Maldives News
Police arrest husband of woman found hanged
Initially reported as a suicide on March 5, the death was investigated after family members raised questions.
11 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
UAE to open embassy in Maldives
The UAE is the top trading partner of the Maldives. In 2016, the Maldives imported US$332 million worth of goods from there.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Plenty more fish in the sea as over a ton discarded
The spike across the Maldives, especially in the south, has led to complaints about an ice shortage to keep the fish frozen, as well as MIFCO and other firms lacking buying capacity.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Malé outer road expansion breaching environment rules
The road, which is being widened in preparation for the opening of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, will connect Malé to Hulhumalé.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition snubs election body
The snub came as the opposition alliance said there had been progress in the talks to field a single candidate against the ruling party.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom pleads for house arrest
The former president said he had written to the court and asked it to reconsider his detention as he was elderly and had health problems.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Court hears witness evidence in Rilwan abduction trial
Prosecutors allege that journalist Ahmed Rilwan was abducted and that a red car owned by one of the suspects was used in the act.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Small is beautiful: startups in the Maldives
Aminath Shareehan Ibrahim launched a startup in the Maldives, creating products based around the Dhivehi language.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
High and dry: fishermen queue to weigh their catch
Boats which had queued on Sunday evening were still in line at dawn on Monday, with ten boats waiting to weigh their haul from the previous day.
09 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed calls for freedom to have fun
Ex-president Mohamed Nasheed recorded a message on SoundCloud that was similar to one issued last month, when he called on people to “make pain your passion.”
09 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
NGO criticises government reclamation project
Ecocare Maldives says the environmental impact assessment was done in 2011 and is outdated.
09 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Constable died from brain infection
A hospital official said the 25-year-old constable had a very high fever when he was brought in.
09 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Big changes ahead for legal sector, says AG
In the Maldives anyone with a law degree can become a licensed legal practitioner, but the attorney general said this would no longer be the case.
09 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Rilwan hearing cancelled after state fails to produce witnesses
Two suspects are charged in connection with the abduction three years ago. Both were present in court Sunday.
09 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
#SorryNotSorry: Court throws out Sangu TV apology case
Sangu TV was fined MVR100,000 (US$6,500) for airing remarks by an opposition MP last December.
08 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Minister defends capping rates for port workers
Dockworkers at the Malé port staged a short-lived strike and doubled their fees when a ban on daytime goods delivery came into force on April 1.
08 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Smize! Maldives gets first beauty pageant
Event organizer Shaheem Ibrahim said the beauty pageant would reflect local customs and be a Maldivian-style event.
08 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Atoll healthcare a government priority, says minister
Minister Abdulla Nazim said healthcare spending had increased 130 percent since President Abdulla Yameen came to power.
08 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
President’s re-election campaign seeks volunteers
First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim launched the volunteer programme for President Abdulla Yameen’s re-election campaign at a ruling party rally on Gan island in Laamu atoll.
07 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
‘Father’s crime is not supporting the government’: Gasim’s daughter
The opposition coalition rallied Friday afternoon with the families of detainees arrested during a state of emergency declared in February over an alleged coup plot.
07 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
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