According to statistics, 133,466 tourists visited the Maldives during March 2018.
Germany’s ambassador to the Maldives said the economy was suffering because of the volatile political situation and ordinary people were bearing the brunt.
Mohamed Nasheed said holidaymakers should call for the protection of human rights, the resignation of President Abdulla Yameen and the release of political prisoners.
The IMF and World Bank say major building projects have the capacity to transform the Maldivian economy, but are concerned about the high debt being fuelled...
Gateway House says Chinese investments and aid to the Maldives have surged since 2012, supporting multiple housing projects, a power plant, a bridge, water and sewage...
The Maldives’ ambassador to China said the country’s foreign policy was based on working with everyone and that all of its neighbours were “brothers and sisters.”
Relations between the two countries have waned over the Maldives’ closeness with China and the state of emergency, which India has condemned.
The incarceration of the former president and strongman, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has provoked mixed emotions among Maldivians.
The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives has been informed of several instances of acts amounting to torture, it was claimed, but has failed to make...
Dozens of people have been arrested since a state of emergency was declared last month, including former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and two Supreme Court judges,...
Ministers briefed foreign media to reassure them about the situation and stress the normality of life outside Malé, which has borne the brunt of the turmoil...
The revenue statistics for last month records a total revenue of MVR1.3 billion (US$82.96 million).
Police said investigations were under way after they had learned of plans to topple President Abdulla Yameen’s administration from the streets with arson attacks, bribery, petty...
Sir Hugo Swire MP told fellow lawmakers the Maldives tourism industry was losing US$20 million a day since the start of the state emergency and warned...
A minister has drawn parallels between the state of emergency in the Maldives and the one in France.
India’s naval chief Sunil Lanba told media that the Maldives had declined to participate in the ‘Milan’ exercise starting March 6, with no reason given for...
LAWASIA confirmed that a fact-finding delegation was denied entry to the Maldives, despite the government’s insistence that international stakeholders are welcome to assess the country’s situation...
