Maldives News
Death penalty violent and ineffective form of punishment, says UK
British minister Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon told the House of Lords the government had engaged the Maldives at the highest levels over the death penalty.
14 Nov 2017, 09:00
Two Islamic State suspects charged over suicide attack plot
Authorities made several terror-related arrests in September following the United Kingdom updating its Maldives travel advice, saying terrorists were “very likely” to carry out an attack in the country.
14 Nov 2017, 09:00
Government’s new spin doctor McCue slammed
The celebrated human rights lawyer’s alliance with the Maldivian president has thrust him into the social media spotlight and made him the focus of fevered exchanges in opposition chat groups.
13 Nov 2017, 09:00
NGO sues government over mangrove destruction
The NGO EcoCare Maldives initiated the civil suit against the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.
13 Nov 2017, 09:00
President warns of ideological warfare, malicious economic schemes
President Abdulla Yameen said countries were subjugated by means of ideological warfare and malicious economic schemes.
12 Nov 2017, 09:00
Slow and steady for Kelaa’s guesthouse industry
For decades, the north was neglected by central governments in development plans because of its remoteness. Transport difficulties hindered progress and even today resorts – a Maldivian cash cow – are sparse in the region.
12 Nov 2017, 09:00
Government house calls for Maldivians insulting Islam on social media
The ‘house call’ initiative comes amid the ongoing trial of seven people charged with murdering liberal blogger and Internet activist Yameen Rasheed, whose death was justified and even welcomed on social media by those who saw him as an apostate.
12 Nov 2017, 09:00
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
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