Ahmed Shareef

Ex-election chief laments state of Maldives electoral body

Nobody believes the Elections Commission and nobody respects it, says its former chief.

Mihaaru editor urges election chief to be impartial

The Election Commission chief could not take sides, the newspaper editor said.

Maldives presidential poll to be held September 23

The head of the electoral body is a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen.

Shareef made new Elections Commission chief

With only ruling coalition lawmakers present, President Abdulla Yameen’s nominee to the five-member electoral body was approved with 33 votes from the 85-member house.

Head of state utility corporation replaced with former MP

The dismissal of Fenaka Corporation’s Managing Director Mohamed Nimal comes weeks after a US$1 million corruption scandal surfaced in local media. The state utility company has reportedly been unable to recover MVR17 million released to a local company to purchase dollars.

More than MVR 100,000 raised for baby born with facial scar

Election’s Commission figures back by-election victory for pro-government parties

Criminal Court convicts two persons listed as “dangerous criminals” by police

MNDF warns seafarers to be cautious of bad weather

Over 100 copies of Quran found at dump site

Road to 2013 uncertain for opposition despite election gains, says PA

PA dismisses “impossible” pact with MDP

PA claims senior government officials “are not very religious”