Maldives News
MDP to partner with MUO to field candidates for local council elections
The MDP will field candidates for the upcoming local council elections in partnership with the new opposition coalition, the Maldives United Opposition. It also says it will boycott constituencies where electronic voting is to be introduced.
16 Aug 2016, 09:00
Court orders young man to go fishing
A magistrate court in southern Laamu Atoll has released a young man arrested on charges of assault on the condition that he goes fishing to earn an income and attends prayers at the island mosque
16 Aug 2016, 09:00
Activist ‘incited hatred’ with tweet likening police to tigers
The offensive tweet by Lucas Jaleel was accompanied by two photos, one of a dozen police officers confiscating tables at a tea party organised by the opposition in July, and the second of a streak of tigers playing in the snow, police said.
16 Aug 2016, 09:00
No end in sight for PPM row as factions press for action against MPs
The Gayoom faction of the PPM is pressing the party’s disciplinary committee to take action against five MPs loyal to Yameen.
15 Aug 2016, 09:00
Police impose curfew on islanders over spike in crime
The police have imposed a curfew on the island of Kaashidhoo in central Kaafu Atoll and prohibited residents from leaving their homes in the early hours of the morning, citing an increase in theft and vandalism.
15 Aug 2016, 09:00
Yameen sets up new tourism firm
The Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation is aimed open up the Maldives’ lucrative tourism sector to small and medium businesses, the president’s office said.
14 Aug 2016, 09:00
Police keep tight control on opposition gatherings
The police issued a summons for a leading opposition figure, and attempted to disperse an opposition rally and prayer gathering on Friday. The government continued to warn against unrest.
14 Aug 2016, 09:00
State broadcaster provokes furore over article ‘defaming’ Gayoom
Public Service Media has taken down, after sustained criticism, an online article accusing former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of being anti-Islamic
13 Aug 2016, 09:00
Trial begins for Sri Lankan man in sniper plot to kill Maldives president
Prosecutors said former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb had hired 27-year-old Lahiru Madhushanka to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen last October.
12 Aug 2016, 09:00
Draconian Defamation Act becomes law
President Abdulla Yameen has signed into law a draconian bill that sets hefty fines and jail terms for journalists and individuals found guilty of slander.
11 Aug 2016, 09:00
DhiTV shuts down after eight years on air
The Maldives’ first private TV station DhiTV has been switched off moments ago. It’s last broadcast aired at midnight.
11 Aug 2016, 09:00
Maldives army bars soldiers from meeting politicians and foreigners
The MNDF has banned soldiers from meeting politicians and foreigners including diplomats without permission.
11 Aug 2016, 09:00
At least six soldiers detained at the barracks
The six detained include two brothers, Mohamed Fawwaz and Abdul Fa’thah of southern Addu City, according to two informed sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
11 Aug 2016, 09:00
Families of death row inmates in the dark on planned executions
The UN human rights chief added his voice to the death penalty abolition cause in the Maldives on Tuesday, giving hope to the family and lawyers of death row inmates facing imminent execution. But they say the government’s silence worries them.
10 Aug 2016, 09:00
President pledges 1,500 flats for government employees
President Abdulla Yameen has pledged to develop 1,500 housing units in Malé’s suburb, Hulhumalé, for professionals working for the government.
10 Aug 2016, 09:00
Maldives condemned by UN and others over defamation law
The UN, US and human rights groups have urged the Maldivian government to scrap or amend a law re- criminalising defamation over restrictions it imposes on free speech and the press.
10 Aug 2016, 09:00
MPs propose tougher restrictions on press ahead of vote on defamation bill
PPM MPs have proposed tougher restrictions on the press in a revised version of a controversial bill seeking to recriminalize defamation, disregarding a ground swell of opposition from journalists, human rights groups and the international community.
09 Aug 2016, 09:00
New bill to give police authority over protests in Malé
A ruling party lawmaker introduced today a bill requiring written permission from the police force for street protests in the Maldives’ congested capital, Malé.
09 Aug 2016, 09:00
Maldives MPs vote to restrict free speech
Some 47 MPs approved today a bill that imposes severe restrictions on free speech and press freedom.
09 Aug 2016, 09:00
Maldives ‘defamation law’ to curtail freedom of expression
Azra Naseem dissects the government-proposed bill to recriminalise defamation. “To start with, direct full-frontal assault on the right to freedom of expression,” she writes.
09 Aug 2016, 09:00
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