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Maldives Broadcasting Commission Meets with Commonwealth Election Observer Team

September 4, 2013

Maldives Broadcasting Commission met with the Commonwealth Observer delegation and shared information on the Commission’s role and work carried out related to the Presidential Elections 2013.

Commission urges broadcasters to follow the Elections Act, The Code of Practice and Guideline on Broadcasting Political Content During Elections

August 26, 2013

Commission urges broadcasters to follow the Elections Act, The Code of Practice and Guideline on Broadcasting Political Content During Elections.

Commission Establish fast-track Adjudication for Presidential Candidate Related Complaints

August 22, 2013

established and implemented an expedite process to adjudicate complaints with regard to broadcasted content of Presidential Candidates.

Two members elected to Broadcast Advisory Committee to represent Commercial Radios

August 21, 2013

Two members have been elected to Broadcast Advisory Committee to represent Commercial Radios today.

Broadcasting Commission to monitor broadcast coverage of Presidential Election 2013.

August 12, 2013

Maldives Broadcasting Commission is to monitor content aired by Radio/TV stations during the “Direct Access Time” allocated to the Candidates and “Prime Time” of TV channels. Prime Time for the purpose of elections broadcast monitoring is decided as 20:00 to 23:00hrs daily.