Maldives News
Met Service issues yellow weather alert
The Met said there would be torrential rain and gusts of up to 45 miles per hour.
24 May 2018, 09:00
Maldives a challenge, says India naval chief
China’s growing presence and a controversial state of emergency in the Maldives have been the two main sources of tension for India.
24 May 2018, 09:00
More than 100 child abuse cases reported in April
During April, there were 44 cases of neglect, 35 cases of sexual abuse, 16 cases of physical abuse and 11 cases of emotional abuse.
24 May 2018, 09:00
Two arrested over Dhiffushi attacks
Police confirmed that two men, aged 31 and 33, were taken into custody but declined to provide details.
24 May 2018, 09:00
Tourist arrivals hold steady in April
Visitor numbers reached 119,713, down from 119,774 in the same period last year.
23 May 2018, 09:00
Nasheed pledges to repeal foreign freehold amendment
Parliament amended the constitution in 2015, with opposition party backing, to authorise foreign ownership of land or freeholds despite calls for a public referendum.
23 May 2018, 09:00
First fatality in influenza outbreak
The ADK hospital has opened a special flu clinic to cope with the surge in patients seeking treatment.
23 May 2018, 09:00
President Yameen granted PPM ticket
The council of the Progressive Party of Maldives decided unanimously Tuesday night to give its ticket to President Abdulla Yameen.
23 May 2018, 09:00
Ex-chief prosecutor back in jail after hospital stay
Former Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin was taken back to the high-security Maafushi prison Tuesday after a week’s stay at the ADK hospital in Malé.
23 May 2018, 09:00
Rilwan’s family concerned with direction of abduction trial
Alif Rauf and Mohamed Nooradeen are accused of forcing Ahmed Rilwan into a car at knifepoint outside his apartment building in Hulhumalé in August 2014. Both were arrested shortly after his disappearance but freed two months later.
23 May 2018, 09:00
Standoff between knife-wielding groups under investigation
A widely shared video of a standoff between two groups of young men on the capital’s main thoroughfare has sparked outrage and concern over public safety.
23 May 2018, 09:00
Opposition councillor arrested
Ali Hashim, the president of the Dhidhdhoo island council, has been placed under arrest on charges of forging official documents, tampering with evidence and influencing witnesses.
23 May 2018, 09:00
Nation mourns passing of ex-Islamic minister Dr Majeed
The 55-year-old religious scholar was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Colombo when he passed away Tuesday afternoon. He was hospitalised last Friday after suffering a stroke.
22 May 2018, 09:00
Court rejects Gayoom’s pleas, proceeds to trial
Gayoom was charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly refusing to hand over his mobile phone for a police investigation.
22 May 2018, 09:00
Elections Commission threatens to dissolve MDP
The main opposition party was warned not to conduct its presidential primary as planned on May 30 with former president Mohamed Nasheed as the sole candidate.
22 May 2018, 09:00
Elections Commission condemned over veiled threat to annul MDP primary
With exiled former president Nasheed’s campaign for the May 30 primary in full swing, the EC announced guidelines for conducting primaries and implicitly rejected the candidacies of convicted opposition leaders.
22 May 2018, 09:00
Education ministry begins handing out 71,000 tablets
Education Minister Dr Aishath Shiham handed out the Huawei devices to Iskandhar School teachers at a ceremony Monday. The ministry plans to cover all schools in the capital this week and start distributing in atolls next week.
22 May 2018, 09:00
Fish exports up nearly 80 percent
The value of fish exports rose to MVR368 million in April, up from MVR208 million in the same period last year.
22 May 2018, 09:00
Nearly 2kg of drugs seized from postal parcels
The haul included “ecstasy, methamphetamine, amphetamine, cannabis tree branches, heroin, methcathinone, and mephedron.”
22 May 2018, 09:00
HPA advises precautions amid increase of dengue and flu
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has asked people to take precautions as dengue, the flu, viral fever, and influenza increase across the country.
21 May 2018, 09:00
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