Maldives News
Nasheed proposes switch to parliamentary system
Former president Mohamed Nasheed has proposed switching to a parliamentary system after a six-year interim national unity government to oversee transitional justice and constitutional reforms.
12 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Elections Commissioner resigns, appointed state minister
Elections Commission member Mohamed Shakeel was appointed state minister of economic development shortly after his resignation from the five-member electoral body.
10 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Top Maldives judges found guilty of influencing official conduct
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Justice Ali Hameed were accused of influencing judges. Their trial was held in secret but the sentencing hearing was open to the media and public.
10 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Verdict delayed as Justice Hameed rushed to hospital
Wednesday’s sentencing hearing was postponed several times and eventually cancelled after the Hameed was taken to hospital with breathing difficulties before he went into the courtroom.
10 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Foreign travellers account for 95% of tourism-related emissions in Maldives
The study looked at who was responsible for tourism-related carbon emissions: travellers or the tourist destinations.
09 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition denounces conviction of chief justice
The joint opposition denounced a five-month jail sentence handed to Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed as ambassadors from the US and UK questioned the possibility of free and fair polls this year.
09 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Secret witness retracts leaked statement
Ibrahim Shiyam, who claimed to have handed over bags of cash to lawmakers, informed the criminal court and police that he was no longer willing to testify in the terrorism trials of top judges and politicians.
09 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed accused of plotting southern secession in leaked audio
Former president Mohamed Nasheed is under fire over a leaked audio of a conversation about Addu City seceding from the Maldives to form a new state.
09 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Everything is fine in the Maldives, ambassador tells Chinese media
China is one of the biggest investors in the Maldives, with more than a billion dollars ploughed into three infrastructure projects, and it has signed a huge trade deal with the country. It is also a major supplier of visitors.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
New lagoon acquisition costs published
The tourism ministry published new rules for calculating acquisition costs to separately lease lagoons of islands leased for tourism development.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
First lady starts door-to-door campaign
Fathmath Ibrahim visited 10 homes in the Machchangoalhi ward of the capital and handed over gifts from her charity foundation. The contents of the gift package were not clear.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Indian aid declining: Maldives ambassador
“There is more project funding that is coming from China into Maldives when compared to what’s coming from India,” Ahmed Mohamed told Indian media.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives chief justice found guilty
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed was found guilty of obstruction of state function and handed a prison sentence of four months and 24 days.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Nine (part two)
Nine people are on trial over an alleged plot to topple the government. Their arrests followed a shock Supreme Court ruling that ordered the release of President Abdulla Yameen’s opponents and the reinstatement of opposition lawmakers who had been stripped of their seats.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives lists US$100m bond on Abu Dhabi exchange
The Maldives listed a US$100 million sovereign bond on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) last Thursday in a private placement by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Former first lady asks to stay with Gayoom on detention island
Nasreena Ibrahim requested arrangements for her to personally attend to Gayoom’s health and “basic needs” until his condition improves.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
US$165m ‘secured’ for Greater Malé waste management
Finance Minister Ahmed Munawar secured US$165 million as financing from various multilateral donors during the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s board of governors last week.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
How parrotfish poop formed the Maldives
How the paradisiacal islands of the Maldives emerged from the ocean is featured in the next episode of the new National Geographic documentary series One Strange Rock.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Health authorities silent over dengue case increase
The Maldives Independent has received unconfirmed reports of two dengue-related deaths this year, including a foreign worker at a resort.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Judge change in terror trial
Lawyers said it was against the criminal procedures law to hold hearings without stating the reason for a change in the presiding judge.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
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