Maldives News
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
Tidal surges wreak havoc at Malé’s new artificial beach
Storm surges caused extensive damage at the newly built artificial beach in Malé, Rasfannu, on Tuesday, uprooting lampposts, toppling chairs and bins, and displacing large swathes of sand inland.
19 May 2016, 09:00
Posters and banners banned in public spaces
The housing ministry is removing posters and banners from Malé’s public spaces, in a bid to “ensure public safety and well-being, and keeping parks, streets and public squares, places frequented by the public and children clean and free from litter.”
19 May 2016, 09:00
Storms cause severe flooding across Maldives
Some 15 islands have reported damages from flooding to households and farms. Strong winds also uprooted trees and ripped off roofs in some islands.
19 May 2016, 09:00
STO ordered to reinstate unfairly dismissed manager
The State Trading Organisation dismissed Ashraf Ali, then-general manager of the administrative department, on December 4, 2013 after the company’s board decided to dissolve his department and merge it with the human resources department.
19 May 2016, 09:00
Severing ties with Iran risks Indian Ocean stability, says opposition
The Maldives opposition has slammed the government’s decision to sever its 40-year-old diplomatic ties with Iran as “irrational adventurism” that may destabilise the Indian Ocean.
18 May 2016, 09:00
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