Maldives News
Winter is (almost) coming to the Maldives
The structure housing the winter park has been compared to a warehouse.
12 Jun 2018, 09:00
Ex-colonel completes prison term
Ahmed ‘Papa’ Fayaz served more than two years on obstruction charges in connection with an explosion on the president’s speedboat.
12 Jun 2018, 09:00
Two arrested over gang-related stabbing
A 21-year-old was attacked with steel pipes and sharp objects.
12 Jun 2018, 09:00
Swathes of jungle to be destroyed in Fainu airport project
Activists have raised concerns about the need for an airport in Fainu as Raa atoll already has one.
11 Jun 2018, 09:00
Ehlakin licence holders (re)learning to drive
Ehlakin condensed the theory and practical driving tests so they could be taken in one evening.
11 Jun 2018, 09:00
Hospital denies delaying treatment of fatal accident victim
Hospital staff were accused of refusing to put the patient on a ventilator as advised by the doctor because they “wanted to make the necessary memo slips first.”
11 Jun 2018, 09:00
Voter list published
The Elections Commission has made public a list of eligible voters for September’s presidential poll.
11 Jun 2018, 09:00
Court rejects defence witnesses from Gayoom and judges
Obstruction of justice carries a jail term of almost five months.
11 Jun 2018, 09:00
Row over Maldives failed UN Security Council bid
The Maldives was thrashed by Indonesia in the vote for a UN Security Council seat from the Asia-Pacific region.
10 Jun 2018, 09:00
Convicts building China ‘friendship bridge’ roads
Inmates who got work were the ‘obedient’ ones, the Maldives prisons commissioner said previously.
10 Jun 2018, 09:00
Maldives to get US$12 million World Bank package
The package will improve the efficiency of public services and finances, says the World Bank.
09 Jun 2018, 09:00
May revenue rises above forecasts
A billion rufiyaa was collected last month by the Maldives tax authority.
09 Jun 2018, 09:00
Malé gas explosion injures three
Two Sri Lankans and a Maldivian were injured in the blast.
09 Jun 2018, 09:00
Maldives ‘disappointed’ after being thrashed in UN vote
Indonesia got more votes than the Maldives in the contested election for one Asia-Pacific seat by 144 to 46.
09 Jun 2018, 09:00
Maldives presidential poll to be held September 23
The head of the electoral body is a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen.
08 Jun 2018, 09:00
High Court upholds prison term for top judge
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed was arrested hours after a state of emergency was declared.
07 Jun 2018, 09:00
President ‘cannot win election’ with Gayoom behind bars
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested in February during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot.
07 Jun 2018, 09:00
Maldives opens first plastic recycling lab and vending machine
Some 104 million non-biodegradable plastic bags toxic to coral reefs and marine life were imported to the Maldives last year.
07 Jun 2018, 09:00
India’s vote for Maldives ‘guaranteed’ at Security Council election
Ambassadors are confident India will vote for the Maldives to get a seat on the UN Security Council, despite nosediving bilateral ties.
07 Jun 2018, 09:00
Audit finds negligence at health ministry
An audit of the health ministry revealed negligence and poor record-keeping.
07 Jun 2018, 09:00
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