Maldives News
Third man in custody dies while awaiting trial
Hussain Zareer, 28 years, reportedly died in Malé at 4:40am on Tuesday, nearly 24 hours after he was brought to the capital city from Maafushi Jail for medical care,
08 Nov 2016, 09:00
Under pressure: Yameen accused of targeting business owned by MPs loyal to Gayoom
Yameen is being accused of cracking down on businesses owned by lawmakers loyal to his half-brother, following a renewed bid by the government to seize properties from Gasim’s Villa Group and Saleem’s Red Wave company, and the cancellation of a lucrative contract awarded to a third lawmaker.
08 Nov 2016, 09:00
New airport fees and ‘congestion tax’ among revenue-raising measures for 2017
A US$25 airport development charge, a “congestion tax” and increased import duties for tobacco and fizzy drinks are among a raft of revenue-raising measures proposed in the 2017 state budget
08 Nov 2016, 09:00
Finance minister presents MVR26.7bn budget for 2017
Along with an ambitious infrastructure scale-up, the finance minister said the budget is geared towards bringing the Maldives’ growing debt on a sustainable footing
08 Nov 2016, 09:00
Gayoom’s office raided over ‘missing’ ruling party documents
The police raided the PPM’s old office after Yameen’s faction filed a complaint alleging that hard drives from five computers, the party’s membership database, and additional documents had gone missing.
07 Nov 2016, 09:00
Ex-vice president’s lawyers withdraw from weapons trial in protest
Lawyers accused the criminal court of depriving ex-Vice President Adeeb and ex-Colonel Ahmed Fayaz ‘Papa’ of the constitutional right to have adequate time and facilities to prepare and mount a defence.
07 Nov 2016, 09:00
Prison break foiled at police custodial island
A group of detainees broke out of their cells at the police custodial facility on the island of Dhoonidhoo around 3am Monday morning but were caught before they could escape.
07 Nov 2016, 09:00
MDP elects candidates for local council elections
The MDP is the only party to have conducted primaries so far ahead of the local council elections scheduled for January 14. The elections commission today extended the deadline for accepting candidacy papers from November 15 to December 1.
06 Nov 2016, 09:00
Gayoom hits back at Yameen’s call for guidance and unity
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has hit back at an appeal by President Abdulla Yameen at a public rally, urging the former president to unite and guide the ruling party, as “an attempt at deceiving the public.”
06 Nov 2016, 09:00
Yameen faction ‘bribed and coerced’ state employees, supporters to attend rally
State employees said they were threatened with dismissal and salary reductions for failure to attend the rally, while people who travelled to Malé from the Maldives’ far-flung atolls were handed white envelopes with cash upon their arrival in the city.
05 Nov 2016, 09:00
Ex-PPM headquarters vandalised days after anti-Gayoom graffiti found on walls
Used motor oil was thrown on the gates to the PPM headquarters at Thema, days after the building was ransacked and insulting graffiti was found on its inner walls.
05 Nov 2016, 09:00
Army downgrades protection for Gayoom
The army removed an emergency response car from the former president’s motorcade, effective Thursday.
04 Nov 2016, 09:00
Elections commission to release funds owed to political parties
The commission has requested the finance ministry to distribute MVR23million (US$1.5million) among four of the six political parties
04 Nov 2016, 09:00
Rival PPM factions vie for grassroots support
Gayoom is preparing to travel across the Maldives to meet supporters whilst the Yameen faction is planning to hold a rally of the “real PPM” in Malé on Friday night.
02 Nov 2016, 09:00
No justice for Maldives journalists
As the world marks the international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists, human rights groups have condemned the gap between the Maldives’ international advocacy on press freedom and its practices at home.
02 Nov 2016, 09:00
Opposition lawmaker’s health deteriorating in jail, family says
Mahloof’s wife claim that the MP’s health is deteriorating in jail has prompted calls for his transfer to house imprisonment for medical care.
01 Nov 2016, 09:00
Gayoom’s lawyer, opposition MP disbarred on contempt charges
The supreme court issued Monday an order disbarring prominent lawyer Husnu Suood and opposition MP Ali Hussein from practising law, pending an investigation into contempt charges.
01 Nov 2016, 09:00
Speaker faces no-confidence vote after realignment in Majlis
The no-confidence vote will be the first challenge to President Abdulla Yameen’s majority in parliament since the split within the PPM saw eight MPs loyal to the party’s deposed leader, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, form a rival bloc to work with the opposition.
31 Oct 2016, 09:00
New 25-storey office complex relocated to Hulhumalé
After demolishing its old building in Malé and clearing out the site, the finance ministry has changed the location of its new 25-storey office complex from the capital to its suburb Hulhumalé.
31 Oct 2016, 09:00
Gasim throws support behind Gayoom
Gasim Ibrahim has thrown his support behind former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, declaring the 78-year-old to be the rightful leader of the divided ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives.
31 Oct 2016, 09:00
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