Maldives News
Birth defects increasing in Maldives
Of 4,820 births during the past two years, 514 babies were born with defects, including 42 serious cases and 21 fatalities.
05 Mar 2018, 09:00
‘Huge smiles and strong handshakes’: Police criticised for manhandling Maldivians
Police say they took 48 people into custody between February 1 and March 2 and released 47 of them, although the opposition alliance disputes these figures.
04 Mar 2018, 09:00
‘Sanctions-busting’ tanker loses Maldives flag
The International Maritime Organization now lists the Xin Yuan 18 with an unknown flag.
04 Mar 2018, 09:00
President nominates utility boss to Elections Commission
Local media reported Sunday that former MP Ahmed Shareef Adam was the only candidate sent for parliamentary approval out of those who applied to the president’s office.
04 Mar 2018, 09:00
Three MPs among detainees from #OccupyMajeedheeMagu protest
Special Ops police in riot gear moved in swiftly after opposition supporters gathered around 4:30 pm in four spots along Malé’s main thoroughfare, setting up barricades, pepper spraying and charging protesters.
03 Mar 2018, 09:00
President accused of lying about Maldivian-flagged tanker
Japan notified the UN Security Council of the suspected transfer of goods from a tanker operating under a Maldivian flag to a North Korean vessel.
02 Mar 2018, 09:00
Depression cases on the rise
Dhamana Veshi officials told the press Wednesday that 449 counselling sessions were sought last year, up dramatically from 43 in 2016 and 21 in 2015.
01 Mar 2018, 09:00
VTV fined US$26k for speech defaming president
The broadcasting regulator has slapped Villa Television and sister station VFM with a fine of MVR400,000 (US$26,000) over a speech by an opposition lawmaker in December last year.
01 Mar 2018, 09:00
#JeSuisParis: Maldives minister waxes lyrical on state of emergency
A minister has drawn parallels between the state of emergency in the Maldives and the one in France.
01 Mar 2018, 09:00
Gayoom, Supreme Court justices accused of destroying evidence
The three were arrested on charges of plotting a coup shortly after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency on February 5.
01 Mar 2018, 09:00
Yameen assails ‘traitorous’ coup plotters
Extracts of President Yameen’s speech on February 27 in which he railed against “traitors” in the judiciary and police who plotted with opposition leaders to remove him from office.
01 Mar 2018, 09:00
Islamic ministry advises against writing Allah in Dhivehi
The Islamic ministry has advised the press and social media users against writing Allah in the local language Dhivehi.
28 Feb 2018, 09:00
Maldives vows ‘aggressive action’ over use of flag by North Korea-supplying tanker
An oil tanker suspected of illegally supplying North Korea was not registered by Maldivian authorities to sail under the national flag, the government said Wednesday after Japan notified the UN Security Council of the incident.
28 Feb 2018, 09:00
Ex-elections chief appointed to police watchdog
Parliament approved former elections commissioner Ali Sulaiman’s appointment to the watchdog body for law enforcement agencies.
28 Feb 2018, 09:00
Sheikh warns of ‘divine wrath’ for planting false evidence
The cleric’s comments came hours after police announced they were seeking prosecution of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and two Supreme Court judges for destroying evidence.
28 Feb 2018, 09:00
No military purpose for Chinese observatory in Maldives: report
Chinese state media denied Indian reports that there was an ulterior motive for positioning the observatory in the Maldives.
28 Feb 2018, 09:00
Maldivian-flagged tanker suspected of illegally aiding North Korea
Japan has notified the UN Security Council of the suspected illegal transfer of goods from a tanker with a Maldivian flag to a North Korean vessel in violation of international sanctions.
28 Feb 2018, 09:00
Maldives skipping India navy exercise over ‘heightened readiness’ at home
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 the absence.
28 Feb 2018, 09:00
Dunya Maumoon resigns as state health minister
Her departure from her uncle’s government appeared imminent after President Abdulla Yameen arrested her father on February 6, but has taken weeks to materialise.
27 Feb 2018, 09:00
Denied, detained, deported: how the Maldives sent a law association packing
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 for themselves.
27 Feb 2018, 09:00
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