Maldives News
Captain remains lost at sea, two crew members rescued
A boat traveling to Alif Alif Atoll sank yesterday, stranding three crewmembers at sea. Two have been rescued today, but there has been no sign of the boat’s captain yet.
26 Oct 2015, 09:00
PPM moves to impeach Vice President
MPs of the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) are collecting signatures to file a motion to remove Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, according to credible sources.
26 Oct 2015, 09:00
New chair for SEZ board after Vice President’s arrest
Mohamed Saeed, the economic minister, will chair the government’s powerful Special Economic Zone (SEZ) board, the president’s office has said.
26 Oct 2015, 09:00
‘Dangerous’ anti-terrorism bill fails to pass
During the final debate on the bill, ruling party MP Mohamed Musthafa said the bill was shaped to “keep MPs at gunpoint” and could be used to criminalise political rhetoric. The government-sponsored legislation was widely expected to be passed into law today, but Musthafa’s proposal to return the bill to committee was passed unanimously with 55 votes in favour.
26 Oct 2015, 09:00
Ex-president’s lawyer denounces claim stabbing provoked by personal matter
Mahfooz Saeed, a member of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s legal team, has denounced a government claim that his stabbing was provoked by a dispute over legal work not related to the jailed opposition leader’s case.
26 Oct 2015, 09:00
Fire breaks out at house in Malé
“The fire was put out within minutes. No one was seriously injured but one person who suffered suffocation from smoke was taken to the hospital,” a police spokesperson said.
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
Vice president obstructed inquiry into bomb plot, says President Yameen
Addressing the nation for the first time since the blast on the president’s speedboat on September 28, Yameen revealed that “bomb-making equipment” was discovered during yesterday’s raids of homes of Adeeb’s close associates.
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
MDP concerned over ‘deteriorating political situation’
In the wake of Vice President Ahmed Adeeb yesterday, the main opposition party expressed concern over “the recent large deployments of security services” in Malé as well as the abrupt changes in the top leadership of the police and military and “searches of private residences by the armed forces without adequate explanation from the government.”
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
Raids continue in Malé
Police today raided Lismata in the Maafannu ward today, where Adeeb’s first wife and his children live. A police spokesman confirmed that a search was underway.
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
No decision yet on Vice President’s impeachment, says PPM
Ruling party MPs say a decision has not been reached on impeaching Vice President Ahmed Adeeb yet. He is being held on a charge of attempting to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
Eight buildings raided after vice president’s arrest
The police raided a total of eight buildings on Saturday in the wake of Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest on suspicion of links with an alleged bomb plot to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
Vice president detained for 15 days
Adeeb was not brought to Malé as the remand hearing was conducted via a video link from the court to the Dhoonidhoo Island detention centre.
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
Yameen speaks out on political infighting, betrayal, and corruption
President Abdulla Yameen, in his first public speech after the arrest of his deputy on suspicion of plotting an assassination attempt, revealed today the extent of political infighting, betrayal, deception and corruption within his administration.
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
17 arrested for ‘disrupting public order’ released
The 17 people, including two minors, taken into custody yesterday for “disrupting public order” in the wake of Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest.
25 Oct 2015, 09:00
Republic Square shut off for vice president’s return
Supporters of the vice president were planning to gather near the official jetty at the restricted “green zone” to greet Adeeb amidst rumours of his imminent arrest over an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen. The vice president and his associates have become the main suspects over the blast on the president’s speedboat on September 28.
24 Oct 2015, 09:00
Vice president is innocent, says lawyer
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, arrested today on suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen, has called for an impartial inquiry, according to his lawyer.
24 Oct 2015, 09:00
Maldives Vice President arrested, charged with high treason
Ahmed Adeeb was arrested on a charge of high treason, moments after his flight from Singapore landed at the international airport.
24 Oct 2015, 09:00
Top tourism official, target of boat blast probe, arrested
Abdulla Ziyath, the managing director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), was taken into custody “in connection to a case under investigation” at around 7pm today, the police said.
23 Oct 2015, 09:00
Police chief sacked, deputies transferred
Updated: Hussain Waheed has been offered state minister at the housing ministry. Deputy commissioners of police Hassan Habeeb and Mohamed Sadiq have also been transferred to government ministries. Police intelligence chief Ahmed Areef has been promoted from assistant to deputy commissioner of police, and placed in charge.
23 Oct 2015, 09:00
Maldives risks suspension from FIFA with cancellation of polls
The Football Association of Maldives (FAM) said in a statement that the poll was called off “because the relevant governmental authorities failed to provide the necessary approvals” to hold an extraordinary congress to elect its executive committee. The Maldives faces suspension from FIFA over the long-delayed election.
23 Oct 2015, 09:00
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