"In truth, President Yameen and I have been the victims of a despicable conspiracy, launched, I believe, by my political foes in and outside the Cabinet....
If fans of brand Nike are concerned with the working conditions at factories in Bangladesh, rich tourists who travel to the Maldives must surely ask themselves...
"There is a little bit of each other in all South Asian countries but, somewhere along the way, Maldives has been somehow set apart and aside...
The Maldives has shown leadership through the 2012 Domestic Violence Act, which mandates strong protections for survivors and punishment for offenders. While it was a crucial...
The fisher people of Gaafaru have been waiting on harbour repairs for a decade. Why do promised development projects never materialize?
The civil court last week ordered exorbitant compensation for two officials sacked over allegations of sexual abuse. One is a policeman, and other is a top...
Key facts about the record MVR27.5billion (US$1.7billion) budget passed for 2016.
With the impeachment of Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, the choice of a replacement weights heavier on President Abdulla Yameen’s shoulders every day, writes S. Visham
The government has earmarked funds in next year's budget for new jails, a "death chamber" and solitary confinement units at the Maafushi jail, but slashed funding...
On its two year anniversary in power, the PPM government is mired in scandal. Yet there is no push for reform among its supporters. Blame was...
The Maldives tourism industry, famous for its secluded hotels, has traditionally been shielded from unrest in the capital. But continuing bad press, generated by years of...
There were only two ways to dethrone a Maldivian ruler, according to historian and linguist Naseema Mohamed. “One is death, natural or assassination, and the other...
When a president with an army at his command and an armoury at his disposal has a bad trip or an episode of intense paranoia, the...
With the ratification of the new anti-terror law, anyone in the country could have his or her enjoyment of human rights set back to dictatorship-era standards,...
After a year of multiple politically motivated trials, domestic and international observers are concerned of continuing due process violations in the Maldives, especially in that of...
The state of emergency is the latest development in a month during which the leader’s paranoid, perhaps even schizophrenic, delusions and hallucinations have become the lived...
"My client, Ahmed Adeeb’s impeachment is illegal. Every incident that follows from this illegal vote should therefore be reversed," writes Hussain Shameem, the former vice president's...
