Assassination Attempt
Soldiers raid a Maldives resort under development
Dozens of soldiers raided an island in central Lhaviyani Atoll that is being developed as a resort today. A spokesman said the raid was “routine, and not related to the ongoing inquiry” into an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
22 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Presidential affairs minister resigns
Mohamed Hussain Shareef, presidential affairs minister, said he decided to resign after being told not to report to work on Sunday. Shareef returned to the Maldives last night after accompanying Vice President Ahmed in an official visit to China to attend an investment forum.
22 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Sri Lankan experts confirm bomb blast on president’s speedboat, says home minister
Umar Naseer told the press today that a team of forensic experts from Sri Lanka who investigated the incident has confirmed that the blast was caused by an explosive device. Forensic teams from the US, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and India also investigated the blast, but have not shared their findings with the government so far.
20 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
MMPRC’s fireworks import suspected of links to boat blast
The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) remains shut down over an investigation into suspected links between the corporation’s import of fireworks and a blast on the president’s speedboat, credible sources have told The Maldives Independent.
20 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Maldives government launches media offensive on boat blast
Cabinet ministers and ruling party MPs have launched a media offensive, appearing on some six TV channels every week night. Slick messages extolling President Yameen’s virtues have begun appearing on social media with the hashtag #IStandWithYameen.
19 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The explosion on Yameen’s speedboat: What we know so far
The cause of an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat remains unclear, but here are the important details of the inquiry, which has seen the arrest of three soldiers, a shakeup of the security forces and raids on government offices, and homes of a businessman and a top tourism official.
18 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Journalists threatened on filming top judge’s secret visit with president
A group of young men threatened to kill several journalists camped outside President Abdulla Yameen’s residence hoping to film the secret visit of a top judge, the criminal court’s chief judge Abdulla Mohamed.
16 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Raids and rumours fuelling uncertainty in Malé
Police officers searched the office of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation office. Earlier in the night, the police raided the home of an influential businessman related to Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
16 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Two associates of Vice President target of late night raids
Dozens of police officers raided a top tourism official’s apartment in Malé on Wednesday night and attempted to enter the home of an influential businessman related to Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
15 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Police chief pledges full support for arrests, raids in boat blast probe
Urging all commissioned officers to support an inquiry into an explosion on President Yameen’s boat, police commissioner Hussein Waheed said he wants to assure the public that police “will not hesitate” to make the necessary arrests and raids.
15 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Prosecutor general out of the country on unannounced trip
The PG has been absent at office since Sunday, while other credible sources say he is out of the country on a personal and unannounced trip. It comes amidst heightened tension in the wake of a blast on the president’s speedboat on September 28, which the government was an attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
14 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice President departs for Beijing
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb left for Beijing today to inaugurate an investment forum. Hid departure comes at a moment of heightened tension in Malé in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
13 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Armed soldiers patrolling Malé’s streets
Soldiers carrying rifles are patrolling the streets of capital Malé amidst high political tension over an apparent assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen. But the MNDF said soldiers were deployed as part of a military exercise and had no connection to the boat blast.
12 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Blast on president’s speedboat an ‘assassination attempt,’ video shows fire inside cabin
Hours after a cabinet minister told international media that the explosion on board President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat had been an assassination attempt, the president’s office called a sudden press conference at 1am to broadcast a video clip of the blast. Flames could be seen inside the cabin.
07 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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