Maldives News
Two policemen acquitted of assaulting ex-MP
At least 71 people were hospitalised on February 8, 2012 after a heavy-handed police crackdown, described by the human rights watchdog as “brutal” and “without warning.” However, charges were only raised against six police officers, none of whom have been convicted to date.
26 May 2016, 09:00
Our journey to Mihaaru
“31 March saw the beginning of a painful time for the team of seventy-five employed by Haveeru,” writes editor Ali Naseer. “With no means of income, life has been difficult. The group of journalists’ decision to form a new newspaper was based on their fundamental right of choosing their mode employment.”
26 May 2016, 09:00
MDP urged to boycott elections if EC introduces e-voting
The Elections Commission had said earlier this month that it will “do what is necessary to introduce electronic voting.” However, commission members and Home Minister Umar Naseer told visiting European Union diplomats yesterday that e-voting would not be introduced unless the system has public support.
25 May 2016, 09:00
Nations mourns passing of state dignitary Zahir Naseer
Mohamed Zahir Naseer, “father of sports in the Maldives” and honorary chairman of the Maldives Olympic Committee, passed away at the age of 87 in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
25 May 2016, 09:00
Yameen accused of ‘sullying GMR’s reputation’
Yameen had claimed that GMR only paid MVR16 million to the government a year whilst MACL generated MVR1 billion in the first year after taking over management of the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport in December 2012.
24 May 2016, 09:00
MDP activist arrested for photographing policemen
A member of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s youth wing was briefly detained Monday night after photographing traffic policemen towing vehicles in Malé.
24 May 2016, 09:00
Maldives ‘disappointed’ with Britain granting asylum for Nasheed
“The government of the Maldives is disappointed, if confirmed, that the UK government is allowing itself to be part of this charade, and further, is enabling an individual to circumvent his obligations under the law,” the foreign ministry said in a statement last night.
24 May 2016, 09:00
Trial begins for suspects accused of stabbing Nasheed’s lawyer
The trial of three suspects charged in connection with the near-fatal stabbing of Mahfooz Saeed, a member of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s legal team, began at the criminal court on Monday.
24 May 2016, 09:00
Lost in translation: the story of Haveeru
Ali Rafeeq, Haveeru’s editor from 1987 – 2010, takes a look at the ownership dispute that has shut down the Maldives’ oldest newspaper.
24 May 2016, 09:00
Whistleblower protection urged for bank employee detained over MMPRC leak
Lawyers representing a senior bank official, detained for leaking documents related to the Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal, are seeking his release under laws that offer protection for whistleblowers.
23 May 2016, 09:00
Court rejects lawsuit over delayed verdicts for May Day protesters
The civil court rejected Sunday a lawsuit filed by three May Day protesters against the criminal court’s “unreasonable” delays in delivering a verdict five months after hearings concluded.
23 May 2016, 09:00
Elderly woman dies in third dengue fatality
A 61-year-old woman died Sunday night while undergoing treatment for dengue fever at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé. Her death is the third fatality from dengue so far this year.
23 May 2016, 09:00
Nasheed granted political asylum in UK
Former President Mohamed Nasheed has been granted asylum in the United Kingdom. The opposition leader was granted “political refugee status” by the British government on Thursday, his lawyer Hassan Latheef told The Maldives Independent today.
23 May 2016, 09:00
AirAsia opens first travel and service centre in Maldives
Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia launched Sunday its first travel and service centre in the Maldives. “With its central location in Malé, it is an added convenience for guests who are not able to book their AirAsia flights online,” said AirAsia CEO Aireen Omar.
23 May 2016, 09:00
Three injured in speedboat fire
A speedboat en route from the island of Maafushi in Kaafu atoll caught fire this afternoon just outside Malé’s eastern harbour, injuring two crewmembers and a tour guide.
22 May 2016, 09:00
Saudi Binladin Group awarded Maldives airport terminal project
A massive project to construct a new passenger terminal at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport has been awarded to the Saudi Binladin Group for an undisclosed amount.
22 May 2016, 09:00
Three men arrested on Turkey-Syria border charged with terrorism
Prosecutors are seeking terror charges against three Maldivian men who were arrested on the Turkey-Syria border in February. The three are the first to face prosecution for traveling abroad with the intent of joining a terror group under a new anti-terror law.
22 May 2016, 09:00
Adeeb’s terror trial delayed after witnesses fail to turn up again
Prosecutors once again failed to produce witnesses in a terror trial against former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, accused of carrying a pistol on May Day last year.
22 May 2016, 09:00
New evidence will prove Nazim was framed, says lawyer
The ex-defence minister’s lawyer Husnu Suood told the press that the Supreme Court will be asked to hear testimony from an eyewitness who saw a police officer involved in the midnight raid on Nazim’s apartment planting a black bag containing the pistol.
21 May 2016, 09:00
Man arrested from opposition’s weekly prayer gathering
Riot police officers on Friday arrested a man from the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering outside the Islamic Centre on a charge of disobeying orders. Maumoon Sulaiman, a former Thaa atoll councillor representing the Vilifushi constituency, has been detained for five days.
21 May 2016, 09:00
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