Maldives News
Maldives state-owned enterprises report quarterly profit
STO reported US$3 million as Q1 after-tax profit whilst MTCC’s profit declined by 47 percent in Q2.
31 Jul 2018, 09:00
New member appointed to Maldives judicial watchdog
The 10-member commission is tasked with investigating complaints against judges.
31 Jul 2018, 09:00
PPM processing voter registration for government workers
The opposition is seeking probes into the misuse of state resources.
30 Jul 2018, 09:00
First open hearing in slain Maldives blogger’s murder trial
Defence lawyers argued the murder charges were unclear.
30 Jul 2018, 09:00
Religion takes centre stage in Maldives election
Hardliners support the incumbent while the religious conservative party backs the opposition.
30 Jul 2018, 09:00
Maldives president takes aim at opponent
Yameen challenged the opposition candidate to answer to the alleged “betrayals” of the MDP government.
30 Jul 2018, 09:00
Ibu’s pledges: new cities and affordable domestic travel
Ibu opposes population consolidation in the “concrete jungle” of Malé.
29 Jul 2018, 09:00
Maldives resort ballot boxes exceed 2013 figure
More than 40 resorts will have polling stations.
29 Jul 2018, 09:00
Maldives election body to verify voter registration after complaints of fraud
More than 12,800 have registered to vote outside their home constituency.
29 Jul 2018, 09:00
President pledges ‘total solution’ to Maldives housing crisis
A second city will be developed for a population of 315,000, Yameen announced.
28 Jul 2018, 09:00
Electoral body accepts Ibu’s candidacy
The joint opposition presidential candidate is campaigning in Baa atoll.
28 Jul 2018, 09:00
Maldives resort ordered to remove ‘idols’
The president’s office cited “significant public sentiment against the installation of underwater sculptures.”
28 Jul 2018, 09:00
Teen stabbed in Maldives capital
No arrests have been made so far.
26 Jul 2018, 09:00
Maldives couple charged over aborting child transferred to house arrest
Police discovered an unborn baby buried on a beach in December 2012.
23 Jul 2018, 09:00
Maldives man killed by fish
A cornetfish was embedded into the man’s neck.
22 Jul 2018, 09:00
Third stabbing in Hulhumalé
The victim was stabbed five times.
22 Jul 2018, 09:00
Hulhumalé stabbing victim ‘doing well’
No arrests have been made over the attack.
21 Jul 2018, 09:00
Details emerge of EU sanctions on Maldives
Countries can work with ‘third states’ to maximise the impact of sanctions.
19 Jul 2018, 09:00
Numbers of children born with Thalassaemia ‘not decreasing’
There are over 600 children in the Maldives with the disorder, a doctor said.
19 Jul 2018, 09:00
Dengue, flu, viral fever cases drop in June
Cases of dengue, flu, viral fever and influenza spiked in the Maldives earlier this year.
17 Jul 2018, 09:00
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