key GSL Minister Milinda Moragoda w [...]
2003-02-24 09:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CE MV UNSC
03COLOMBO342 Sri Lanka/Maldives: 2003 annual Trafficking
[...] (U) Mission point of contact on trafficking in persons issues until May 1 is poloff Carl-Heinz J. Wemhoener-Cuite, Andrea Tomaszewicz will replace him at that time, both can be reached at 94-1-448-007 x-2425 and fax 94-1-471-092. 2. (U) Mission's submission for the 2002 Trafficking in Pe [...]
2003-02-28 05:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CE MV
03COLOMBO409 MILLENIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT COUNTRY DATA, MALDIVES
[...] The Embassy received a fax from the Department of External Resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives responding to our request for data required for the Millennium Challenge Account. All figures are in millions of Maldives Rufiyaa. Data within parenthesis indi [...]
2003-03-11 11:01:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN MV ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO418 59th Commmission on Human Rights-Demarche Request
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-12 10:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL CE MV
03COLOMBO420 Iraq: Mission conveys demarche on UNSC open
[...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has urged the Sri Lankan and Maldivian MFA's to express support for the joint US/UK/Spanish Iraq resolution. 2. (C) Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo told us that Sri Lanka's UN representative had instructions to speak if there is "a cast of thousands" par [...]
2003-03-12 11:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ CE MV UNSC
03COLOMBO460 TFIZ01: PM negative on possible UNGA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The PM told the Ambassador that he agreed that there was no need for UNGA involvement re Iraq. He said he would look into possibly issuing a "constructive" statement re the overall situation. Mission has reviewed Department's points re Iraqi intel officers, but does not think f [...]
2003-03-19 11:16:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO468 TFIZ01: Low-key reaction in Sri
[...] (S) SUMMARY: General reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the start of military operations against Iraq has been low-key, so far. The PM has asked to see the Ambassador late today. Sri Lanka's envoy to the U.S. called the Ambassador earlier, and said the GSL plans to issue a "helpful" [...]
2003-03-20 07:27:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO476 TFIZ01: GSL releases relatively constructive
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The GSL has issued a relatively constructive statement re the Iraq situation (text in Para 10). In a meeting late March 20, the PM gave the Ambassador the opportunity to help craft the message and some improvements were made. The PM confirmed that the GSL would not be able [...]
2003-03-21 05:41:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO48 Security of Radioactive Sources: Mission
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-08 11:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM MNUC CE MV IAEA
03COLOMBO486 Iraq: Mission conveys points on CHR to the
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftels, Mission conveyed on March 22 the talking points on not interrupting the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for a special sitting on Iraq to the Sri Lankan government. The GSL has not yet replie [...]
2003-03-24 10:09:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHUM CE MV IZ UN
03COLOMBO500 UNESCO: Mission conveys points on US reentry;
[...] Per Ref B, Mission conveyed the points on the United States' decision to seek reentry into UNESCO and our candidacy for the executive board to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. The Maldivian government has replied that it welcomes the decision by the U.S. to rejoin UNESCO and looks fo [...]
2003-03-25 10:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CE MV UNESCO
03COLOMBO502 TFIZ01: Mission presses points re CHR, UN;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission is continuing to press points re keeping the Iraq issue out of the CHR and the UNSC/UNGA. Overall reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the Iraq situation continues to be low-key. Media coverage is heavy, with almost all commentary anti-U.S. Our best educated guess [...]
2003-03-25 11:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAO PHUM ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO524 TFIZ01: Maldives issues statement re Iraq;
[...] (C) This update, focused on reaction to the war in Iraq in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reviews: >> In its first public statement, the Maldivian government says it is "very concerned" about the war >> In Sri Lanka, religious groups issue statements against the war >> More anti-war ralli [...]
2003-03-27 09:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON ASEC PINR CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO533 Status of Maldivian non-surrender of nationals
[...] (C) Per Ref B and previous, Mission has been in close and constant touch with the Maldivian government, pressing it to sign the non-surrender of nationals agreement as soon as possible. The Maldivian MFA has told us that the plan is to have Foreign Minister Jameel sign it. (Note: The Maldi [...]
2003-03-28 04:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTIA MV
03COLOMBO560 TFIZ01: Mission conveys latest message re
[...] (C) This update, focused on reaction to Operation Iraqi Freedom in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reviews: >> Mission conveys latest points re blocking possible UNGA meeting >> Taking a different tack than the government, President Kumaratunga hits out at the U.S. >> NGO, Muslim criticis [...]
2003-04-02 09:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ UN
03COLOMBO575 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 52 (04-03-03)
[...] (U) Colombo 561 described GSL's request that the US buy Sri Lankan tea for humanitarian aid to Iraq. The Ambassador needs to have an answer to this action request by Friday Sri Lanka time so he can get back to the requesting Ministry. We understand this isn't much time to get Washington to a [...]
2003-04-03 09:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT LTTE
03COLOMBO588 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 54 (04-07-03)
[...] (C) Please see Colombo 587, which reviews the Ambassador's April 5 meeting with President Kumaratunga. (Note: By the way, CBK is slated to be in Chennai and New Delhi for four days. She has meetings with top GoI and opposition figures, including Sonia Gandhi and Jayalalitha.) 2. (C) Th [...]
2003-04-07 10:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO611 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 56 (04-09-03)
[...] The Ministry of Defense today officially indicated its intent to co-host, with the United States Army Pacific, the annual Peacekeeping Multi-Platoon Event (PKO-MPE) in 2004. The Army Commander, LTG Balagalle has directed his staff to investigate establishment of a peacekeeping school for the [...]
2003-04-09 09:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO628 Mission deploys points re in-kind offers of
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-10 08:24:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO630 Sri Lanka/Maldives: EU intervention on
[...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has no information re European Union intervention against the bilateral U.S./Sri Lanka Article 98 agreement prior to the November 22, 2002, signing of the agreement. There are indications, however, that the Germans and Dutch approached the GSL through the Sri Lankan am [...]
2003-04-10 08:46:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM CE MV EUN
03COLOMBO637 ICC: Non-surrender of nationals agreement
[...] Ambassador Wills signed the U.S.-Maldivian non- surrender of nationals agreement in Colombo on April 10. Foreign Minister Jameel had signed the agreement in Male on April 8. 2. The signed original is being pouched to L/T (Frank Holleran). A copy of the agreement is being faxed to SA/INS [...]
2003-04-11 03:51:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIA MV CE KICC
03COLOMBO675 Mission conveys points on fleeing Iraqi regime
[...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the points on fleeing Iraqi regime officials to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian Governments. Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo assured the Ambassador that if the GSL had any information that a former Saddam official was trying to enter Sri Lanka the [...]
2003-04-17 10:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ CE MV
03COLOMBO703 Mission conveys urgent talking points on
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-24 09:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MV IZ
03COLOMBO708 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 63 (04-24-03)
[...] (U) Devinda Subasinghe called Ambassador last night mentioning a possible visit of A/S Rocca on May 11-12. We would welcome her visit at that time. She should be aware however, that Vesak, a major holiday, occurs during that week (May 14 and 15),and many officials may be unavailable for mee [...]
2003-04-24 10:10:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO730 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 66 (04-29-03)
[...] (SBU) We understand that the government is in the process of issuing its formal response to the Tigers' April 21 statement announcing their suspension of the peace talks. We'll analyze it once we see it. (POL) 2. (C) In other peace process news, the Ministry of Defense has announced tha [...]
2003-04-29 11:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT LTTE
03COLOMBO734 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 67 (04-30-03)
[...] (C) We have received a copy of the Prime Minister's letter to LTTE chief negotiator Anton Balasingham replying to the Tigers' April 21 pullout from the peace talks. We received the copy late this afternoon and will provide an analysis of it to you shortly. It seems to be conciliatory in natu [...]
2003-04-30 10:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO782 Mission conveys urgent talking points re
[...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent talking points re countering Cuban misinformation to the Sri Lankan government and the government of the Republic of Maldives. WILLS [...]
2003-05-12 03:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CE MV CU
03COLOMBO783 Mission conveys talking points re Iraqi
[...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Ref A, Mission has conveyed the urgent talking points re the lifting of sanctions on Iraq to the governments of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives. Per Ref B, Mission also conveyed points re Pr [...]
2003-05-12 03:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO821 Mission continues promotion of child
[...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons: 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, as part of our ongoing promotion of human rights, Mission continues to work with the GSL and the GoRM to protect the rights of children via the ratification or implementation of appropriate [...]
2003-05-16 06:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CE MV
03COLOMBO92GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to
[...] Below is the GLOBE program update for Sri Lanka and Maldives: Sri Lanka --------- 2. Post is pleased to report the implementation of the GLOBE program in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Education and Culture (MHREC) conducted the first three GLOBE teacher- tra [...]
2003-01-16 10:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKGLB SENV MV CE OEXC
03COLOMBO94 ICC Article 98: Foreign Minister assures
[...] (U) This message contains Action Requests -- Please see Paras 4-5. 2. (C) Ambassador Wills spoke to Maldivian Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel on the telephone on January 16. The Ambassador reiterated the U.S. proposal that the Maldives sign as soon as possible a bilateral Article 98 non [...]
2003-01-16 10:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KTIA MV
03COLOMBO959 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 85 (06-04-03)
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva and senior MP Vijitha Herath in his office earlier today (June 4). The discussion took place in a positive atmosphere, with the JVP members' expressing a desire to develop a discourse with the USG, even if they did not always agr [...]
2003-06-04 10:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO990 Mission conveys talking points re ICOC to
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-09 08:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC TSPA KSCA MV
03COLOMBO992 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 87 (06-09-03)
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-09 10:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE MV AGMT LTTE
04COLOMBO1012 In a well-received public speech, Maldivian
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 9 landmark public speech, Maldivian President Gayoom recommended a series of constitutional reforms to be considered by a special parliamentary session. Gayoom's proposals would mark a great step forward in building democracy in Maldives. They have been well-received [...]
2004-06-17 08:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1018 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 085 (06/17/04)
[...] (SBU) We have received a request from Tilak Ranaviraja, the Secretary in the Ministry of Public Security, Law and Order for assistance in arranging some USG appointments while he is traveling in the U.S. July 5-10. We have told his staff that their Embassy in DC should make the appointments [...]
2004-06-17 10:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO107 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 008 (01/21/04)
[...] (C) Israeli Ambassador David Danieli (based in New Delhi),in town to present credentials to CBK, called on the Ambassador January 21. Danieli was accompanied by Mordehai Amihai, Director of the Israeli Foreign Ministry South and Southeast Asia Department. DCM sat in. Danieli noted that [...]
2004-01-21 11:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1082 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 088 (06/25/04)
[...] (SBU) We noted the Trade Minister's request for 416(b) Milk Powder in his discussions with U/S Larson. FYI, we have an outstanding inquiry with the Ministry of Finance on whether they want the 500 MT of Milk Powder that USDA has allocated for GSL. We have already received negotiating instruc [...]
2004-06-25 05:50:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1124OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 089 (07/07/04)
[...] (C) You will see several cables about this. We see it as a clear warning to the GLS from the LTTE to rein in the Karuna forces in the East or else face retaliation. The situation for Americans is the familiar one: it was not directed at us and the risk is in being in the wrong place at the w [...]
