Maldives News


Campaign trail: colour blind
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
21 Sep 2018, 09:00


Government waives late rent fines in Hulhumalé
The move comes three days before the presidential election.
20 Sep 2018, 09:00


Campaign trail: final stretch
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
20 Sep 2018, 09:00


Test flight lands in Kulhudhuffushi airstrip
The flight landed two days after the contractor finished laying tar on the runway.
20 Sep 2018, 09:00


UAE company enlisted to provide drinking water on 32 islands
The US$8.6 million project is financed by OFID and the Green Climate Fund.
20 Sep 2018, 09:00


MDP revives money laundering claims
The MDP says a forensic accounting firm has validated previous reports about a US$1.5 billion scheme.
20 Sep 2018, 09:00


Campaign trail: official size
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
19 Sep 2018, 09:00


Campaign trail: island hopping
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
18 Sep 2018, 09:00


Maldives president implicated in corrupt island leases
New evidence was uncovered by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
18 Sep 2018, 09:00


Campaign trail: one-man debate
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
17 Sep 2018, 09:00


Maldives crowned champions of South Asia
The 2-1 victory over India came a decade after the Red Snappers first lifted the SAFF title.
16 Sep 2018, 09:00


Campaign trail: A Medina with a racing track
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
16 Sep 2018, 09:00


Opposition’s vote rigging concerns dismissed
The opposition fears tablets could be used to falsify the results.
15 Sep 2018, 09:00


Four expats injured in labour quarters fire
The four escaped without serious injuries.
15 Sep 2018, 09:00


Campaign trail: homecoming
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
15 Sep 2018, 09:00


Campaign trail: true self and yellow kryptonite
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
14 Sep 2018, 09:00


Prominent lawyer suspended for third time
The former deputy prosecutor general was suspended over a tweet.
14 Sep 2018, 09:00


Maldives election body denies blocking foreign journalists
Foreign journalists are required to undergo background checks to apply for a visa.
13 Sep 2018, 09:00


Number of Thalassaemia patients on the rise
The Maldives has the highest prevalence of the inherited blood disorder in the world.
13 Sep 2018, 09:00


Campaign trail: scholars and teachers
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
13 Sep 2018, 09:00

