Maldives
Maldives on ‘path of confrontation’ with India
India’s prime minister has yet to visit the Maldives, despite taking office in 2014.
14 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
India condemns Maldives over Gayoom sentence
There are doubts a free and fair election can be held in the Maldives.
14 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom and top judges found guilty of obstructing justice
The former president and two top judges were sentenced to 19 months in prison.
13 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Foreign-owned firms banned from event management and entertainment
Foreign investments will no longer be authorised in event management, renting of audiovisual equipment, and sale or renting of musical instruments.
13 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Millions spent unlawfully by prisons authority
The Maldives prisons authority spent millions unlawfully or accumulated it as a loss.
13 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Winter is (almost) coming to the Maldives
The structure housing the winter park has been compared to a warehouse.
12 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-colonel completes prison term
Ahmed ‘Papa’ Fayaz served more than two years on obstruction charges in connection with an explosion on the president’s speedboat.
12 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Swathes of jungle to be destroyed in Fainu airport project
Activists have raised concerns about the need for an airport in Fainu as Raa atoll already has one.
11 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Ehlakin licence holders (re)learning to drive
Ehlakin condensed the theory and practical driving tests so they could be taken in one evening.
11 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Hospital denies delaying treatment of fatal accident victim
Hospital staff were accused of refusing to put the patient on a ventilator as advised by the doctor because they “wanted to make the necessary memo slips first.”
11 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Voter list published
The Elections Commission has made public a list of eligible voters for September’s presidential poll.
11 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Court rejects defence witnesses from Gayoom and judges
Obstruction of justice carries a jail term of almost five months.
11 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Row over Maldives failed UN Security Council bid
The Maldives was thrashed by Indonesia in the vote for a UN Security Council seat from the Asia-Pacific region.
10 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
MDP and Nasheed challenged to field ‘clean pair’ for presidential ticket
The opposition appears divided in its quest to field a unity candidate.
10 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives ‘disappointed’ after being thrashed in UN vote
Indonesia got more votes than the Maldives in the contested election for one Asia-Pacific seat by 144 to 46.
09 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives presidential poll to be held September 23
The head of the electoral body is a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen.
08 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
High Court upholds prison term for top judge
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed was arrested hours after a state of emergency was declared.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
India’s vote for Maldives ‘guaranteed’ at Security Council election
Ambassadors are confident India will vote for the Maldives to get a seat on the UN Security Council, despite nosediving bilateral ties.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives group stopped from going to Syria
Defence Minister Mohamed Shareef put the total number of Maldivians who travelled to Syria at 61.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Court cancels first open hearing in Yameen Rasheed murder trial
The trial was cancelled 15 minutes before it was due to start.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
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