2004-07-07 11:03:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1146 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 090 (07/09/04)
[...] (SBU) Two Japanese Embassy Econ officials called on Dean yesterday to discuss our reaction to the UPFA's recently announced economic plan (reporting septel). During the meeting they mentioned that they had been instructed to ask about our perceptions on the economy, particularly anything we [...]
2004-07-09 05:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1157 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 091 (07/12/04)
[...] (C) With the issue of paying for the Coast Guard Cutter settled, the SLN is now arguing about what kind of gun to put on it. The gun the USN has suggested, a Swedish model, will run about $5 mill with ammunition. The SLN is balking at this, saying they just don't have that kind of money. While [...]
2004-07-12 11:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO117 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 009 (01/22/04)
[...] (C) FYI. Late January 22, the pro-LTTE website, "TamilNet," reported that the Tigers will not attend the Tokyo donors followup meeting scheduled for January 23 in Colombo. LTTE political leader Thamilchelvam declined the invitation on the grounds that there was "no political stability and u [...]
2004-01-22 11:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1172 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 093 (07/14/04)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 11:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1192 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 095 (07/19/04)
[...] (SBU) From the emails we received today it seems that you all have done a brilliant job in resolving this issue. Our great appreciation to everyone involved. Maldives Parking Tickets ------------------------ 2. (U) State 150698 on this topic states that OFM has sent a diplomatic note w [...]
2004-07-19 10:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1196 RETURN OF MALDIVIAN DETAINEE AT GUANTANAMO
[...] (C/NF) On July 1 Secretary Powell met with Maldives Foreign Minister Jameel and discussed the issue of Maldivian detainee at Guantanamo Ibrahim Fouzy (Ref A). The Secretary noted that "the Department of Defense is reviewing the case carefully and would be in touch soon to discuss terms of retu [...]
2004-07-20 08:53:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS PHUM PINR MV CE
04COLOMBO1217MALDIVES TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL RESORT ISLANDS
[...] Summary: The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) has received a good response to its proposal to develop 11 new resort islands. The plan will extend the resort network to all 20 atolls in Maldives, and increase the total number of resorts to 98. The successful development of the [...]
2004-07-22 07:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1224 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 097 (07/23/04)
[...] (C) British High Commissioner told Ambassador today that he had heard that President Kumaratunga had made the following remarks to German Foreign Minister Fischer: --"As far as I know, the Government is not supporting Karuna, but I can't control everything that my Army might be doing." -- [...]
2004-07-23 05:22:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1235 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 098 (07/26/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. A Buddhist monk MP presented a draft anti- conversion bill to Parliament on July 21 as a private member's bill. The Buddhist Affairs Ministry is pursuing its own version of an anti-conversion bill. In a July 26 conversation with poloff, the Legal Draftsperson discussed the legis [...]
2004-07-26 11:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1275 MALDIVES DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PROMISES TO KEEP
[...] (S/NF) During visit to Maldives for National Day events July 25-26, Ambassador was able to briefly discuss issue of Maldivian detainee at Guantanamo with Deputy Foreign Minister Hussain Shihab. (Foreign Minister was not in Maldives at the time.) Ambassador told Shihab that we were looking int [...]
2004-08-02 05:48:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS PHUM PINR MV CE
04COLOMBO1285 Request for funds to support National Democratic
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 5. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Lunstead received a letter from Maldivian Attorney General Hassan Saeed requesting financial assistance to augment efforts toward political reforms in the Maldives. The text of the letter is contained in Para 7. Spe [...]
2004-08-04 09:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID MV
04COLOMBO1299GORM AGREES TO ELVIS TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENT TEXT
[...] This is an action request, please see para 3. 3. Per request reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and attachments on January 12, 2004. On August 4, Post received a diplomatic note response, indicating Maldives was in agreement with the proposed text. The note further acknowledges the A [...]
2004-08-06 04:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX MV
04COLOMBO1304 REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES -- JULY 2004 APPENDIX TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-06 05:58:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1308IMI - NEW CELLULAR MOBILE NETWORK, MALDIVES
[...] Summary. The Government of the Republic of Maldives plans to liberalize the cellular network and invite a second operator. This will present business opportunities to US telecommunications service providers and equipment manufacturers. End Summary. 2. The Government of the Republic of [...]
2004-08-09 05:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO131BFIF FY04 PROPOSALS FOR SRI LANKA AND THE MALDIVES
[...] BFIF funds are critical for Post to carry out Commercial activities in two distant, but substantial markets with strong potential but little US penetration. Post submits the following projects for consideration for FY04 funding. The proposals are listed in priority order under each country h [...]
2004-01-23 07:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD ETRD EINV BTIO CE MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1328IMI MALDIVES FISHERIES SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES
[...] Summary: The fisheries sector in the Maldives is growing rapidly. Fish exports were $69.1 million in 2003, up 41 percent from 2002. Maldives would like to further develop its fisheries sector, which is dominated by tuna, to increase exports and value added production. The expansion in the [...]
2004-08-16 05:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BTIO EFIS ECON ETRD BEXP MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1337 Maldivian reform in peril after August 12-13
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the evening of August 12, Maldivians began massing outside police headquarters on the capital island of Male', demanding the release of several political prisoners. The crowd continued to grow until the police moved in with tear gas on the afternoon of August 13 to end the d [...]
2004-08-16 11:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CASC MV
04COLOMBO1392MALDIVES: ATMOSPHERE CALM BUT TENSE AMID FEARS
[...] (C) Summary: The atmosphere in the Republic of Maldives remained calm but tense in the week following the August 12-13 demonstrations against the government in Male', the capital. Night-time curfews (from about 11:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.) remain in effect, but schools and businesses are open, [...]
2004-08-20 09:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1400MALDIVIAN SPECIAL ENVOY REQUESTS MEETING WITH USG
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see Para Four. 2. (C) On August 23, Mission received a diplomatic note dated August 22 from the Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ref A). In the note, the MFA conveys that Dr. Mohamed Latheef, Maldivian Ambassador to the United States and Maldivi [...]
2004-08-23 10:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1409IMI MALDIVES INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES
[...] Summary: The Government of Maldives has ambitious infrastructure development plans that present new business opportunities for US companies. Projects include commercial ports and fisheries harbors, airports, new residential and resort islands, land bridges, information and communication techn [...]
2004-08-24 10:37:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BTIO ECON ETRD BEXP MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1427MALDIVES: OFFICIAL BLAME OF FUNDAMENTALISTS FOR
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see Para Thirteen. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian government continues to allege that fundamentalists are behind the August 12-13 demonstrations. In an August 26 address before Parliament, President Gayoom reiterated his commitment to reform and ex [...]
2004-08-26 12:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1456SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. COFER
[...] (C) Your visit comes at an important juncture in the 30-month-old ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A recent surge in assassinations by the LTTE, coupled with the lack of progress toward resumed negotiations, have raised conc [...]
2004-09-01 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC CE MV ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO1464DEVELOPING A COMMERCIAL PLATFORM AT NON-FOREIGN
[...] Post appreciates the efforts to better support non-FCS Commercial offices, and welcomes this review. Following are suggestions for consideration. Responses are keyed to the four main areas delineated in reftel. 2. Resource Allocation: -- With limited resources, it makes sense to concen [...]
2004-09-02 09:36:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ECON AMGT AODE CE MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1470MALDIVES: GAYOOM TRIES FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maldivian President Gayoom shuffled members of his Cabinet September 1 as he divested himself of two long-held ministerial portfolios: defense and finance. As planned, the police also separated from the National Security Service on September 1, becoming a "civilian force." Sev [...]
2004-09-03 06:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1507 Initiatives to facilitate business travel in Sri
[...] SUMMARY: Post has implemented two programs specifically targeted at facilitating business travelers heading to the United States, the `Safe and Speedy' and `AMPACT' programs. Post is also far along in visa reciprocity negotiations with the GSL, which should result in increasing visa validity f [...]
2004-09-13 06:43:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ETRD CE MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1516MALDIVES: EU DELEGATION DENIED ACCESS TO
[...] (C) After the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) turned down requests by an EU delegation for meetings with President Gayoom and prisoners detained after the demonstrations of August 12-13 (Ref B),EU Heads of Mission issued a stinging press release on September 8, decrying the pro [...]
2004-09-13 11:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1527MALDIVES: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON FOREIGN
[...] As reported reftel, the Government of the Republic of Maldives announced the appointment of Abdul Hameed Zakariyya as Foreign Secretary on September 1. Biographic information on Zakariyya follows below. 2. Like many of his colleagues in the small Foreign Affairs Ministry with few oversea [...]
2004-09-15 14:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PREL PGOV MV
04COLOMBO1549MALDIVIAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS US HELP IN STAVING OFF
[...] (C) On September 16 Mahamoud Shougee, Minister of Education for the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM),and Abdul Hameed Zakariyya, GORM Foreign Secretary, called on the Ambassador to request U.S. advice and assistance in staving off a resolution before the EU Parliament condemning [...]
2004-09-17 06:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1550EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON MALDIVES: LETTER
[...] On September 17, Mission received a diplomatic note from the Maldivian MFA containing a letter to Secretary Powell from Maldivian Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel. The text of the letter is contained below: Begin Text: His Excellency Mr. Colin Powell Secretary of State SIPDIS United [...]
2004-09-17 06:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC MV
04COLOMBO1568MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING WITH
[...] (U) On September 20 the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) advising that Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel requests a meeting with the Secretary on October 1 "on matters of mutual interest." The SIPDI [...]
2004-09-21 10:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP PREL MV
04COLOMBO1572STATUS OF MALDIVIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IBRAHIM
[...] (S/NF) I hope to travel to Maldives in early October to meet with President Gayoom. My two main points will be to urge continued democratic reform and to express our hope that political detainees arrested since the August 12-13 disturbances are being well treated. In order to enhance my cre [...]
2004-09-21 11:36:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER MOPS PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO1582MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY AND DHOONIDHOO
[...] (C) Summary: Democracy and human rights themes dominated the DCM,s September 19-20 visit to Maldives to open the American trade fair. Government (GoRM) officials acknowledged they have a public relations problem with the detained Special Majlis members but argued that a serious investigatio [...]
2004-09-23 08:10:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO16 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 001 (01/06/04)
[...] (C) FYI. During a January 5 meeting with the Ambassador (see Septel),Hindu Affairs Minister T. Maheswaran mentioned that the long-delayed reopening of the rebuilt Jaffna Library may quietly take place in the next two to three weeks. (Early in 2003, the Tigers made clear that they did not w [...]
2004-01-06 11:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1605 TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILE AND APPAREL
[...] Per reftel, information for Maldives follows: Year 2002 2003 Total industrial production in USD MN 52 53 Total textile and apparel Production in USD MN34 36 Textiles and apparel's share of Maldives imports12% 11% Textiles and apparel's share of [...]
2004-09-28 05:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTEX ECON ETRD MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1610MALDIVES: AMBASSADOR WILL STRESS NEED FOR REFORM
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador plans to travel to Maldives October 6-7. He has requested appointments with President Gayoom, Foreign Minister Jameel, Defense Minister Shafeeu, Home Affairs Minister Zahir, Foreign Secretary Zakariyya, and Attorrney General Saeed. In addition, the Ambassador plans to [...]
