Maldives News

High Court upholds prison term for top judge

Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed was arrested hours after a state of emergency was declared.

President ‘cannot win election’ with Gayoom behind bars

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested in February during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot.

Maldives opens first plastic recycling lab and vending machine

Some 104 million non-biodegradable plastic bags toxic to coral reefs and marine life were imported to the Maldives last year.

India’s vote for Maldives ‘guaranteed’ at Security Council election

Ambassadors are confident India will vote for the Maldives to get a seat on the UN Security Council, despite nosediving bilateral ties.

Audit finds negligence at health ministry

An audit of the health ministry revealed negligence and poor record-keeping.

Maldives group stopped from going to Syria

Defence Minister Mohamed Shareef put the total number of Maldivians who travelled to Syria at 61.

Court cancels first open hearing in Yameen Rasheed murder trial

The trial was cancelled 15 minutes before it was due to start.

‘Bully’ India silent on refusing entry to Maldives ruling party MP

Relations between the two countries have come under strain in recent years, mostly over China’s influence in the Maldives but also over a controversial 45-day state of emergency.

Maldives gives India deadline to take back gifted choppers

The government has given India until the end of June to remove the helicopter from the Maldives.

Nasheed plans to renegotiate Chinese debt

Maldives blasted for destroying the environment

Tremors in the central Maldives were the result of reef blasting by a local resort firm.

Presidential poll date to be announced Thursday

The election is expected to be in September and will be held against the backdrop of widespread criticism of civil and political rights abuses by President Abdulla Yameen’s government.

Three Maldivians arrested in India drug bust

The Times of India named the men as Shanees Maheer, Ahamed and Ibrahim Fauzen Saleh.

Villa Group accused of bribing top judges

The conglomerate, owned and run by self-exiled Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim, is said to have for paid for luxury Malaysian properties for two top judges.

Tycoon funds airport project with US$4m interest-free loan

The loan is to be “repaid at the government’s convenience” with no deadline, the tourism minister told the press at a ceremony held to sign a US$2.5 million contract with the UAE-based Gulf Cobla to reclaim land for the airport project.

Support for Ibu if Nasheed barred from election

The veteran lawmaker has been described as the ideal candidate because of his efforts to unify the parties and political leaders within the Maldives United Opposition.

Maldives tax authority seeks US$20m from GMR

The Indian firm says it is not liable for any taxes due to an arbitration payout over the cancellation of its airport development deal.

Court rejects evidence list for Gayoom

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot. He was charged with terrorism and is detained for the duration of the trial.

President’s envoy meets Gayoom and chief justice in prison

Defence Minister Adam Shareef met the two high-profile detainees as the president’s envoy.

Undocumented migrant workers labelled ‘national security threat’

Around 130,000 migrant workers are believed to live in the Maldives, including 60,000 undocumented ones.