Maldives
Maldives under fire from UN rights expert
There were irregularities in the trials of the two top judges, said the UN rights expert.
30 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition agrees to field MDP candidate with JP running mate
The breakthrough came after weeks of indecision and bickering between the coalition partners.
30 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed gives up MDP ticket
Nasheed said he was acquiescing to concerns that MDP could be left without a candidate.
29 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
EU-Maldives talks focus on free and fair polls
EU officials took up “the continuing deterioration of democracy in the Maldives.”
28 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
MPs rebuffed Gasim’s plea to attend vote for Supreme Court nominees
Jumhooree Party MP Ali Hussain dismissed speculation that the exiled business tycoon has made a deal with the government.
28 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
MDP cries foul as police tear up campaign posters
MDP representatives walked out of Tuesday’s meeting of the national election advisory committee.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Faris Maumoon convicted of identity fraud
Faris Maumoon has been jailed for four months and 24 days.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Sheikh Imran transferred home
The Adhaalath Party leader was transferred to house arrest as repair work is being carried out on his jail cell.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Dr Didi nominated as new Maldives chief justice
Dr Ahmed Abdulla Didi is the only sitting judge in the Maldives with a PhD.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Yacht Tours facing fines and frozen accounts
Yacht Tours Maldives is owned by Abdulla Jabir, a close advisor to ex-president Mohamed Nasheed.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Yameen Rasheed murder hearing cancelled for ‘administrative reasons’
An open hearing in the murder trial of Yameen Rasheed has yet to be held.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Three islands made available for lease without bidding
The priciest island of the three costs US$2.7 million.
26 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives STELCO team in Pakistan
The Maldives and Pakistan have been getting closer in recent years.
26 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed and Gasim targeted in presidential ‘asylum ban’
Mohamed Nasheed and Gasim Ibrahim have both sought asylum overseas. Both have said they want to run for office.
26 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Ruling party eyes presidential poll win with electoral law changes
The ruling party proposals come three months ahead of presidential elections.
25 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
President scoffs at concern over mounting debt
Overdue infrastructure development would take decades without foreign loans, Yameen contended.
25 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
India slams ‘misleading’ reports on slashed food quotas
The reduction is based on usage, India says.
25 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives police in contempt of court, says Gasim
Gasim Ibrahim was found guilty of attempted bribery last August.
25 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Home ministry condemns Chinese ‘land grab’ claims
Ex-foreign minister Naseem accused the government of “giving land to China which could be converted into military bases.”
24 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives wholesaler allays fears after India slashes exports
India’s reduction of the quota allocations of staple foodstuff to the Maldives sparked fears of price hikes.
24 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
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