2004-09-28 07:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV MV
04COLOMBO1616REQUEST FOR FUNDING OF COUNTERDRUG (CD) DETECTION
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Embassy Sri Lanka request approval of $121,000 CD funds to be used in the acquisition of counterdrug detection and monitoring equipment for front-line Maldives Customs officers inspecting maritime conveyances. CD funds for equipment acquisition will enhance detection and monito [...]
2004-09-28 11:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMV SNAR
04COLOMBO1624MALDIVES CONSIDERS MAJOR LABOR REFORMS
[...] (U) Summary: After years of inaction, the Maldives government is set to embrace far-reaching labor reforms which appear to be linked to President Gayoom's overall political reform program. The Minister of Employment and Labor seeks US assistance. End Summary. 2. (U) In a September 21 meet [...]
2004-09-29 09:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB MV PREL
04COLOMBO164 Maldivian Democratic Party organizers harshly
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Conoffs and Poloff recently held separate meetings with organizers for the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Both men harshly criticized President Gayoom's government and advocated the creation of a multi-party system in the Maldives (political parties are currently not allowed [...]
2004-01-28 10:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM SOCI PINR MV
04COLOMBO165 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 012 (01/28/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. Per Colombo 150, a LTTE delegation has left Sri Lanka enroute to Oslo. The delegation, led by Tiger political chief S.P. Thamilchelvam, intends to discuss the "urgent humanitarian needs" of the north/east region with officials in Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and t [...]
2004-01-28 10:49:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1686MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT LIFTS EMERGENCY FOLLOWING
[...] (C) In an October 6-7 visit to Maldives, Ambassador urged the President, Attorney General and Cabinet Ministers to relax the State of Emergency, continue the process of democratic reform, and improve conditions for detainees, including restoring the right to legal counsel. He emphasized that [...]
2004-10-08 08:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1696STATUS OF MALDIVIAN DETAINEE AT GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) I would greatly appreciate a response to reftel requests for information on the status of Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fowzy (we had heard informally that his case might be headed towards imminent resolution). During my trip to Maldives last week, President Gayoom, Deputy For [...]
2004-10-12 10:31:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER MOPS PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO1697ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE OFFICER TO
[...] (U) Admiral Fargo, I thank you immensely for your personal involvement in getting a Security Assistance Officer in Embassy Colombo in FY05. As you know, military cooperation between the United States and Sri Lanka has grown by as much as 200 percent in some areas over the past three years an [...]
2004-10-13 05:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDMASS CE MV
04COLOMBO1704MALDIVES: SPECIAL MAJLIS RECONVENES
[...] (SBU) The Special Majlis, originally formed for the purpose of considering constitutional reforms, met October 12 for the first time since July when some Members walked out in a dispute over the election of a Speaker. According to Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Chief Government Spokesman, of 109 Special [...]
2004-10-14 01:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1718MALDIVES: IN-LAW OF PRESIDENT ELECTED SPEAKER OF
[...] (SBU) Abbas Ibrahim, the brother-in-law of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was elected Speaker of the Special Majlis by open ballot on October 14. Shaheen Hameed, Gayoom's nephew, was elected Deputy Speaker. Ibrahim received 70 of the votes from the 98 MPs attending; former front-runner and [...]
2004-10-15 07:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1737MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT READYING CHARGES AGAINST
[...] (C) The Government of the Republic of Maldives has filed charges against three individuals who had been detained after the civil unrest of August 12-13; more charges, including some against Members of the Special Majlis, are expected to be filed soon. All of the remaining 43 detainees are e [...]
2004-10-20 12:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO179 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 014 (01/30/04)
[...] (U) FYI. As requested in State 14279, Mission will host a local Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting on February 5 to discuss and compile the counterterrorism assistance and training that has been provided to Sri Lanka by CTAG members. We have invited Australia, Canada, EU, France, [...]
2004-01-30 06:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO181 New Maldivian Human Rights Commission:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent trip to Male', PAO met with Ahmed Mujuthaba, the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives. Mujuthaba said he wanted the newly formed Commission to help the democratization process in the Maldives, and later provided PAO a copy of the Commission's [...]
2004-01-30 06:05:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM SOCI PINR MV
04COLOMBO1832MALDIVES: REMAINING PRISON DETAINEES STAGE HUNGER
[...] (C) Summary: Eighteen of the 20-odd Maldivian detainees still in prison since the events of August 12-13 have reportedly gone on a hunger strike. The likely cause is the almost three month continuing detention, without charges, while most of the other detainees have been released or transfer [...]
2004-11-08 10:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1839TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] Per request reftel, the following are Post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers: James F. Entwistle, Deputy Chief of Mission, office no.: 94-11-244-8007 ext. 2433, home no.: 94-11-269-5495, cell no.: 94-77-770-9571, fax no.: 94-11- 243-7237, email: EntwistleJF@state.gov Dean R. T [...]
2004-11-10 05:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE EFIN ETTC KVPR MV PREL PTER
04COLOMBO1853STATUS OF MALDIVIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IBRAHIM
[...] (S/NF) In the past year and a half, we have sent in a number of messages asking for updates on the status of Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fowzy and urging that consideration be given to a prompt return of Mr. Fowzy to Maldives. In a nutshell, our position has been that the Maldivian [...]
2004-11-16 02:21:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO186MALDIVIAN DEPUTY FM ASKS US TO RECONSIDER LDC
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-03 01:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON MV
04COLOMBO1878MALDIVES: ELECTION NEARS AS LEGAL PROCESS FROM
[...] (C) Summary: The Maldivian government is slowly returning to work following the Ramadan Eid-al-Fitr holiday. Prison detainees are no longer on a hunger strike and approximately 21 people remain detained or under house arrest in connection with the August 12-13 civil unrest. Nine people have [...]
2004-11-19 04:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1906MALDIVES, TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY
[...] RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: A. General Overview of Auditing Procedures: 2. The Maldives has a system of public audit by the Auditor General (AG),a civilian authority. The Auditor General is appointed by and reports to the President. Audit reports are also sent to the heads of the [...]
2004-11-24 09:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID MV
04COLOMBO191 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 016 (02/03/04)
[...] (C) FYI. Ambassador Lunstead met Feb. 3 with Minh Pham (Amcit -- strictly protect),the head of the UNDP in the Maldives and a long-standing Mission contact. The wide-ranging discussion touched on a number of issues, including the newly created Human Rights Commission (as mentioned in Colomb [...]
2004-02-03 11:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1912MALDIVIAN REFORMISTS IN EXILE ASK FOR USG SUPPORT
[...] (C) In a November 24 meeting with poloffs, representatives of the unregistered Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) living in Sri Lanka expressed concern about the freeness and fairness of parliamentary elections scheduled for December 31. In particular, they said that legal restrictions, inclu [...]
2004-11-26 06:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1956MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT LEVELS SERIOUS CHARGES AT
[...] (C) Summary: The Maldivian government has charged four prominent MPs involved in the August 12-13 civil unrest for attempting to overthrow the government. Among those charged is one pro-reform MP who has filed to contest the December 31 People's Majlis elections. The four MPs remain under h [...]
2004-12-07 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1974MALDIVES: SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT TO DELIVER FIRM
[...] (C) In a December 8 meeting, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara told DCM and SA/INS Office Director Stephen Blake that President Chandrika Kumaratunga is very concerned about the situation in the Maldives, especially since the Government of the Republic of Ma [...]
2004-12-09 11:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV CE
04COLOMBO200 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 017 (02/05/04)
[...] (SBU) We noted with great interest the press guidance from the Department on the Millenium Challenge Corporation and timeline for implementing the Millenium Challenge Account. Knowing that Sri Lanka figures high on the notional list of recipients, however, gives us pause when we think about [...]
2004-02-05 11:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO2012MALDIVES: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-17 06:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC MV
04COLOMBO2023MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT'S QUESTIONS ON TRANSFER OF
[...] (C) The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) has responded by diplomatic note, dated December 20, to the Embassy's diplomatic note advising that the U.S. is prepared to transfer Maldivian detainee Ibrahim Fouzee to GORM control upon agreement to the transfer terms conveyed reftel. T [...]
2004-12-21 08:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PHUM PINR MV
04COLOMBO2046SRI LANKA, MALDIVES REPORT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE,
[...] (U) At least 2000 people were reported killed in Sri Lanka, including 4 in Colombo, and an unknown number in Maldives as a result of flooding caused by tidal waves unleashed by an earthquake off the coast of Indonesia on December 26. Beach resorts in both countries, packed with holiday touris [...]
2004-12-26 12:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EAID CE MV
04COLOMBO2048DISASTER DECLARATION - TIDAL WAVE IN MALDIVES
[...] Summary: Based on an official request from the Chief Government Spokesman of the Republic of Maldives and our assessment of the situation, the Ambassador declares that a state of disaster has resulted from the tidal wave that hit Maldives on December 26 (reftel). The Ambassador requests USD [...]
2004-12-26 12:43:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR PGOV MV
04COLOMBO2053SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: UPDATE ON POST-TSUNAMI
[...] Five Americans have been reported killed and about 100 remain unaccounted for after a tsunami struck Sri Lanka the morning of December 26, causing at least 6,000 deaths islandwide. (Note: The latest government figures indicate the count could rise as high as 10,000. End note.) This tally in [...]
2004-12-27 12:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AEMR EAID CE MV
04COLOMBO2063TFXO01: MALDIVES SITREP -- LOW CASUALTIES, HIGH
[...] FOREIGN TOURISTS: Econoff visited Maldives on December 27, 2004. As of 2030 on December 27, no American citizens have been reported killed in Maldives and there are no known American citizens reported missing or injured in Maldives. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) believes [...]
2004-12-28 13:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AEMR EAID PREL PGOV MV
04COLOMBO2073TFX001: SITREP NO. 3 ON SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES,
[...] (U) American Citizens: The number of American citizens confirmed killed in the December 26 tsunami stands at 7; 116 remain unaccounted for; 180 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. All American and LES employees of the Embassy, USAID and IBB have been accounted for. According to [...]
2004-12-30 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCASC AEMR EAID PGOV PREL CE MV
04COLOMBO2078TFX001: SITREP NO. 4 ON SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES,
[...] (U) American Citizens: A total of 7 Americans are confirmed dead; 68 remain unaccounted for; 233 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. One American consular officer and one Consular FSN traveled to Matara District on December 31 to visit hospitals. 2. (SBU) Government Actions: [...]
2004-12-31 12:21:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR CASC EAID PGOV PREL CE MV
04COLOMBO210 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission hosted a local-level CTAG meeting on February 5. Mission representatives briefed the group on USG efforts, and representatives of the other G-8 embassies and Australia and Switzerland [...]
2004-02-06 06:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PINR ASEC CE MV
04COLOMBO218 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 019 (02/09/04)
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: You will see our front- channel report re the calling of elections on April 2. As with previous elections in Sri Lanka, we are looking into the options of assisting election monitoring. During the December 2001 parliamentary elections, the National Democratic Institute [...]
