Maldives News
Expanding executive power on agenda as Majlis reconvenes
The People’s Majlis returned from recess Tuesday for the second session of 2016 with bills on expanding executive powers as the first order of business.Ruling party MP Abdul Latheef Mohamed proposed amending the 2007 civil service law to require the Civil Service Commission to consult ministers before appointing permanent secretaries, who must also manage the ministry “in accordance with the minister’s advice and instructions”.
08 Jun 2016, 09:00
PG office ordered to compensate unfairly dismissed prosecutor
The Employment Tribunal has ordered the Prosecutor General’s office to compensate a former public prosecutor for unfair dismissal. Aminath Areej Hussain was sacked on December 9 after the human resource department deemed her “unfit” to work at the PG office.
08 Jun 2016, 09:00
Historic drug bust nets four suspects and 29kg of heroin
Maldivian police said they have seized 29 kilos of heroin and arrested four in the biggest drug bust in the country’s history.
08 Jun 2016, 09:00
Five more suspects arrested over fatal stabbing
Four minors and one adult have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Malé last Friday.
07 Jun 2016, 09:00
President inaugurates US$140m hospital tower project
President Abdulla Yameen laid the foundation for a National Diagnostic Centre at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé at a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday night.
07 Jun 2016, 09:00
Closed hearings for concluding arguments in Adeeb’s boat blast trial
The criminal court refused entry to reporters and members of the public today to observe closing arguments in former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s terrorism trials.
07 Jun 2016, 09:00
Maldivians welcome holy month of Ramadan
After communal feasts and traditionally extensive preparations, Maldivians joined Muslims around the world today to begin observing rituals of the holy month of Ramadan.
06 Jun 2016, 09:00
Speedboat catches fire near Biyaadhoo resort
A speedboat carrying eight tourists from the Biyaadhoo Island Resort in Malé atoll caught fire on Saturday afternoon. The tourists and three crew members escaped unhurt.
05 Jun 2016, 09:00
Maldives ex-vice president found guilty of terrorism
The Maldives’ former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been convicted of terrorism moments ago. He was handed a 10-year jail sentence.
05 Jun 2016, 09:00
Two minors arrested over fatal stabbings in Malé
Some 19 individuals arrested in the wake of the fatal stabbing of two 14-year-old boys in Malé last Friday have been released from police custody. Contrary to media reports, the police spokesman said “they were not arrested on suspicion of involvement in the two murders.”
05 Jun 2016, 09:00
Court hears closing arguments in pistol and graft charge against Adeeb
The criminal court heard Saturday closing arguments in two separate trials on graft and terrorism charges against detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
05 Jun 2016, 09:00
Trial begins for three ‘Jihadis’
Ahmed Latheef, Ahmed Suhail Moosa, and Munawwar Abdulla are the first to stand trial for traveling abroad with the intent of joining a terror group after the offence was criminalised by the controversial 2015 Anti-Terrorism Act.
05 Jun 2016, 09:00
Court hears evidence against Adeeb in boat blast trial
The criminal court heard Thursday evidence against detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb over a terrorism charge relating to an alleged assassination plot on President Abdulla Yameen.
04 Jun 2016, 09:00
Two boys stabbed to death, minister announces ‘tough love’ camp
Two 14-year-old boys died of stab injuries in Malé on Friday, prompting Home Minister Umar Naseer to announce a “tough love” rehabilitation camp for young criminal offenders.
04 Jun 2016, 09:00
A democracy do-over in the Maldives
Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed, former Maldives ambassador to the US, examines the reasons for the anger, despair, disillusionment and hope surrounding the newly launched United Maldives Opposition.
04 Jun 2016, 09:00
Maldives fighters in Syria warn government and leaders
Bilad Al Sham, the media section of Maldivians fighting in Syria, has released a YouTube video describing the country’s leaders as Taghut – unjust tyrants, opponents of the Prophet, or evil powers—they are at war with. Makers of the video describe it as ‘a small warning.’
03 Jun 2016, 09:00
Chief judge takes over all of Adeeb’s trials, holds back-to-back hearings
The controversial chief judge of the criminal court, Abdul Bari Yoosuf, has taken charge of all five trials on graft and terror charges against former Vice President Ahmed Abeeb. On Wednesday, he concluded hearing evidence in three of the trials and is holding back-to-back hearings in a terrorism trial today.
02 Jun 2016, 09:00
Broadcast regulator accused of double standards
The reconstituted Maldives Broadcasting Commission has been accused of bias and double standards over contrasting rulings issued recently after investigating similar complaints.
02 Jun 2016, 09:00
First couple returns to Malé after stopover in Sri Lanka
President Abdulla Yameen and First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim arrived in Malé this afternoon after concluding an official visit to Malaysia. According to Sri Lankan media, Yameen stopped over in Colombo with a seven-member delegation “on a private visit.”
02 Jun 2016, 09:00
Judge in Adeeb’s boat blast trial ‘demoted’
Hearings in former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s terror trial were cancelled Tuesday after a judge on the three-member panel was transferred to the juvenile court. Lawyers have described the transfer as a politically motivated demotion.
01 Jun 2016, 09:00
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