Maldives News
Five charged over Hulhumalé drug deaths
Ahmed Haameen and Fathmath Sama died at Hulhumalé beach after renting a guesthouse room for a birthday party on September 28.
27 Dec 2017, 09:00
Yameen slams MDP over inviting ‘foreign influence’
Calling for tourism boycotts, portraying the country as extreme, demanding the replacement of the education curriculum and demanding religions other than Islam also violated the Maldives rights, the president said in a speech.
26 Dec 2017, 09:00
EPA failing to publish airport impact reports
Save Maldives raised concerns about the projects in Maafaru and Funadhoo, saying the Environmental Protection Agency had yet to make its findings public.
26 Dec 2017, 09:00
MTCC contracts Singapore firm to build two housing towers
MTCC signed agreements with RI Engineering Private Limited to build two 15-storey towers with 362 apartments.
25 Dec 2017, 09:00
Maldives president weighs in on diplo drama
The president said foreign policy should be discussed with the government but denied accusations his administration did not not respect diplomats, saying there were rules they needed to adhere to.
25 Dec 2017, 09:00
Maldivian man killed in Syria fighting
Local media said the man from Naavaidhu island, who took the name Abu Saad Al-Maldifi, travelled to Syria early this year.
25 Dec 2017, 09:00
Maldives president appeals for restraint towards India
The president appealed for restraint towards India days after a controversial editorial was removed from a pro-government website.
24 Dec 2017, 09:00
Yameen cuts ribbons for new harbours on northern atolls tour
Addressing island communities on each stop, Yameen spoke of his economic development agenda, condemned alleged foreign interference in domestic politics and criticised the alliance between the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party and its former rivals.
24 Dec 2017, 09:00
Resort takes down ‘idols’ before police arrive
The Four Seasons Kuda Huraa resort in Malé atoll on Saturday removed sphinx statues lined up alongside its arrival pier after complaints to the police.
24 Dec 2017, 09:00
Maafaru Airport a “gift” from UAE, says president
A contract to build the airport has not yet been awarded as bids are still being evaluated and work has not started on it.
24 Dec 2017, 09:00
India downplays Maldives diplo drama
External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar made the remarks after a scathing anti-India editorial appeared on a Maldivian pro-government website.
22 Dec 2017, 09:00
UK ambassador ‘worried’ about Maldives
James Dauris, in a carefully worded New Year message, said he had become fond of the Maldives since taking up his appointment.
22 Dec 2017, 09:00
US$200 million bridge to be completed in July
The bridge will will span from the capital Malé’s eastern edge to the western corner of the island of Hulhulé.
21 Dec 2017, 09:00
Anti-India editorial pulled from pro-government website
The Vaguthu article blasted India, saying it was not a best friend but an enemy and that it viewed the Maldives with “envy, self-interest and hostility.”
21 Dec 2017, 09:00
Gasim hopes for ‘national unity government’
The JP leader met former MDP chair Ali Waheed, former vice president Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, and JP deputy leader Ameen Ibrahim in Germany.
21 Dec 2017, 09:00
‘Jealousy’ over Maldives 100 percent Muslim status: president
The president said the economic, social and political progress of the country depended on how much Maldivians adhered to Islam.
20 Dec 2017, 09:00
Chinese arrivals buck downward trend in November
The number of Chinese holidaymakers visiting the Maldives increased in November for the first time in three years.
20 Dec 2017, 09:00
Maldives and Malaysia sign cooperation pacts
The MoUs involve plans to establish a Maldives Cultural Centre in Malaysia and improve mutual cooperation in the fields of health, higher education, and fire fighting and rescue training.
20 Dec 2017, 09:00
Anti-India editorial under fire from Maldives opposition
Relations between the two countries have been in the spotlight since the Maldives signed a massive free trade agreement with China, apparently catching India off guard.
20 Dec 2017, 09:00
Prisons authority refuses to transfer ex VP Adeeb to house arrest
The former vice president is serving a 33-year jail sentence on multiple counts of corruption and terrorism.
20 Dec 2017, 09:00
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