2004-02-09 11:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO234 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 021 (02/11/04)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-11 10:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO244 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 022 (02/12/04)
[...] (U) Ambassador will be traveling out of Colombo (but within Sri Lanka) from about noon on Friday till Monday afternoon. He should be in cell phone reach during that period. AID Director Carol Becker will be Acting DCM. Joe Novak and Dean Thompson will also both be in Colombo and reachable th [...]
2004-02-12 11:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO248 Maldives: Increasing signs of opposition to
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition to President Gayoom's long rule of the Maldives appears to be growing stronger. Mission has heard that anti-Gayoom elements may be planning to rally in Male' and that police have been out in force to counter any such effort. There are also indications that an anti-Ga [...]
2004-02-13 06:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PHUM MV
04COLOMBO250 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 023 (02/13/04)
[...] (C) FYI. Just wanted to flag the following items regarding the Sri Lankan parliamentary election campaign: -- Has Milinda Moragoda officially resigned (see Colombo 242)?: According to February 13 press reports, the President has sent a letter to the Prime Minister stating that Minister M [...]
2004-02-13 06:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO257 Maldivian government cracks down on opposition;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian government has confirmed that it arrested eight people on February 13 and has indicated that it will charge them with planning an illegal demonstration, among other items. There are reports that an additional 10-25 people may also have been detained on trumped up [...]
2004-02-17 10:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PINR CASC MV
04COLOMBO258 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 024 (02/17/04)
[...] (C) Sri Lanka is focused on all the little nuances of the electoral campaign. The following are some of the latest nuggets: -- Today, February 17, is the official opening date for nominations for the April 2 parliamentary elections. Candidates have through February 24 to turn in candidacy [...]
2004-02-17 11:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO273 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 026 (02/19/04)
[...] (C) You will see our front-channel today regarding reaction to February 17 Co-chairs meeting. Media reaction is just beginning to flow in: it has been fairly straightforward with little commentary as of yet. Political contacts and local observers were generally upbeat. We will provide mor [...]
2004-02-19 10:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO291 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 028 (02/23/04)
[...] (C) The Ambassador's call on the President did not come through February 23. She was up-country most of the day. We will reinvigorate the request when the Ambassador returns from the Maldives (see below) and in the meantime brief some of her key advisors. Ambassador and Team to Maldives - [...]
2004-02-23 11:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO3 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 173 (01/02/04)
[...] (C) FYI. We just wanted to highlight the following recent threads of information regarding the peace process/cohabitation situation that emerged over the New Years' period: -- Tiger chief negotiator Anton Balasingham, according to a January 1 report on the pro-LTTE website "TamilNet," sta [...]
2004-01-02 06:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV KWMM
04COLOMBO311 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 030 (02/25/04)
[...] (S) We have been following press reports and Embassy Kuala Lumpur cables regarding the Pakistan-related nuclear proliferation activities in Malaysia of Sri Lankan citizen B.S.A. Tahir. We've uncovered no information here to date. Today, however, a Sri Lankan businessman came in to discuss h [...]
2004-02-25 10:18:00Embassy ColomboSECRETAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO328 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 031 (02/27/04)
[...] (C) The Ambassador and party report that the Maldives trip continues to go well, with a number of interesting meetings including with President Gayoom yesterday. Meanwhile, on the opposition front, you may see press reports that the GSL has ordered MDP organizer Mohammed Latheef (with whom w [...]
2004-02-27 05:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO424 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 037 (03/09/04)
[...] (C) We continue to monitor the situation in the east. As you know, it is not clear exactly what is transpiring amid many conflicting reports. Here are some of the latest items: -- REPORTED KILLINGS: There are various reports that fighting has begun between the rival LTTE factions. The [...]
2004-03-09 11:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO43 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 003 (01/09/04)
[...] (U) FYI. On January 8, Parliament passed a motion to appoint a parliamentary select committee to examine the differences between the findings of two reports on the 2002 police raid of a Sri Lanka Army safehouse. As reported in 03 Colombo 2121, a retired judge commissioned by President Kumar [...]
2004-01-09 06:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO432ATOLL TRIP UNDERSCORES VULNERABILITY AND PROMISE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador traveled with UNDP reps to Felidhoo Island in the Felidhe Atoll (the atoll just south of the South Male Atoll) on February 26. During a two-hour visit to the island, Ambassador was greeted by Maldives' only female Atoll Chief and saw local handicraft production, the [...]
2004-03-10 11:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL MV ECOSOC
04COLOMBO437TERRORIST FINANCE FOLLOW UP: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES
[...] (C) Summary: Post believes the GSL and the GORM have been fully cooperative with counterterrorism finance initiatives, to the extent they are able. While neither has frozen terrorist assets, we do not believe either Sri Lanka or the Maldives presents an attractive banking alternative for terr [...]
2004-03-11 10:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL PTER MV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO439 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 039 (03/11/04)
[...] (C) The Ambassador met March 11 with Foreign Secretary Bernard Goonetilleke. As Goonetilleke is also SIPDIS chief of Sri Lanka's Peace Secretariat, the discussion focused mostly on the situation in the east. Goonetilleke -- who is clearly spending much time on the matter -- made the follo [...]
2004-03-11 11:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO453 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 041 (03/15/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. In a pre-recorded campaign speech televised on the evening of March 14, President Chandrika Kumaratunga addressed the nation in Sinhala, railing against the United National Party (UNP) government and promoting the election manifesto of her United Party Freedom Alliance (UPFA). In [...]
2004-03-15 11:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO469 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 042 (03/17/04)
[...] (C) Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar called Ambassador Lunstead March 17 to relay a conversation the Norwegians had with Pulithevan, head of the LTTE "Peace Secretariat." In his discussion with the Norwegians, SIPDIS Pulithevan stated that the LTTE had had no involvement with the rumor [...]
2004-03-17 11:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO480 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 043 (03/18/04)
[...] (C) FYI. In a long interview with TamilNet posted on March 17, London-based LTTE spokesman Balasingham has made his first public comments on the Karuna situation. Balasingham said the Tiger split between the north and east was not a major politico-military crisis and that the LTTE would deal [...]
2004-03-18 11:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO486 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 044 (03/19/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. On March 17, President Kumaratunga abolished 13 non-Cabinet ministries by gazette notification and amalgamated their functions into Cabinet-level ministries. Two other ministries were also merged with Cabinet-level ministries. The 13 ministries that were abolished -- (Irrigatio [...]
2004-03-19 04:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO50 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 004 (01/12/04)
[...] (C) FYI. Further to the January 8 email concerning Ambassador Subasinghe's comments to the desk regarding the possible re-swearing in of Ministers Amaratunga and Barkeer Markar to their old Interior and Mass Communications portfolios, respectively, we just want to flag to you that these mini [...]
2004-01-12 09:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO501 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 045 (03/22/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. President Kumaratunga's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) party alleged over the weekend that foreign governments -- including the U.S. -- were trying to influence the outcome of the April 2 parliamentary elections by providing financial assistance to monitoring organization [...]
2004-03-22 11:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO543 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 048 (03/26/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. Here are the latest nuggets of news: -- President Kumaratunga attended a large rally in the southern town of Matara on March 25. She did not say anything dramatic, per se. The rally was well-attended. Based on what we are hearing, the President's SLFP-JVP alliance (the "UPFA") [...]
2004-03-26 05:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO563 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 050 (03/30/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. Here are the latest nuggets of news: -- As noted in Colombo 557, campaigning for the April 2 election is set to end at midnight tonight (March 30). The PM is speaking at a number of rallies before attending the UNP's final rally of the campaign in Colombo tonight. President Kum [...]
2004-03-30 11:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO568 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 051 (03/31/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. Just want to flag that tensions between the main LTTE and rebel commander Karuna in Batticaloa District in the east are rising. As you know, a TNA candidate and a relative were gunned down on March 30, probably by a LTTE hit squad (the LTTE, for its part, has denied involvement). [...]
2004-03-31 11:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO573 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 052 (04/01/04)
[...] (C) FYI. We want to flag the following items related to Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections, which take place tomorrow, April 2: -- We are sending out a snapshot of Sri Lanka on the eve of the election, which you should see in a front-channel tonight. -- There continues to be an argume [...]
2004-04-01 11:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO606 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 054 (04/07/04)
[...] (C) The Ambassador will call on new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse at 9 am Thurday morning. We assume that the POTUS-Prime Minister congratulatory letter referred to in the D memo you e-mailed us is in the works? Let us know if you need language from us. Depending on how long the meeting [...]
2004-04-07 12:20:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO646 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 057 (04/15/04)
[...] (C) FYI. This is an update to our April 14 front- channel (Colombo 628) about the crumbling of rebel Tiger commander Karuna's forces in the east: -- The whereabouts of Karuna remain a mystery. Although speculation remains rife that Karuna is either in Sri Lankan military custody or in dis [...]
2004-04-15 12:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO696 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 061 (04/26/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. As flagged in Colombo 669, Provincial Council elections in the "Wayamba" province of north- central Sri Lanka took place on April 26. In an impressive showing, the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) captured 31 seats on the Council, with 19 going to the United National Party [...]
2004-04-26 10:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO701 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 062 (04/27/04)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-27 10:58:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO705 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 063 (04/28/04)
[...] (U) FYI. After much wrangling with the President over the content of their ministerial portfolios (see Colombo 702, and previous),the JVP accepted the compromise offered by Kumaratunga and eight JVP MPs assumed their minister- and deputy-ministerships in an April 28 ceremony. The JPV took [...]
2004-04-28 11:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO71COLOMBO FY2003 BFIF CLOSEOUT
[...] Post greatly appreciates the support it receives from the BFIF program and staff. It allows the Commercial Section to promote US exports in a region where there is stiff competition from Asian neighbors, and a lack of knowledge about tapping the US market. Both Sri Lanka and the Maldives are [...]
2004-01-14 01:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO CE MV ETRD ABUD ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO742 Maldives: Draft International Religious
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Per Ref B, Mission submits below the draft Maldives International Religious Freedom report for 2004. A Word document with tracked changes in the final 2003 version of the Maldives report has been sent to [...]
2004-05-07 05:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF KSEP MV
04COLOMBO762 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 069 (05/11/04)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-11 11:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO767 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 070 (05/12/04)
[...] (C) FYI. Mission has heard there may be some negative reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the news accounts and photos of alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners. In one case, a USAID contractor working in the ethnically diverse east was told not to visit a project as some Muslims in the area [...]
2004-05-12 10:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO794 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 072 (05/17/04)
[...] (SBU) Christina had a successful visit to Trincomalee over the weekend, meeting with a wide variety of people and visiting three AID/OTI projects. Frontchannel reporting on the Sri Lanka portion of her trip will be on the wires Tuesday. The Ambassador reports from Male' that the Maldives po [...]
2004-05-17 10:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO816 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 073 (05/18/04)
[...] (C) FYI. After almost a month's hiatus, Sri Lanka's Parliament reopened today (May 18). The first order of business was the selection of the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Chairman of Committees. In sharp contrast to the fractious, raucous scenes that attended the election to [...]
2004-05-18 10:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO842 Maldives: A/S Rocca's visit shows reform has
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina B. Rocca visited Maldives, May 16-17. Highlights of the visit included meetings with President Gayoom, FM Fathulla Jameel, Defense Minister Adam, Human Rights Commissioner Mujthaba, and UNDP Resident Representati [...]
