Maldives News
Defamation penalties for the press detailed in new regulation
The government has published a regulation detailing fine bands for media offices and journalists found guilty of flouting a controversial defamation law
16 Nov 2016, 09:00
SOF leaks whistleblower given eight months in jail
Gasim Abdul Kareem’s counsel have called for his immediate release, noting that he has already spent a period longer than his eight month prison sentence in state custody.
16 Nov 2016, 09:00
Maldives’ coral reefs: Latest victims of political power play
The government’s green lighting of a reef blasting project shows the hypocrisy of the current government in dealing with environment and climate change, writes Ibrahim Mohamed, a former deputy director general at the EPA
16 Nov 2016, 09:00
‘I will not support Yameen for re-election,’ insists Gayoom
Gayoom spoke to newspaper Mihaaru about the acrimonious split within the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives and his decision to withdraw support for his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen’s embattled administration.
15 Nov 2016, 09:00
Ex-defence minister charged with terrorism
Former Defence Minister Ameen Faisal has been charged with terrorism over the military’s detention of then-MP Abdulla Yameen in July 2010. The trial was scheduled to begin at 1:00pm Tuesday afternoon but the first hearing was cancelled by the criminal court.
15 Nov 2016, 09:00
Lily International accused of ‘targeting and trapping’ migrant worker
An Indian migrant worker was arrested in the Maldives on charges of assualt hours after he formally accused his employer, Lily International, of withholding his passport in order to prevent him from leaving the country.
15 Nov 2016, 09:00
Contract signed to convert Addu convention centre to hospital
The government awarded today a project worth MVR161.8 million (US$10.4 million) to Alia Construction to convert the Equatorial Convention Centre in Addu City to a 100-bed hospital.
14 Nov 2016, 09:00
China donates MVR7 million for Malé redevelopment
The Chinese embassy has donated MVR7 million (US$454,000) to develop seven pedestrianised roads in Malé and a children’s park in the capital’s suburb Vilimalé.
14 Nov 2016, 09:00
Environment agency under fire for approving plan to blast reefs
The EPA approved reef blasting between the islands of Meedhoo and Ismahelahera in Addu Atoll on November 9, after it came under pressure from the government, according to informed sources.
14 Nov 2016, 09:00
Infant who died in state care had a broken arm
An informed source told the Maldives Independent on the condition of anonymity that the infant had “a broken arm which was not treated” before he died. “It was apparent from the scans that the injury was days old,” the source said.
14 Nov 2016, 09:00
Stabbing victim in critical condition
An 18-year-old man stabbed Sunday night amid a recent spike in violent assaults in the capital is in critical condition. The police have arrested 20 suspects and impounded three vehicles.
14 Nov 2016, 09:00
IPU slams MP’s conviction, calls for transfer to house arrest
Expressing concern about “the severity of the sentence” handed to the Independent MP, the international organisation of parliaments said it “fails to understand the justification for his conviction and sentence.”
13 Nov 2016, 09:00
Gasim denies role in no-confidence motion against speaker
“Neither JP nor I are working to remove Speaker Maseeh. I refute MP Ahmed Nihan’s claims,” Gasim said in a tweet.
13 Nov 2016, 09:00
Parliament denies RTI request for list of MPs who declared assets
Refusing to disclose a list of MPs who have declared their assets, the parliament secretariat cited discretion under the landmark Freedom of Information Act to deny requests “where the information is concerning the personal affairs of a third person.”
13 Nov 2016, 09:00
PPM MPs want to exempt Maldivians from paying new airport fee
A minister told the parliament’s budget review committee Thursday that the government did not plan to exempt Maldivians from paying the proposed US$25 Airport Development Charge.
11 Nov 2016, 09:00
Yameen praises Trump’s non-intervention foreign policy
“If [Trump] acts in accordance with this policy, the world will become much more peaceful than at present,” Yameen said. “Otherwise what we have seen so far is that some powerful imperialist has some kind of interest in anything that happens anywhere in the world.”
10 Nov 2016, 09:00
More MPs abandon Gayoom, return to Yameen’s fold
Two MPs have abandoned the Gayoom faction and returned to Yameen’s fold, just a day after condemning the president for cracking down on his opponents’ businesses.
10 Nov 2016, 09:00
Gayoom launches fresh legal bid to retake ruling party
Gayoom is petitioning the civil court asking it to invalidate Yameen’s usurpation of the authority of the party’s elected leader.
10 Nov 2016, 09:00
Supreme court lifts suspension of lawyer who represented Gayoom
Suood was suspended for and warned over flouting the apex court’s orders and challenging the judiciary’s authority in a series of tweets, the DJA said, adding that his license is to be reinstated Thursday. Suood has been advised not to repeat the offence, and told that his license would be reinstated Thursday, the DJA said.
09 Nov 2016, 09:00
Corruption alleged in the awarding of school contract
The anti-graft watchdog has launched an investigation into the education ministry’s awarding of a contract to manage a school to a company partly owned by the wives of two prominent judges
09 Nov 2016, 09:00
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