Maldives News
Social media squabble over fake votes and Twitter bots
Opposition social media activists are squabbling over fake votes and Twitter bots after an opposition leader beat a former president in a Twitter poll.
02 Jan 2018, 09:00
Maldives ready to carry out executions: minister
The government initially decided to implement the death penalty through lethal injection, but is now ready to carry out executions by hanging.
02 Jan 2018, 09:00
Elections Commission silent on by-election delay
The Maldives constitution says by-elections for vacant parliamentary seats must be held within 60 days of the vacancy, but this time period has passed.
02 Jan 2018, 09:00
Yameen welcomes stability but Gayoom concerned over civil unrest
The Maldives government is “back on the route to success, while maintaining current peace and stability”, President Abdulla Yameen said in his new year message, as he was criticised by his half-brother for the continued authoritarian rule of the current regime.
02 Jan 2018, 09:00
Six murders in 2017 despite overall drop in crime
Six people were brutally killed in the Maldives in 2017 despite a low rate of crime compared to the previous year, police statistics have shown.
02 Jan 2018, 09:00
MDP sets out roadmap to beat Yameen in 2018
The MDP says preparation for the presidential election will begin in January, and in May the MDP’s campaign, candidate and manifesto will be launched.
31 Dec 2017, 09:00
Ruling party hits out at Nasheed, NGO chief in religion row
Shahindha Ismail has been under fire for saying that Allah allowed for other faiths, a response to President Abdulla Yameen asserting he would only permit Islam to be practiced in the Maldives.
31 Dec 2017, 09:00
Probe demanded into defamation, threats against NGO chief
Shahinda Ismail has become the focus of criticism, threats and even a police probe for saying that Allah allowed for other faiths in the Maldives after the president said he would only permit Islam to be practiced in the country.
30 Dec 2017, 09:00
Islam ‘only religion’ permitted in Maldives, says ministry
The remarks follow media criticism of a human rights defender who tweeted that Allah allowed for other faiths, challenging President Abdulla Yameen’s assertion that he would only permit Islam to be practiced in the Maldives.
29 Dec 2017, 09:00
Human rights defender investigated over tweet
Shahindha Ismail, from the Maldives Democracy Network, tweeted that Allah allowed for other religions after President Abdulla Yameen said the only religion he would permit in the Maldives was Islam.
28 Dec 2017, 09:00
LGA issues exception to foreign diplomat ban
Local councils were banned from meeting foreign diplomats without written permission from authorities, including the home affairs ministry, on December 11.
28 Dec 2017, 09:00
Court orders return of seized alcohol
The criminal court yesterday ordered the return of large amounts of alcohol seized from a tourist liveaboard by the police in a raid last week.
28 Dec 2017, 09:00
Current political crisis like 2004 tsunami: Gayoom
Ex-leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom made the comparison on National Unity Day, which marks the tsunami that killed 82 people in the Maldives.
27 Dec 2017, 09:00
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
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