2004-05-20 10:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV MOPS MV
04COLOMBO856 Maldives: Proposals for Human Rights and
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Per Ref B, Mission submits two small-grant project proposals for DRL Human Rights and Democracy funding for the Maldives. Detailed below, the first project involves the Maldivian Human Rights Commission [...]
2004-05-21 06:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KDEM SOCI EAID ELAB MV
04COLOMBO864 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 075 (05/24/04)
[...] (SBU) FYI. Late May 21, longtime UNP MP and former Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando formally joined President Kumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). The probable reason for Fernando's defection is his ire at the UNP for being left off the UNP's "national list," and thus out of Parlia [...]
2004-05-24 11:00:00Embassy ColomboSECRETAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO877 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 076 (05/26/04)
[...] (C) FYI. We received a call today from the Ops Center asking whether President Kumaratunga's rescheduling of her planned meeting with visiting GoN envoy Erik Solheim was a deliberate snub. (The meeting was slated to take place on May 25 and is now scheduled to take place later this week, fr [...]
2004-05-26 10:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO907 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 078 (06/01/04)
[...] (SBU) The MCC team has started to arrive. They have an in-house dinner at the DCM's this evening, a few events on the holiday tomorrow and then very busy schedules on Thursday and Friday. Lots of interest from the Sri Lankan side so it should be a very productive program. (DCM TAMIL JOUR [...]
2004-06-01 10:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO912 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 079 (06/03/04)
[...] (C) World Bank ResRep Peter Harrold travelled to Kilinocchi on June 1 to attempt to obtain LTTE agreement to a plan for a development assistance scheme for the North and East, a "NERF-Lite" which would have allowed donors to commit funds to a World Bank fund. Projects would have had approval b [...]
2004-06-03 10:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO933MALDIVES: MAJOR ECONOMIC CHANGES ON THE HORIZON?
[...] (U) Econoff traveled to Male, and Gan May 17-20 and learned about the following economic activities: -- New Legislation -- Major Construction Opportunities -- Garment Factories Closing -- New International Airport -- Customs Cooperation and Agreement -- Terrorist Financing -- GLOBE New [...]
2004-06-08 02:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAIR ECON EFIN ETRD MV PREL SNAR ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO939 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 081 (06/08/04)
[...] (C) FYI. On June 8, Parliament met for the third time since the April elections and chaos reigned again. Details are still unclear, but Buddhist monks MPs in the JHU party came to blows with MPs from the President's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) regarding the validity of replacing [...]
2004-06-08 11:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
04NEWDELHI8267UPDATE: INDIAN FOREIGN TSUNAMI RELIEF
[...] (U) Reflecting the very positive Indian reaction to the US initiative to create a Core Group for tsunami relief, and New Delhi's resolve to do even more to assist India's neighbors, on December 30 the MEA provided us with a further update on GOI support for Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indone [...]
2004-12-30 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL AEMR EAID MASS SOCI ID CE MV IN GOI
05COLOMBO1016MALDIVES: THREE PARTIES PRE-REGISTER
[...] (U) On June 5 the Home Ministry approved applications from three groups to begin the work needed to register as political parties. The three groups included the Dhivehi Raiyithunge Party (Malidivian People's Party),founded by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; the Dhivehi Raiyithunge Democratic [...]
2005-06-06 11:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1030SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (U) This cable is for the post-tsunami IAWG meeting on June 9, 2005. Transitional Housing -------------------- 2. (SBU) Transitional housing re-entered the limelight this week following a meeting convened by the Finance Secretary at the request of the International Financial SIPDIS I [...]
2005-06-09 10:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO106MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART
[...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 12, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing in Maldives. On January 10, four USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) members conducted an assessment trip to Maldives. A [...]
2005-01-13 10:57:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO107MALDIVES: DESPITE DISASTER, PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary elections, postponed from December 31 after the tsunami that hit Maldives December 26, have been rescheduled for January 22. The government's desire to go ahead is understandable in order to avoid charges that it is using the tsunami to put off an election it does [...]
2005-01-13 11:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AEMR MV
05COLOMBO1071SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (U) This cable provides information for the June 16 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Please see action request in para 10. Maldives -------- 2. (U) Econchief and USAID Environment Officer visited Maldives on June 13 to discuss USD 8.7 million contribution to the GORM Tsunami Relief and Reconst [...]
2005-06-16 10:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1097MALDIVES SEEKS "MANAGED CHANGE" AS PARTIES REGISTER
[...] (SBU) To date five organizations have completed the pre-registration process required to become political parties in Maldives. In a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador in Colombo, Maldivian Foreign Secretary Abdul Hamid Zakariyya said that the Government of Republic of Maldives (GORM) is "tr [...]
2005-06-22 06:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MV
05COLOMBO1100Post-Tsunami Struggles for Sri Lankan and
[...] Summary: Six months after the December 26 tsunami, Sri Lanka's tourist industry is lagging. According to major tour operators, tourist arrivals have fallen sharply in 2005. While the government has reported an 8% increase in arrivals in the first 5 months of 2005, tour operators say that m [...]
2005-06-22 09:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD CE MV
05COLOMBO1101SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (U) This cable provides information for the June 23 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) We are still waiting for Government of Maldives (GORM) Planning Department feedback for potential projects. Nonetheless, given Washington guidance that uses for the mo [...]
2005-06-22 09:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1180SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (JULY
[...] (U) This cable provides information for the July 7, 2005 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) Fathmath Nuzuha, Assistant Undersecretary of External Resources Management at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has informed the embassy that the GORM wants to [...]
2005-07-07 11:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1189MALDIVES: MAJOR SHIFT IN PRESIDENT'S CABINET
[...] (C) On July 7, poloff met in Male with members of the recently registered Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) that opposes the current government. MDP offical Ali Hashim told poloff that he had met with Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Shaheed and requested that the President's office compromise by [...]
2005-07-08 05:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV MV
05COLOMBO1212MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY IS NO DAY AT THE BEACH
[...] (SBU) Summary. On a recent trip to Maldives, poloff spoke with government officials and members of the newly registered opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) about the country's improvements to the police and judicial systems and its transition to multi-party democracy. While the Govern [...]
2005-07-13 08:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1218SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (JULY
[...] (U) This cable provides information for the July 13, 2005 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Maldives (GORM) informed Econoff that Riluwan Shareef, Executive Director of the Ministry of Finance, met with the Ministry of Planning on July [...]
2005-07-13 13:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1295MALDIVES CONTINUES TO WORK ON DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is continuing its efforts to institute multi-party democracy and human rights reforms. On July 14, the President announced a massive shift in the Cabinet, with young, progressive Ministers replacing those opposed to reform. The A [...]
2005-07-26 03:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1331SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (U) This cable provides information for the August 3, 2005 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Maldives (GORM) still has not submitted plans for using USG funds. The Planning Ministry gave a July 17 deadline to the line ministries for s [...]
2005-08-01 10:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1353FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUESTS LOST DOCUMENTS
[...] (U) Maldivian national Ibrahim Fauzee, detained in Pakistan in May 2002, was returned to Maldives from Guantanamo on March 12, 2005 after it was determined that he had no connection to terrorism and posed no threat to the US. Maldivian Government passed a request from Mr. Fauzee for return o [...]
2005-08-03 09:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PREL MV
05COLOMBO1407MALDIVES: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON FOREIGN
[...] (C) The July 14 appointment of Chief Government Spokesman Dr. Ahmed Shaheed as Foreign Minister (Reftel) brings to this important post a bright, western-educated technocrat friendly to the U.S. with whom the Embassy has worked closely on such key bilateral issues as democratic reform and tsu [...]
2005-08-11 11:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV MV
05COLOMBO1420MALDIVES: PROTESTERS DETAINED AFTER DEMONSTRATION
[...] (U) An unknown number of arrests were made in the Maldivian capital of Male' late August 13 after protests against the arrests of three prominent opposition activists turned violent. National Security Services (NSS) forces were called in to assist the police in quelling the disturbance after [...]
2005-08-14 10:32:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1449MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION ACCUSE EACH
[...] (C) Although the streets of Male' were calm August 15 for the first night since August 12, at least 137 people remain in detention as a result of the preceding nights' unrest. ICRC is planning a visit to Maldives to meet the detainees. In an August 15 meeting in Colombo, opposition Maldivi [...]
2005-08-17 13:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1469DEMOCRACY IN MALDIVES: ARE WE THERE YET?
[...] (SBU) Summary: August 12-17 poloff visited Male' and met with government officials, members of the opposition party, and civil society groups to discuss the reform process in Maldives. Most contacts said that while the Maldives has seen some democratic progress, much work remains to be done [...]
2005-08-19 06:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO147MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 18, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing. A key priority is to re-equip and repair health centers. The U.S. Military's primary objective in Maldives is to provide potable [...]
2005-01-19 08:51:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1478MALDIVES: DRL-FUNDED HUMAN RIGHTS SPEAKER
[...] (U) Summary: From August 14-19, Dr. Bert B. Lockwood, Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati and Director of the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, was in Maldives with the assistance of the International Information Programs Bureau and funded by an Economic Support Funds (ESF [...]
2005-08-22 11:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI EAID ELAB KPAO KDEM MV
05COLOMBO149MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE EXPECTS FREER, FAIRER
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 18 call on the Ambassador, former SAARC Secretary General and detainee Ibrahim Zaki expressed gratitude for U.S. support, crediting concern from the international community for the Government's decision to release him from detention and drop sedition charges against [...]
2005-01-19 10:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1530MALDIVES: SOME DEMOCRATIC REFORMS DESPITE TRIAL OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following the August 12-14 pro-reform demonstrations in Male' (Reftels C and D),as of August 28, 76 persons remained in detention, including opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed, the chairman of the Maldives Democratic Party (MDP),has been charged with one count of ter [...]
2005-08-31 12:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1556TFUS01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES DONATIONS TO
[...] Per request reftel, Econchief relayed USG thanks for Sri Lanka's USD 25,000 donation to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MFA Economic Affairs Director Esala Weerakoon said that Sri Lanka's contribution would be deliverd by Sri Lankan Ambassador to the US Bernard Goonatilake to the American Red Cr [...]
2005-09-06 11:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL CE MV
05COLOMBO16TFXO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, SITREP NO. 7,
[...] (SBU) Sri Lankan Needs/Requests: It is becoming increasingly clear that Sri Lanka has an urgent need for engineering expertise, construction equipment and heavy-lift capability to move that equipment for a national reconstruction effort of staggering proportions. On January 3 Margareta Wah [...]
2005-01-03 11:55:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR CASC EAID PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1621MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE-TURNED-CABINET MINISTER
[...] (C) In a September 6 meeting with the DCM in Colombo, Maldivian Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed and Finance Minister Qasim Ibrahim each asserted their strong belief in President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's commitment to democratic reform, citing several recent positive developments, such as the [...]
2005-09-13 10:46:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EFIN MV
05COLOMBO1668TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE-MALDIVES
[...] Per ref (A),information for Maldives follows: 2. The apparel industry in Maldives has disappeared following the expiration of the MFA. The industry was comprised entirely of foreign investors, mostly from Sri Lanka, seeking quota advantages. Most started closing down operations gradually [...]
