Maldives News
Three years after Rilwan’s abduction
“Where is Rilwan? What happened to Rilwan?” asks the missing journalist’s family three years after his abduction at knifepoint outside his apartment building.
08 Aug 2017, 09:00
Maldives ready for executions in September, president declares
The Maldives will be ready to carry out the first executions in more than 60 years next month, President Abdulla Yameen declared Sunday amid growing international concern over the reintroduction of the death penalty.
07 Aug 2017, 09:00
Gasim’s bribery trial on hold after hospitalisation
The court threatened to proceed with the trial in absentia but the hearing was cancelled after neither Gasim nor his legal counsel showed up.
07 Aug 2017, 09:00
Former Islamic minister’s remarks on female judges divides opinion
Addressing rumours about the imminent appointment of former Attorney General Azima Shukoor to the apex court at an opposition rally on July 30, Bari claimed that there was consensus among religious scholars that women can only serve as judges in civil cases.
07 Aug 2017, 09:00
Stabbed policeman undergoes surgery
A police officer who was stabbed during an operation to stop drug smuggling into the Maafushi prison underwent surgery on Sunday at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.
07 Aug 2017, 09:00
People of Meedhoo march for murdered youth
Hundreds of people clad in black and carrying banners and placards came out in solidarity with grieving family and friends. The walk ended with an emotional prayer and the signing of a petition to the authorities.
06 Aug 2017, 09:00
Opposition holds protest marches in southern atolls
Opposition supporters in the capital and five southern islands took to the streets calling for the release of four lawmakers detained after the collapse of the government’s majority in parliament.
05 Aug 2017, 09:00
Minister under fire for blaming murders on opposition
“We cannot accept arson and the murder of our youth aimed at disrupting peace in the greed for power @maumoonagayoom,” the minister tweeted Monday after a 25-year-old man was killed in the second fatal stabbing in less than a week.
05 Aug 2017, 09:00
Garbage piles up as state company takes over collection services
Less than half of the approximately 27,000 households in Malé were registered for the WAMCO service when expatriate workers stopped collecting garbage after a ban on carrying garbage bags on bicycles came into force on August 1.
03 Aug 2017, 09:00
In leaked audio, defence minister vows to seek charges against lawmakers
During a meeting with officers from the Special Protection Group, Shareef praised the restraint of soldiers in the face of protesting MPs, saying he would have broken a lawmaker’s jaw.
02 Aug 2017, 09:00
Family and friends mark 100 days since Yameen Rasheed’s murder
The family and friends of slain liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed marked 100 days since the murder with a tweetstorm and a silent vigil outside his home in Malé.
02 Aug 2017, 09:00
An examined life: Yameen Rasheed
“The killing of Yameen is so difficult to come to terms with because it symbolises the death of potential,” writes Azra Naseem.
02 Aug 2017, 09:00
Parliament sitting cancelled after toilet fire
Opposition MP Ahmed Mahloof alleged that the toilet was deliberately set on fire for a pretext to cancel the sitting.
01 Aug 2017, 09:00
MP Saud charged with terrorism
Saud is the fourth lawmaker to face criminal prosecution since the four-party opposition coalition secured a majority in the parliament to impeach Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed.
01 Aug 2017, 09:00
Anti-corruption watchdog seeks charges against ex-STELCO chief
The Anti-Corruption Commission sought charges against Abdul Shukoor, STELCO’s former managing director, and Mohamed Saleem, head of the finance department, over an MVR3 million (US$194,550) advance payment made to a private company that was not licensed for currency exchange
01 Aug 2017, 09:00
Young man dies in second fatal stabbing
Ahmed Anas, from the island of Meedhoo in Raa atoll, was reportedly stabbed by a group of masked men around 9 pm near the Litus Service Centre in the Galolhu ward of the capital.
01 Aug 2017, 09:00
Police watchdog asked to probe alleged abuse of journalists
Following heavy-handed police crackdowns on opposition gatherings during the past week, opposition lawmakers and supporters meanwhile began sharing photos on social media of individual police officers accused of brutality.
31 Jul 2017, 09:00
Soldiers surround speaker as opposition MPs protest in Majlis chamber
A week after the unprecedented expulsion of lawmakers by the police and military, the People’s Majlis resumed Monday with opposition MPs protesting in the chamber and soldiers surrounding the speaker’s chair.
31 Jul 2017, 09:00
Guard injured in Maafushi prison
Lugman Ahmed, spokesman of the Maldives Correctional Service, said the officer was injured in a scuffle after he tried to stop inmates from stealing electricity from an outlet.
30 Jul 2017, 09:00
Stabbing victim dies
Nadheem Abdul Rahman was stabbed in the head Thursday evening by a group of masked men while he was inside the Terminal Café in the Galolhu ward of the capital.
30 Jul 2017, 09:00
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