Talks are ‘an exercise in futility,’ MDP tells Commonwealth rep

Government-initiated all-party talks are an “exercise in futility” unless jailed political leaders are freed, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party told a visiting Commonwealth representative today.

Government paid Baroness Scotland £50,000 in excess of agreed consultancy fee

Bill for Nasheed govt’s investigation of STO-Burma oil trade US$10 million: AG

Government employs Baroness Scotland to challenge legality of “unfair”, “biased” Commonwealth intervention