2005-09-21 10:43:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTEX ETRD EAID MV ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1669 PROSPECTS FOR REFORM DOMINATE DISCUSSIONS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econchief visited Maldives September 14 and 15 and found newly-appointed cabinet members eager to move forward with a bold reform agenda, while members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)continue to regroup following the August 12-13 demonstrations and rel [...]
2005-09-21 11:10:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO1680MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: Although Maldives was not listed as a focus country in Reftel A, assisting Maldives in a peaceful transition to multi-party democracy would serve broad USG interests in promoting democracy and advancing human rights. Maldives is a moderate Islamic country where both the government [...]
2005-09-22 11:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL EAID MV
05COLOMBO1681SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION
[...] This cable is for the first Tsunami Oversight Quarterly Mechanism Meeting 2. Summary: Tsunami reconstruction activity in Sri Lanka continues apace, with improvements in overall coordination, but bottlenecks due primarily to the 100/200 meter ?buffer zone.? There have been recent suggesti [...]
2005-09-22 11:44:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1716MALDIVIAN DEMOCRATIC REFORMS: PROGRESS PLODDING
[...] (C) During a September 25-27 visit to Maldives as part of the first US-Maldives Friendship Week (septel),Ambassador met Government of Republic of Maldives (GORM) representatives, including President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leaders to discuss the [...]
2005-09-29 11:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO1795Post-Tsunami Housing Update: Sri Lanka and
[...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. Summary: Overall, the housing process is going well in Sri Lanka and Maldives, with the recent announcement of relaxed buffer zone requirements in Sri Lanka possibly improving the outlook for construction of additional permanent housing. All IDPs w [...]
2005-10-12 08:27:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO181MALDIVES: REFORM CANDIDATES MAKE GAINS AS POLLS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With one exception, polls to elect representatives to the People's Majlis, or Parliament, closed throughout this island nation on January 22. Although counting continues, preliminary results indicate a solid showing for pro-reform candidates, with the Presidential Spokesman [...]
2005-01-24 08:58:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1814FIRST US-MALDIVES FRIENDSHIP WEEK A SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The first-ever US-Maldives Friendship Week ("Friendship Week") which took place on September 23-28 furthered the Mission Performance Plan (MPP) goal of stable and secure partners worldwide and enhanced bilateral ties in the political, economic, cultural and security realms. Bu [...]
2005-10-17 11:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP PREL MV
05COLOMBO1823GORM INDIRECTLY TARGETS OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER STAFF
[...] (C) Summary: In a perceived crackdown on an opposition newspaper, police in Male detained two popular columnists for "Minivan" on October 13 on charges unrelated to journalism. Mohamed Nasheed and Ablo Saeed were summoned to the police station and detained on respective charges of "instigating [...]
2005-10-18 11:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL MV
05COLOMBO1824MALDIVES: OPPOSITION FIGURE'S DAUGHTER SENTENCED
[...] (U) Jennifer Latheef, daughter of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Spokesman Mohamed Latheef, was sentenced by the Criminal Court on October 18 to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges. The charges stemmed from Jennifer's participation in a September 2003 demonstration in Male' protesting [...]
2005-10-18 11:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1868FOREIGN MINISTER STICKS UP FOR HIS SISTER, SLAMS
[...] (C) Summary. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister (and brother of President Kumaratunga) Anura Bandaranaike told the Ambassador he is contemptuous of SLFP Presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse's alliance with the Marxist JVP, will not campaign very hard on Rajapakse's behalf and is not at all sur [...]
2005-10-31 04:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF CE MV
05COLOMBO1870REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 06:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR MV
05COLOMBO1877MALDIVES: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S EXTREMISM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 11:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM IR MV
05COLOMBO1878MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HERALDS BEGINNING OF
[...] (C) Maldivian Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Aminath Didi and Maldivian High Commissioner Dr. Mohamed Asim, called on the Ambassador in Colombo October 31 to offer the Government of Maldives' (GORM) side of recent events in the country, including th [...]
2005-10-31 11:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1881MALDIVES WILL CO-SPONSOR HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 06:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IS MV UNGA
05COLOMBO192UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Per Reftel, Mission submits the draft report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Maldives. Begin text. In 2004, Maldives President Gayoom, head of the parliamentary-style government, began a process to strengthen democracy and introduce political reforms. His commitment to refor [...]
2005-01-25 09:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MV
05COLOMBO1953MIXED MESSAGES FROM MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT MOVES
[...] (C) During a November 9-11 visit by polcouns and Sri Lanka/Maldives Desk Officer Molly Gower to Maldives, discussions with government and opposition figures revealed a now-familiar mix of signs of progress--if intermittent and faltering--toward democratic reform, along with some disturbing in [...]
2005-11-15 12:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1958 MALDIVES TRADE EXHIBITION FOR HOSPITALITY
[...] A HOTEL AND TRADE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES DECEMBER 14-15. THIS EXHIBITION REPORTEDLY COULD PROVIDE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR VENDORS OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FURBISHING OF 12 NEW RESORTS IN THIS ISLAND NATION. 2. TOUTED AS TH [...]
2005-11-16 11:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO MV ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1960MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT BUSH FROM MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT
[...] ON NOVEMBER 16, 2005, THE EMBASSY RECEIVED VIA FAX A DIPLOMATIC NOTE WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE, ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH FROM MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT MAUMOON ABDUL GAYOOM. BEGIN TEXT: MALE 09 NOVEMBER 2005 HIS EXCELLENCY MR. GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF [...]
2005-11-16 11:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL MV
05COLOMBO2025MALDIVES: PLODDING PROGRESS ON THE PATH TO REFORM
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is attempting to move forward with media and judicial reforms with bills in the People's Majlis (parliament) to create a freer press and the formation of a new Judicial Services Commission. However, the Maldives Human Rights Comm [...]
2005-12-01 08:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MV
05COLOMBO2038MALDIVES: PROPOSED LETTER FROM SECRETARY TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Maldives has made some progress in implementing democratic reforms, but significant problems, including limitations on the opposition and on pro-opposition media, as detailed in Reftels B and C, remain. The Maldives is a moderate, [...]
2005-12-05 10:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO205GAINING BROAD CONSENSUS ON A TIMETABLE FOR THE
[...] (C) We appreciate the opportunity to clarify the situation regarding the withdrawal of the Combined Support Group - Sri Lanka (CSG-SL) which, as noted in reftels, will occur around the end of January. As we noted in Ref B, the CSG-SL performance in both Sri Lanka and Maldives has been supe [...]
2005-01-26 09:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON CE MV
05COLOMBO20942005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] UPDATED RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: 2. The Maldives is not an important regional financial center. The financial sector of the Maldives is very small, with five commercial banks (one international bank, three branches of public banks from neighboring countries and the state owned bank),t [...]
2005-12-14 07:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM MV
05COLOMBO2095MALDIVES: INPUT FOR INCSR
[...] The information in this cable is keyed to Reftel. 2. (Part I) Summary. Maldives is not a producer of narcotics or precursor chemicals. The Maldivian government and the U.S. maintain a good working relationship on counternarcotics issues. Officials estimate that in 2005, upwards of ten [...]
2005-12-14 08:52:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MV
05COLOMBO2138MALDIVES: IBRAHIM ISMAIL ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
[...] (U) The opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) held its first ever party Congress in Male' December 19-21. On December 20, delegates at the Congress used a cascading preferential voting system to elect Member of Parliament (MP) Ibrahim Ismail party president and former SAARC secretary-gen [...]
2005-12-21 11:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR MV
05COLOMBO2144MALDIVES: POST SUPPORT FOR NDI PROPOSAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. The Republic of Maldives, a moderate, pro-Western Muslim nation, is taking its first faltering steps along the path to democratic reform (Ref A). A special Parliament is meeting to consider far-reaching changes, but is moving slowly. In p [...]
2005-12-22 09:36:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM MV
05COLOMBO2145MIXED RECORD CONFRONTS SRI LANKA, MALDIVES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: As we approach the one year anniversary of the December 26, 2004 tsunami, Sri Lanka has avoided the mass outbreak of disease and unrest that some feared early on, established a network of transitional shelters, begun to build permanent housing, elected a new President, establis [...]
2005-12-22 10:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO225MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART
[...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 18, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing in Maldives. The U.S. Military is prioritizing final operations in Maldives before its final departure. There is currently a short [...]
2005-01-28 05:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO283MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] On January 28, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Field Officer (FO) posted to Male' in Maldives departed the islands for Colombo. A summary of the U.S. Government's assistance in Maldives in response to the earthquake and tsunamis follows below. End Summary. ----------- [...]
2005-02-03 10:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO291MALDIVIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON THE RETURN OF
[...] (S) In late January, the Embassy received the following diplomatic note from the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GoRM),building on their preliminary response contained in Ref A, in response to our diplomatic note, drawing from Ref B, which laid out the USG view regarding the return [...]
2005-02-07 05:17:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPTER KAWC PREL PINS MV
05COLOMBO297MALDIVES: PRO- AND ANTI-GOVERNMENT GROUPS CLAIM
[...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the December 26 tsunami, the Maldivian government proceeded with its SIPDIS rescheduled Majlis ("Parliament") elections on January 22, an event that occurred largely without incident. Pro- and anti-government groups declared victory, with the anti-governm [...]
2005-02-07 10:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO301 TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION: REMEMBER MALDIVES
[...] (U) Summary. The Maldivian government, aided by international agencies, has done an impressive job of identifying long-term tsunami reconstruction needs. The U.S. should do its part in funding this Maldivian effort. The upcoming visit to Maldives by former U.S. Presidents Bush and Clinton [...]
2005-02-07 11:24:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL MV
05COLOMBO31TFXO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, SITREP. NO. 8,
[...] (U) Casualties: According to Government statistics, 30,229 people died in the tsunami; 3,858 remain missing; 835,028 have been displaced. A total of 7 Americans have been confirmed killed in the disaster. 2. (SBU) U.S. Actions/Assistance: The Ambassador, accompanied by Brigadier Gener [...]
2005-01-04 14:48:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO335MALDIVES: SECENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FORMER
[...] (SBU) Nearly one-third of the population of Maldives was affected by the December 26 tsunami. A preliminary assessment estimates total losses at about 55 percent of GDP, with the greatest negative impact felt by the crucial tourism industry. Entire populations on some islands were displaced [...]
2005-02-11 10:55:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV EAID MV
05COLOMBO358MALDIVES CLARIFIES POSITION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEE
[...] (S) Maldivian Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Zakariyyah called DCM February 15 to SIPDIS advise that, after the DCM's February 3 conversation with the Maldivian Attorney General, the GoRM had further considered its position on the return of Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fo [...]
2005-02-15 11:44:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPTER KAWC PREL PINS MV
05COLOMBO38TFXO01: MALDIVES SITREP -- A UNIQUE NATION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit by USG officials to Maldives January 2-4, a clear picture emerged of the devastion of the local islands and the govermnent's needs for assistance. On three islands visited, varying degrees of destruction met the U.S. team with piles of rubble where houses once [...]
2005-01-06 07:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR EAID PGOV MV
05COLOMBO381VISIT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-17 11:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT OTRA PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO409MALDIVES: FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 21 briefing and luncheon, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton heard about the tsunami's impact on Maldives and the Government of the Republic of Maldives' plans for on-going relief and long-term reconstruction. During the entire five-hour v [...]
