Maldives
‘Bully’ India silent on refusing entry to Maldives ruling party MP
Relations between the two countries have come under strain in recent years, mostly over China’s influence in the Maldives but also over a controversial 45-day state of emergency.
06 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives gives India deadline to take back gifted choppers
The government has given India until the end of June to remove the helicopter from the Maldives.
05 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives blasted for destroying the environment
Tremors in the central Maldives were the result of reef blasting by a local resort firm.
05 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Villa Group accused of bribing top judges
The conglomerate, owned and run by self-exiled Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim, is said to have for paid for luxury Malaysian properties for two top judges.
05 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
China, debt and the Maldives
The IMF and World Bank say major building projects have the capacity to transform the Maldivian economy, but are concerned about the high debt being fuelled by the infrastructure scale-up.
27 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition defies police protest curfew
Some protesters, including a 70-year-old female activist, were taken into custody when riot police moved to disperse the crowd at a busy intersection of the capital’s main thoroughfare.
26 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
Modi to visit Maldives at “a suitable time”
The Maldives is the only South Asian neighbour that Modi has yet to visit since taking office in 2014.
12 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Court remands Anas murder suspects
Mohamed Anas’ family urges police to name the twelve suspects remanded over his brutal murder.
09 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
A tribute to Yameen Rasheed – and a call for justice and accountability
Police Chief Ahmed Areef must accept an independent international investigation or resign as he is ultimately responsible for the failure to protect Yameen despite numerous death threats, writes Jared Genser.
11 May 2017, 9:00 AM
‘Next is you’: More death threats follow blogger’s murder
Prominent clerics accused of justifying the killing of ‘apostates’ as death threats mount in the wake of blogger Yameen Rasheed’s murder.
10 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Investor’s woes in the Maldives
A history of abruptly terminating contracts with foreign companies does not bode well for the foreign investment climate in the Maldives, writes a Maldives Independent reader.
26 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Four arrested over ‘terror plot’
Four men were arrested on Monday during a series of police raids in Male over an intelligence tip off over a suspected terror plot, according to court documents and local media reports.
25 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Yameen Rasheed’s parents ask for international investigators in murder probe
The police investigation will only be deemed credible if it includes investigators from reputable international organisations, Yameen’s parents said.
25 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Police release photos of Yameen murder suspects
The Maldives police have released photos of two men they suspect to be involved in the brutal murder of outspoken blogger Yameen Rasheed, but did not name them.
25 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Yameen Rasheed, blogger and activist, stabbed to death
He was found with multiple stab wounds in the stairway of his apartment building in Malé at 3am on Sunday, and died soon after he was taken to the hospital.
23 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldives Independent wins free speech award
The Maldives Independent and its former editor Zaheena Rasheed have been named the winners of Index on Censorship’s 2017 Freedom of Expression Journalism Award.
21 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
CPJ condemns prosecutor general over case against Raajje TV journalist
“The prosecutor general’s insistence on continuing this baseless case against Mohamed Wisam and Raajje TV is clearly intended to intimidate all journalists in the Maldives,” the CPJ said.
20 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Gayoom staffer on trial for contempt
Abdul Aleem is accused of contravening the civil court ruling that put Yameen in control of the PPM, by setting up a rival secretariat and expelling lawmakers loyal to the president.
10 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
US, EU and Canada condemn fresh crackdown on Maldives opposition
In a joint statement, the US, EU and Canada said urged the government to let the opposition conduct its activities without fear of intimidation or incarceration.
09 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
‘No evidence’ Gasim bribed lawmakers, say lawyers
Gasim Ibrahim has been remanded for six days by the criminal court on charges of bribery as international concern grew of the opposition lawmaker’s arrest.
08 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
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