Maldives News
Adeeb returned to prison
Doctors advised Adeeb’s transfer to house arrest for two months, the home minister said.
03 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
Police seek public opinion with online portal
The portal is part of a police reform programme.
02 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
Three Maldivian ‘mafia members’ arrested with drugs in India
Suspects connected with a Hong Kong-based international drug cartel were arrested with 1.5 litres of hashish oil.
01 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
Courts react angrily to gang connection allegations
The criminal court condemned allegations by the chair of a presidential inquiry commission.
01 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
Gangs ‘nominate’ criminal court judges
There’s no hope of justice with corrupt judges on the bench, the presidential inquiry commission’s chair declared.
31 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
President Solih pledges small business loans for guesthouses
The announcement came at the closing ceremony of a guesthouse symposium.
30 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Probe under way into death of mother and twins
The 20-year-old died with her unborn twins on Maafushi island.
30 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Funding hiked for health awareness campaigns
MVR21 million (US$1.3 million) has been allocated for 30 different campaigns in 2019, up from MVR1 million this year.
27 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Appeals for unity as Maldives remembers tsunami
The December 2004 tsunami left 82 people dead and 26 missing and presumed dead.
27 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Q&A: Navaanavi
Navaanavai, meaning 99 in old Dhivehi, is an aspiring left-wing political movement.
27 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-president’s spokesman casts doubt on assassination attempt
Muaz insinuated that a video showing fire on the president’s speedboat was doctored.
27 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Dismantled coral stone mosque to be reassembled in Sultan Park
The 200-year-old Kalhuvakaru Mosque was dismantled by the previous administration.
26 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Three eco-rich sites declared environmentally protected areas
The sites were Keylakunu and the wetlands and mangroves of Neykurendhoo and Baarah.
26 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
New party led by ex-vice president Adeeb inaugurated
Speakers heaped praise on Adeeb at the inaugural meeting of the Maldives Third-Way Democrats.
26 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Sri Lankan boat was seized with tonne of fish
The illegal catch was mostly shark.
26 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-president Yameen seeks to form new political party
The new party is to be named People’s National Congress.
24 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Tree removal from Vaavu island under investigation
The removal of trees for landscaping new resorts has been dubbed #MvTreeGrab.
23 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
School breakfast pilot programme for 25 schools
Breakfast at schools was a campaign pledge of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
20 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
Work stopped in 17 construction sites
Site inspections were launched following the death of a girl who was hit by a falling cement bag.
20 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
280 candidates in MDP primaries
Primaries will be held to elect MDP candidates for 77 constituencies.
20 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
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