Maldives News
Ziyath pleads not guilty to 15 counts of corruption
Abullah Ziyath, who managed the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, is accused of misappropriating US$23 million (MVR357 million) by leasing 13 uninhabited islands and two lagoons owned by the state.
12 Nov 2017, 09:00
Nasheed vilified at PPM Victory Day rally
Speakers at the rally sought to tie the opposition leader with the failed coup attempt by a group of Maldivians and Tamil mercenaries to overthrow former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in November 1988.
10 Nov 2017, 09:00
Key witness in MP Faris bribery trial alleges coercion
Ahmed Shafiu, a Jumhooree Party activist, accused ruling party MP Ahmed Rasheed Ibrahim of seeking false testimony to support bribery charges against MP Faris Maumoon.
10 Nov 2017, 09:00
Sri Lanka aiding opposition coup plots, alleges lawmaker
MP Riyaz Rasheed told the press he was concerned that neighbouring countries were allowing exiled Maldivian politicians to plot attempts to oust President Abdulla Yameen.
09 Nov 2017, 09:00
Airport plans leave Kulhudhuffushi families in the dark over relocation
Families to be relocated because of the airport’s construction say they have received no information about moving or compensation.
09 Nov 2017, 09:00
‘No chance’ for Nasheed in 2018 election
Ruling party lawmakers Wednesday rushed to declare that former President Mohamed Nasheed cannot contest in the 2018 presidential election after he asserted that foreign pressure would secure his candidacy.
09 Nov 2017, 09:00
‘Too early’ to discuss interim candidate, says Gayoom
Gayoom’s remarks fuelled speculation that the joint opposition parties have been unable to agree on choosing a non-politician as an interim leader as suggested by former President Mohamed Nasheed.
08 Nov 2017, 09:00
US, UK condemn Nazim’s 1000-day detention
Maldives former defence minister was found guilty of weapons smuggling in 2015 and sentenced to 11 years in prison, but a UN rights panel found he was not afforded a fair trial.
08 Nov 2017, 09:00
Tourist arrivals grow by six percent
The continuing decline of Chinese holidaymakers was offset by strong numbers from traditional European markets and double-digit growth from new markets like India, Thailand and South Korea.
08 Nov 2017, 09:00
Elderly man arrested on charges of sexually abusing four girls
A 75-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing four siblings on an island in Gaaf Dhaal atoll.
08 Nov 2017, 09:00
NGOs slam ‘careless sacrifice’ of Kulhudhuffushi mangroves
Developing an airport on Kulhudhuffushi, the main population hub in the northern atolls, was a campaign pledge the president made in 2013. But a contractor has yet to be appointed to build it.
07 Nov 2017, 09:00
Maldives accused of intimidating, silencing media
Transparency Maldives has condemned the government for proposing a bill that would merge two existing media watchdogs and “expand its sphere of state control on print and social media as well”.
07 Nov 2017, 09:00
Faris bribery trial postponed
The son of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom allegedly bribed a fellow lawmaker before a no-confidence vote against the parliament speaker in July.
07 Nov 2017, 09:00
Greenhouse gas reduction agreement approved by parliament
Parliament on Monday approved the ratification of the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to reduce the global production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
07 Nov 2017, 09:00
Workplace sexual harassment in the Maldives: the struggle for justice
A social media campaign is aiming to reverse the culture of protecting perpetrators at work and blaming the victims, much like #Nufoshey (Don’t Harass) is a platform for highlighting the menace of street sex pests.
06 Nov 2017, 09:00
Raajje TV pays fine as court appeal begins
Raajje TV was last month penalised for broadcasting remarks from an opposition MP, the third fine slapped on it this year by the Maldives Broadcasting Commission.
05 Nov 2017, 09:00
Maldives slips on World Bank’s doing business ranking
The Maldives slipped one position in the World Bank’s ease of doing business report for 2018, ranking 136 out of 190 economies.
05 Nov 2017, 09:00
Buyout firm Bain in Maldives seaplane operator bid: report
TMA calls itself the world’s largest seaplane operator, saying it flew close to a million passengers around the Indian Ocean archipelago last year on more than 120,000 flights.
05 Nov 2017, 09:00
Teachers ‘must’ monitor students in anti-extremism fight
Teachers in the Maldives must be educated on how to monitor students for extremist ideologies, according to the first strategy document from the National Counter Terror Centre.
05 Nov 2017, 09:00
On anniversary of 1988 coup, Maldives threatened by ‘secularism and extremism’
Speaking at an event to mark the 29th anniversary of Victory Day, Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar said both secular or irreligious thought and religious extremism pose a threat to Maldivian independence.
04 Nov 2017, 09:00
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