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Maldives falls again in press freedom index

The Maldives is now ranked between Nigeria and Angola on the 2018 press freedom index.

25 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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President mocked over Malé congestion remarks

Malé, a 2.2 square mile island that has already been reclaimed to the edge of its house reef, has a population of 133,000 people. It is one of the mostly densely populated cities in the world, with more than 59,000 people per square mile.

25 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Watchdog aims to clear corruption case backlog

The Anti-Corruption Commission is aiming to reduce its backlog of cases to below 500 by the end of the year.

24 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Diving robot assists search for missing teens

The military has expanded the search area for two teenage boys from Addu City who have been missing since Saturday morning.

24 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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‘Indecent’ model show under investigation by Islamic ministry

The pageant drew criticism over the ‘indecent clothes’ worn by Maldivian models.

24 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Islamist NGO to give food aid to poor during Ramadan

This year’s Ramadan is expected to begin mid-May after the sighting of the new moon as per the Islamic lunar calendar.

22 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Search continues for two missing teens

Teams found a t-shirt belonging to one the boys, but the police and MNDF declined to comment on the discovery.

22 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Hot and bothered: Government under fire after ‘indecent’ beauty pageant

The criticism comes as top government figures are keen to stress the country’s Islamic purity and identity ahead of presidential elections.

22 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Two dead in speedboat accident

A Maldivian captain and Bangladeshi crewmember died in a speedboat accident Thursday night when the Ithaafushi 3 and Ithaafushi 5 speedboats from the eponymous resort collided six miles west of the island of Gulhi in Malé atoll.

21 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Tata flats sold out in five days

Nearly 50 flats in Malé priced at MVR2 million have been sold within five days after the Housing Development Corporation put them up for sale.

16 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Music festival to showcase Maldivian talent

The National Centre for the Arts is planning a two-day music festival in May to showcase Maldivian talent.

16 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Maldivians urged to ‘call out’ street harassment

A 2015 survey said that 96 percent of Maldivian women had faced street harassment, with 60 percent experiencing it before the age of 14 and 40 percent before the age of 10.

15 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Police probe death threat against woman for not wearing hijab

MP Eva Abdulla, one of five female lawmakers in the Maldives’ 85-member parliament, condemned the threat as well as the official response to it.

15 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Will not allow religious freedom in Maldives, says defence minister

Islam is used in Maldivian political rhetoric to appeal to voters and also to malign liberal voices. Those supporting democracy or pluralism are branded as irreligious or anti-Islamic, with sometimes deadly consequences.

15 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Doctors clean up Malé

A group of about 70 Maldivian doctors on Friday morning collected 1.7 tons of garbage from Malé’s outer ring road.

14 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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‘No government will’ to protect Maldives cultural heritage

Yumna Maumoon, the former heritage department director, said there was no point in signing agreements that could not be honoured.

12 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

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Apostates, jihadists and extremists face tough new punishments

The policy paper, published by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, seeks to address issues around apostasy, extremism and freedom of speech in a religious context.

11 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM