Maldives News
Majority backs parliament resolution to free Nasheed
Thirteen lawmakers from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives signed the resolution.
24 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Cross-party support for bid to oust speaker
The 51 MPs who signed the no-confidence motion include 15 from the ruling coalition.
24 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Adhaalath Party leader seeks review of terror conviction
The president-elect’s spokeswoman has also urged the Supreme Court to release opposition leaders.
23 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Lawmaker suspended for criticising Supreme Court
JP MP Ali Hussain was disciplined over remarks made on VTV.
23 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
PPM stands by vote rigging claims
The ruling party is seeking a police probe of its allegations.
22 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Bridge contractor pledges cleanup and shark fishing inquiry
The Chinese company said there was a detailed seabed cleaning plan.
22 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Row escalates between Maldives ruling party and elections body
The PPM has been fined US$4,860 for accusing Elections Commissioners of bribery and vote rigging.
22 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
US and EU welcome dismissal of election challenge
“The Maldivian people can finally enjoy clarity over the outcome of the election,” the president-elect said.
22 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Former ally alleges president’s complicity in corruption scandals
Former MP Nazim broke his silence years after going into exile.
22 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Jumhooree Party leader Gasim’s bribery conviction quashed
The tycoon was sentenced to more than three years in prison in August last year.
22 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives top court rejects president’s petition for fresh polls
There were no grounds to annul the election, the Supreme Court’s full bench ruled unanimously.
21 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Tourist arrivals up eight percent in 2018
There were 1,080,459 arrivals by the end of September.
21 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Chinese workers defy shark fishing ban
Photos show shark fins hung out to dry by Sinamalé bridge workers.
21 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Waiting for a whale shark
A day at sea for a glimpse of the world’s largest fish.
20 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives opposition fears president will flee
The joint opposition asked police to hold President Yameen for corruption probes.
18 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
High Court overturns ex-president Gayoom’s conviction
He was sentenced to 19 months for refusing to hand over a mobile phone.
18 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Infrastucture ministry fined for environmental damage
The ministry uprooted trees and carried out road construction without an environmental impact assessment.
18 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Court approves secret testimony in Yameen Rasheed murder trial
Concluding pre-trial hearings, Judge Ibrahim Ali also granted the prosecution’s request to seal evidence.
18 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
President defends track record in farewell address
Yameen made no mention of his petition to annul the September 23 election.
17 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Ministers and lawmaker continue to back election challenge
The allegations of vote rigging have been widely ridiculed on social media.
17 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
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