Maldives
A brid(g)e too far: Maldives ministry U-turn on wedding sponsorship
Couples can choose from five different wedding themes: Maldivian, Chinese, floral, sunset and vintage.
06 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition MPs want Maldives defence minister questioned over Facebook post
The minister said he used Facebook to get news of a threat out fast.
06 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Electoral body approves new Maldives political party
The application was submitted last month by prominent lawyer Abdulla Haseen.
05 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives president ‘running scared’ of election
The president has yet to submit his candidacy application for the September election.
05 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives court frees ‘top terrorist leader’
Mohamed Abdul Rahman was charged with terrorism for participating in a foreign war.
05 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-MDP lawmaker cleared of assaulting policeman
Ibrahim Rasheed was severely beaten during a police crackdown on February 8, 2012.
05 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Ahmed Adeeb: The Man Who Knows Too Much?
If the president thought prison would silence his former right-hand man, he was wrong.
05 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Under threat, Maldives TV stations censor speeches of exiled leaders
Media outlets that “promote” convicted opposition leaders could be shut down.
04 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Defence minister warns of plot to destabilise Maldives
The government has been accused of seeking a pretext to delay the September 23 presidential election.
04 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Police threaten ‘legal action’ over campaign posters of convicted leaders
The opposition was able to put up campaign posters on Friday without police obstruction.
04 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives voter registration controversy escalates
The opposition suspects schemes to deprive voting rights of Maldivians who need to re-register.
03 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Youth stabbed in Hulhumalé
The 22-year-old man was stabbed in the head.
03 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
MPs barred entry as Maldives parliament shortens term
A dozen defectors from the ruling party were deemed to have lost their seats in July last year.
02 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Judge blames police negligence in acquittal of Rilwan abduction suspects
Judge Adam Arif reprimanded the authorities for glaring failures in the investigation and prosecution.
02 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Court rejects defence plea to close Anas murder trial
The seven defendants pleaded not guilty at Thursday’s pre-trial hearing.
02 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
The disappearance of Ahmed Rilwan: A timeline
The government says it is not responsible for his disappearance.
02 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives ruling party denies secretively seeking to decriminalise bribery
Government-sponsored amendments to the penal code removed bribery as a prosecutable offence.
01 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
World Bank grants US$12m for Maldives public finance management
The finance minister announced plans to publish monthly income and spending data.
01 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives president accused of failure to disclose finances
The president’s spokesman denied allegations that he has not disclosed personal finances for four years.
01 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Suspension lifted for Maldives judge after two years
Hassan Saeed was suspended for calling two High Court judges “the most corrupt judges in the world.”
01 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
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