2005-02-24 08:55:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID MV
05COLOMBO414MALDIVES: STATUS OF ARTICLE VII IMPLEMENTATION
[...] Poloff presented reftel demarche by fax to Foreign Secretary Abdul Hameed Zakariyya on February 23. On February SIPDIS 24 poloff received the following reply by fax from Ahmed Rasheed, Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. Begin text of reply: We have so far identified a nationa [...]
2005-02-24 10:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MV CWC OPCW
05COLOMBO420MALDIVES: BANNER DAYS FOR DEMOCRACY?
[...] (C) Summary: Democracy in Maldives is going through a growth spurt -- a big one -- and the government seems to be taking it in stride. Amnesty International was set to release its report on February 24 from its official visit to Maldives in October 2004. The Maldivian court is scheduled to [...]
2005-02-25 05:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO445NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF COMBATANT STATUS
[...] (C) The Embassy on March 1 forwarded to the Maldivian government a diplomatic note, drawing from the relevant portions of reftel, advising that Maldivian Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Fauzee has been determined to no longer be an enemy combatant and thus approved for release. DCM also called [...]
2005-03-01 10:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL MV
05COLOMBO463MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-03 11:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PREL MV
05COLOMBO497SRI LANKA RELIEF TO RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MARCH
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The GSL has issued new guidance on NGO and donor activity in Sri Lanka, particularly with regard to the duty free entry of relief and reconstruction supplies into the country, but the situation remains confused. H [...]
2005-03-08 11:35:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN CE MV
05COLOMBO500IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - MALDIVES
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES FOR 2005. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2005 OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. Maldives is made up of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusi [...]
2005-03-09 10:44:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV ECON MV
05COLOMBO510MALDIVES INVITES U.S. TO PARTICIPATE
[...] On March 9, 2005, Post received a Diplomatic Note from the Republic of Maldives regarding the Maldive's participation in the March 17, 2005 ADB- sponsored Donors' Conference to be held in Manila, Philippines. The following is the text of the Dipnote. Begin text: Reference: (F2) CIR/200 [...]
2005-03-10 11:27:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON MV
05COLOMBO542SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES TSUNAMI RELIEF AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: While challenges remain, there has been some positive momentum in the transition from relief to rebuilding this week. The Ambassador met with the Prime Minister on March 14 and will meet the President on March 17 to discuss GSL policies and initiatives on tsunami relief and rec [...]
2005-03-16 10:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL CE MV
05COLOMBO616SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: SWIFT RESPONSE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In sharp contrast to the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that caused devastating loss of life in Sri Lanka and Maldives, both governments responded quickly and efficiently to the potential for another deadly tsunami following the March 28 earthquake off the Indonesian islan [...]
2005-03-29 11:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR CASC PHUM PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO65SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,718 people in Sri Lanka. On January 7, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and USAID SIPDIS Administrator Andrew Natsios, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID/Colombo Health [...]
2005-01-10 08:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO67TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 9,
[...] (U) Consular efforts: As previously reported, the number of American citizens killed as a result of the tsunami stands at eight, with one additional AmCit missing and presumed dead. Conoffs have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases: 15 AmCits remain unaccounted for in Sri La [...]
2005-01-10 11:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO679GWOT ASSESSMENT: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES
[...] (S) We appreciate the opportunity to review the status of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in our two countries. In both countries we experience good counter-terrorism cooperation but could accomplish a great deal more with a relatively modest increase in resources. Sri Lanka --------- [...]
2005-04-07 04:43:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV KJUS KISL MARR ASEC CE MV LTTE
05COLOMBO694MALDIVES: IN MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR, PRESIDENT IS
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Ambassador Lunstead briefed the Maldivian president on the current situation regarding additional USG tsunami rehabilitation assistance. In response, Gayoom underscored the flexibility and accountability of the governme [...]
2005-04-11 06:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MV
05COLOMBO70TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 9,
[...] (U) Consular efforts: As previously reported, the number of American citizens killed as a result of the tsunami stands at eight, with one additional AmCit missing and presumed dead. Conoffs have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases: 15 AmCits remain unaccounted for in Sri La [...]
2005-01-11 01:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO704MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT FUND EFFECTIVE MECHANISM FOR
[...] Summary: During Ambassador Lunstead's April 7 meetings with Maldivian officials, several details regarding tsunami assistance funding in Maldives emerged. The government's National Fund and the UNDP are the two major funding mechanisms available for USG aid. The National Fund appears well [...]
2005-04-12 08:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL MV
05COLOMBO712SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] This contains an action request (Par 6). 2. We are sending this update early since Post will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday for Sri Lankan holidays. 3. The Ambassador and poloff visited the Maldives last week to discuss possible mechanisms for providing assistance, and visited sev [...]
2005-04-12 11:35:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO739SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] This cable is for the Tsunami IAWG meeting on April 20, 2005. 2. (SBU) Summary: The transition from relief to rebuilding continues to be mixed. Assistant Secretary Rocca visited affected communities in the east and found many positive examples of community rebuilding efforts. The GSL and [...]
2005-04-20 10:52:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV LTTE
05COLOMBO792SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see para 7. Post-tsunami transition from relief to reconstruction continues. The pace and organization of tsunami relief and reconstruction remains on par with SIPDIS previous reporting. Joint Mechanism with LTTE: Going nowhere fast -- [...]
2005-04-27 11:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO8TFXO01: MALDIVES AND SRI LANKA, SITREP NO. 6,
[...] (U) American Citizens: The number of Americans confirmed killed stands at 7; 67 reports of missing Americans received by the Consular Section remain unresolved; 267 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. 2. (U) Casualty Figures: According to the Ministry of Social Services, the n [...]
2005-01-02 10:50:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAEMR CASC PREL EAID CE MV
05COLOMBO82SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 10, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,725 people in Sri Lanka. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted an assessment trip in Galle and concluded that water supply is not a critical need, but sa [...]
2005-01-11 11:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO833SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-04 09:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO837MALDIVES BLACKLISTS FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR
[...] (C) On May 2 Maldivian Foreign Secretary Abdul Hameed Zakariyya met with CDA in Colombo to advise him that the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) had blacklisted eight foreigners, including an apparent American citizen, from entering Maldives because of suspected links to a Maldivi [...]
2005-05-05 06:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CASC MV
05COLOMBO845MALDIVES: PROGRESS ON REFORMS: GLACIAL BUT
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 release, the Government of the Republic of Maldives said it would seek to legitimize political parties under the current constitution, based on a legal opinion by the current Attorney General Dr. Hassan Saeed. The move stems from growing dissatisfaction across the po [...]
2005-05-05 12:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
05COLOMBO849MALDIVIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IBRAHIM FAUZEE
[...] (SBU) The Maldivan government has advised the Embassy that, according to Maldivian national Ibrahim Fauzee who was returned to Maldives from Guantanamo March 12, when Mr. Fauzee was detained in Pakistan his Maldivian passport and several "educational certificates" were seized. They were not [...]
2005-05-09 02:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC PTER PREL MV
05COLOMBO868SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY
[...] (U) In Sri Lanka, reconstruction progress continues at a measured pace. The Government seems to be feeling less pressure on the transitional housing front and has announced that they have surpassed 22,000 transitional shelters and will achieve their goal of 30,000 shelters in place by June 3 [...]
2005-05-11 07:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO900 Outreach on Newsweek Retraction of Koran
[...] Reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the original Newsweek story about alleged desecration of the Koran was muted and low-key. Media in both countries ran straight wire service reports about the controversy, but abstained from publishing or broadcasting outraged commentary and editorial [...]
2005-05-17 10:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO KISL OIIP PREL CE MV
05COLOMBO914SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY
[...] This cable provides updated information from Sri Lanka for the May 18 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Value Added Tax --------------- 2. (U) The Value Added Tax issue may be resolved. Ambassador received a letter from Finance Secretary P.B. Jayasundera over the weekend that provides a strea [...]
2005-05-18 11:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO93TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 10,
[...] (U) Consular efforts: The consular section continues to focus entirely on tsunami-related efforts. The number of AmCits deaths in Sri Lanka still stands at eight, with one addition AmCit missing and presumed dead. Consular staff have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases to s [...]
2005-01-12 12:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO935MALDIVES: LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM FOREIGN
[...] On May 20 the Embassy received by fax a diplomatic note from the Government of Republic of Maldives conveying the text of a letter from Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel to the Secretary. The text of the note follows below: SIPDIS 2. Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the [...]
2005-05-23 07:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL MV
05COLOMBO946MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT APPEARS READY TO REGISTER
[...] (SBU) On May 21 President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom asked the People's Majlis in its next session to take up the question of whether to allow the registration of political parties. The President's directive follows an opinion issued by the Attorney General overturning a 2001 finding from his prede [...]
2005-05-25 11:52:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO976SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE
[...] (U) This cable is for the Tsunami IAWG on June 1, 2005. 2. (U) The May 27-28 visit by former President Clinton went well and is summarized in Ref A. Media reaction is provided in Ref B. Update on USG Activity ---------------------- 3. (U) On the ground progress continues, with the [...]
2005-06-01 09:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO997MALDIVES: "BRIGHT DAY FOR DEMOCRACY" DARKENED BY
[...] (C) Early on June 2--the day the People's Majlis was expected to rubber-stamp President Gayoom's decision to allow the registration of political parties--police arrested six members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Government Spokesman Dr. Ahmed Shaheed described the arrests [...]
2005-06-02 12:22:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
05NEWDELHI103INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 5
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in India, through nightly call-backs in response to tsunami-related missing persons inquires, have closed more than 350 cases in the last 48 hours and expect to bring the number below 200 by January 6. Following the Ambassador's January 4 press conference, r [...]
2005-01-05 13:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV
05NEWDELHI139INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 6
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Defense Secretary Singh on January 6 to request that New Delhi send liaison officers to Utapao and Honolulu. In a sign of the GOI's strong commitment to our tsunami partnership, the Foreign Secretary on January 5 held a rare joint briefing with the SIPD [...]
2005-01-06 13:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI353INDIA TSUNAMI UPDATE: JANUARY 13
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in Chennai continue to work to resolve the fewer than 20 remaining missing persons inquiries in India. The USAID/DART team that conducted assessments in Andhra Pradesh has found that there is not an emergency need for shelter, food and water in the state. The [...]
2005-01-13 12:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI38INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP JANUARY 3
[...] (SBU) Summary: India-wide, consular officers have amassed a database of 500 missing persons inquiries to which they are responding, but still have no reported Amcit casualties in India. Mission engagement with the GOI on tsunami relief for India and the region continued with the Ambassador's [...]
2005-01-03 13:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI74INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 4
[...] (SBU) Summary: India Consular officers have been focusing on unaccounted for American citizens through an ongoing effort to respond to inquiries, and have been successful in resolving about 170 cases. In a January 4 session with members of the local media, the Ambassador highlighted the US r [...]
2005-01-04 13:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
06COLOMBO1102MALDIVES: FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SENDS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 06:51:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OPPC MV
06COLOMBO1117MALDIVES - CIVAIR-AIRLINE DESIGNATION UNDER OPEN SKIES
[...] Per reftel requests, post sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, designating all U.S. carriers to operate scheduled and charter transportation on the US route(s),under the United States-Maldives Air Transport Agreement, and requesting on the basis of reciprocit [...]
