Faris Maumoon faces 'trumped up charges' says Amnesty.
The population projection means there will be twice as many people living in the Maldives.
India has urged the Maldives to return to the path of democracy.
The rise comes from a June deadline to settle taxes.
Most of the current power infrastructure work in Pakistan relies heavily on China expertise and resources.
China remains the single biggest contributor to the Maldives' tourist market.
The drugs were going to be smuggled into the Maldives in vegetable oil cans, it was reported.
One minister hoped 'honest campaigning' could now begin.
The Sri Lankan was charged with being part of an assassination attempt on the Maldives president.
Greater Malé and nearby local islands generate 774 tons of mixed solid waste daily.
There were irregularities in the trials of the two top judges, said the UN rights expert.
The Maldives and Pakistan have been getting closer in recent years.
The reduction is based on usage, India says.
The Maldives was thrashed by Indonesia in the UN Security Council vote.
The government has been pushing airport development.
The Maldives has been borrowing heavily from China, but details of the loan are not clear.
The Maldives government is cracking down on the media, civil society and the opposition.
