Maldives News
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
European tourist market ‘unaffected’ by Maldives crisis
There have been protests in the capital and local islands, with riot police using pepper spray and force to disperse crowds, and the tourism sector has reported cancellations.
27 Feb 2018, 09:00
More than 50 security officers in detention, says Nasheed
There have been several media reports about security force personnel in custody although the police have only confirmed that two of its officers have been detained.
27 Feb 2018, 09:00
We are doing fine, Maldives tells UN, focus on Palestine and Syria
The United Nations Human Rights Council heard that President Abdulla Yameen had to declare a state of emergency because a “conspiracy – financed to the tune of millions of dollars – was set in motion” on February 1.
27 Feb 2018, 09:00
Elderly woman dies after hospital power cut
The 75-year old woman was in the ICU at Hithadhoo Regional Hospital when a relative discovered the ventilator no longer had electricity late Monday night and alerted the hospital staff.
27 Feb 2018, 09:00
New US $110m hospital set to open
Tens of thousands of Maldivians go abroad each year to seek medical treatment unavailable in the country. A 2014 survey conducted by the central bank found that 57 percent of Maldivians travelled overseas for medical purposes.
27 Feb 2018, 09:00
Construction begins on Maldives’ US$24m King Salman Mosque
Housing Minister Mohamed Muizzu said work has begun on erecting pillars for the six-storey mosque, which is expected to be completed by August.
26 Feb 2018, 09:00
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