2006-07-06 11:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA MV
06COLOMBO1132MALDIVES: REFORMS MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited Male' July 6 to pay farewell calls on President Gayoom, Maldivian government officials, and the Chairman of the opposition, currently under house arrest. All interlocutors focused on a possible referendum on presidential versus parliamentary forms of gove [...]
2006-07-11 04:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
06COLOMBO1443MALDIVES: CROSS-PARTY COOPERATION YIELDS GENERALLY
[...] (C) Summary: Following a July 19 meeting between the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) and the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in Colombo, facilitated by the British High Commissioner, the two sides upheld commitments to move the reform agenda forward. In exchange for [...]
2006-09-05 05:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM MV
06COLOMBO1570MALDIVES: UN AGENCIES PLAN ASSISTANCE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT
[...] Summary and comment: UN agencies working in the Maldives met to coordinate their collective assistance strategy for the next three years. The UN planning session demonstrated close cooperation between UN agencies and the Government of Maldives. Post's tsunami reconstruction assistance grants to [...]
2006-09-26 03:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON UN MV
06COLOMBO1609MALDIVES: US PAVILION AT MAJOR MALDIVES TRADE SHOW A
[...] Summary: The US Pavilion at the Maldives Hotel and Trade Exhibition August 29-31, 2006 produced sales contracts, identification of local representatives, and increased awareness of products. Twelve US companies or their accredited partners exhibited under the US Pavilion at the Maldives' larg [...]
2006-10-03 04:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD MV
06COLOMBO1717MALDIVES - ADVANCING U.S. EFFORTS ON WATER AND SANITATION
[...] Summary: Low-tech rainwater harvesting and groundwater collection are becoming inadequate to meet water supply and sanitation needs in the Maldives. The island nation's water supply shortages and sanitation problems were exacerbated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The Government of Maldiv [...]
2006-10-17 11:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV MV
06COLOMBO1731 MALDIVES SCORECARD DELIVERED, EMBASSY URGES CONSIDERATION
[...] SUMMARY: DCM and EconOff met with Dr. Mohamed Asim, Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, to discuss the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC's) scorecard, Maldives' designation as a Candidate country, and the fact that the MCC Board must still determine whether to invite Maldives to d [...]
2006-10-20 05:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC MV
06COLOMBO179FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR THE PORT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 05:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CE MV
06COLOMBO1816MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT GAYOOM PLEDGES TO SUSTAIN
[...] (C) Summary: In a cordial 20-minute meeting with President Gayoom following the presentation of his credentials on October 30, Ambassador Blake pledged to work to strengthen US-Maldivian relations and urged the President to sustain Maldives' progress in its political Reform Roadmap. Gayoom [...]
2006-11-02 09:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL MV
06COLOMBO1818BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-02 10:57:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD MV
06COLOMBO1825MALDIVES: INFORMATION FOR MCC NOVEMBER 8 MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As a candidate country that has met the Millennium Challenge Corporation,s (MCC,s) threshold requirements, post recommends that Maldives be selected for eligibility by the MCC Board. Maldives, a small but ambitious country with an educated population, seeks to diversify its eco [...]
2006-11-03 10:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD KMCA MV PREL
06COLOMBO1827MALDIVES: SOME HARD BUMPS ALONG THE ROAD TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his initial trip to the Maldives to present his credentials (ref a),Ambassador discussed the political reform process with several ministers and with the principal opposition figures. Assessments of the state of reform diverged widely: the government side portrayed the r [...]
2006-11-03 13:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
06COLOMBO1843MALDIVES: TEXT FOR 2006 INCSR
[...] Please find below the text for the 2006 INCSR. The format is keyed to the instructions in reftel. 2. I. Summary: Maldives is not a producer of narcotics or precursor chemicals. The Maldivian government and the U.S. maintain a good working relationship on counter-narcotics issues. Offi [...]
2006-11-07 11:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV MV
06COLOMBO1847MALDIVES SUPPORTS U.S. RE-ELECTION TO THE ITU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 12:09:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU MV
06COLOMBO18592006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] UPDATED RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: 2. Maldives is not an important regional financial center. The financial sector of the Maldives is very small, with five commercial banks (one international bank, three branches of public banks from neighboring countries and the state owned bank),two in [...]
2006-11-08 08:33:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM MV
06COLOMBO1910MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT ACTION STYMIES PLANNED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) planned a November 10 demonstration in Male' to demand quicker constitutional reform. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) claimed the opposition would use the guise of a peaceful protest to possibly foment a coup. Se [...]
2006-11-14 12:58:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
06COLOMBO2101TERRORIST LISTS: MALDIVES DOES NOT MAINTAIN A
[...] (SBU) EconOff coordinated with US TreasuryOff located in Sri Lanka to obtain the following information requested reftel. The Government of Maldives (GOM) does not maintain a national list of banned terrorist organizations. The GOM does not identify any terrorist groups in its country. Altho [...]
2006-12-20 05:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KVPR MV
06COLOMBO2124 MALDIVES REFORMS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to South and Southwest Asia Ambassador Douglas A. Hartwick and Special Assistant Manpreet Anand traveled to Maldives on December 5-6, 2006, to meet with President Gayoom and other government officials to discuss US-Maldives bilateral e [...]
2006-12-26 05:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PREL MV
06COLOMBO2132 DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR MALDIVES
[...] (U) Summary: The importance of creating a stable economy before Maldives' 2011 LDC graduation, diversification beyond the fisheries and tourist industries, and promoting environmental protectionism were the main topics of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to South and Southwest Asia, [...]
2006-12-27 12:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ENRG EWWT SENV EINV ETRD MV
06COLOMBO218IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 -
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES FOR 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2006 2. Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusive resort islands. The local population is about 285,000, and ove [...]
2006-02-10 05:37:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MV
06COLOMBO236MALDIVES WILL LIKELY SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 09:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR PHUM UN MV
06COLOMBO254MALDIVES: POLITICAL SUSPICIONS FESTER WHILE
[...] (C) During a February 10-13 DCM visit to Maldives (in conjunction with a port call by the missile destroyer USS McCampbell from the USS Ronald Reagan strike group),conversations with government officials and the opposition conveyed a sense of logjam in the political reform process as social [...]
2006-02-17 05:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MV
06COLOMBO268 Special Media Reaction: USS McCampbell Visit to
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-21 10:20:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO PREL MV
06COLOMBO288MALDIVES: REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS CONDEMNING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-23 11:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ MV
06COLOMBO445MALDIVES: GROWING PAINS OF DEMOCRATIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 14-16 trip to Maldives, poloff met government officials, political party leaders, and civil society representatives, all of whom expressed commitment to democratic reform but worry about its pace and implementation. All interlocutors responded positively to the [...]
2006-03-22 04:58:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR MV
06COLOMBO568AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS IN MALDIVES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lack of a concentrated poultry sector keeps Maldives at low risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). At the same time, it also presents challenges for surveillance and detection in the case of infection due to inadequate animal testing facilities, underdeveloped quara [...]
2006-04-10 05:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV
06COLOMBO62MALDIVES: ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AT ODDS OVER
[...] (C) Summary. On December 28, Sri Lankan police, apparently acting on a request from Maldivian authorities via Interpol, searched the Colombo office of the pro-opposition Minivan News for evidence that Minivan staff were engaged in seditious activities and/or gun-running. Although the search y [...]
2006-01-10 10:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR MV CE
06COLOMBO662MALDIVES: DESPITE REFORM ROADMAP, QUESTIONS ON
[...] (U) Summary: On March 27 the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) unveiled its much-hyped "Reform Roadmap" which calls for increased press freedom, a new constitution by June 2007, and a multi-party election in October 2008. Since then, however, little progress has been made and const [...]
2006-04-24 13:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
06COLOMBO74FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR THE LEASE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-11 11:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO CE MV ECONOMICS
06COLOMBO776HIV/AIDS IN MALDIVES -- LOW PREVALENCE BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a low reported prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Maldives, the lack of surveillance among high risk populations and risky behavior among Maldivian drug- using youth suggest underreporting and the potential for a serious, but silent, outbreak. Even though Government of Maldives ( [...]
2006-05-15 03:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV
06COLOMBO803TRANSITIONS AND CHALLENGES IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Sri Lanka is still considered a low prevalence country for HIV/AIDS, most local HIV/AIDS experts agree that interventions must shift from general awareness campaigns to behavior change approaches targeted at vulnerable and at-risk populations. Government bureaucracy, lack [...]
2006-05-17 06:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV
06COLOMBO91BFIF FY06 PROPOSALS
[...] US-MALDIVES FRIENDSHIP WEEK: (A) JUSTIFICATION: THE MALDIVES TRADE FAIR HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE GROWTH OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN TERMS OF COMPANY PARTICIPATION, COVERAGE, AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MALDIVES COMMERCIAL CALENDAR (REF C). IT REMAINS THE PRIMARY MEANS THROUGH WHICH US COMPANIES CA [...]
2006-01-13 06:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV
06COLOMBO992MALDIVES: MINIMAL PROGRESS ON REFORMS, BUT
[...] (U) Summary: Following the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) publication of a Reform Roadmap, the President's office issued a decree on freedom of assembly May 15 to complement the Roadmap and expand civil liberties. Nonetheless, police arrested over 120 demonstrators taking part [...]
2006-06-13 08:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MV
06JAKARTA11475CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INDONESIA
[...] (U) The Fourth Regional Meeting of CWC States Parties in Asia met in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5-7, 2006. The meeting was attended by 24 States Parties from the Asian Group: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, N [...]
2006-09-15 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PTER PHUM AMGT ASEC CWC SA AF MV
07COLOMBO103BFIF FY07 PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-18 09:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV
07COLOMBO1077SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) On July 26, A/DCM called on Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Additional Secretary for UN and Multilateral Affairs Sarala Fernando to request a list of high-level officials planning to attend the 62nd UN General Assembly (UNGA). Fernando replied that President Mahinda Rajapaksa and [...]
2007-08-02 08:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA CE MV
07COLOMBO1087MALDIVES: KEY GOVERNMENT REFORMERS RESIGN
[...] (C) Summary. On August 5, Attorney General Hassan Saeed and Justice Minister Mohamed Jameel, both leading members of the "New Maldives" group of reform-minded ministers, resigned from Government, accusing the President of obstructing the reform process. Local press and POL section contacts [...]
2007-08-06 13:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
07COLOMBO1161MALDIVES: REFORM-MINDED FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 21, key Government reformer and Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed resigned from his post, joining the Attorney General and Justice Minister who resigned earlier this month (ref a). Embassy contacts tell us that Shaheed had several reasons to resign, including a scheduled [...]
2007-08-22 12:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
07COLOMBO1166MALDIVES: NEW FOREIGN, JUSTICE MINISTERS NAMED;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gayoom on August 23 appointed two new cabinet ministers, Abdullah Shahid as Foreign Minister and Mohamed Muiz Adnan as Justice Minister. Shahid and Muiz were previously both senior officials in their respective ministries. In addition to the new ministers, Gayoom has [...]
2007-08-24 09:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDE