Maldives
President’s announcement revives rumours about the sale of Maldives atoll to Saudi Arabia
The president described the project as a township or an integrated development project involving various industries and open to travellers from all over the world.
29 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Nasheed arrives in Colombo as stalemate drags on in Maldives
The former president “will discuss the difficulties and concerns of party members and supporters and will also meet with different branches of the party,” an MDP official said.
29 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
UN panel finds Maldives ex defence minister’s detention illegal
“[T]the Working Group considers that an adequate remedy would be to release Col. Nazim immediately and accord him an enforceable right to reparations”, the ruling said.
28 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldives holds landmark conference on tourism and terrorism
The Maldives police and British counter-terrorism experts sat down this week with more than a 100 tourism sector security personnel to work out measures to protect visitors from potential acts of terror.
26 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Top opposition figure’s passport seized
Shidhatha Shareef’s passport was confiscated upon her arrival in Malé on Thursday. The police and immigration refused to comment.
26 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldives clerics roll out wide-ranging religious agenda
Policies were set on a myriad of issues including Jihad, tourism, trade, education, media and atheism
25 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Opposition candidates offered jobs if they withdraw from local elections
“If they contest for the council independently or with the MDP because they need a job, I am ready to find them jobs,” Ahmed Shareef said.
25 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
‘No change in plans’ despite fourth lawmaker’s defection, says Gayoom faction
Saudhullah Hilmy’s defection was prompted by the cancellation of lucrative government contracts and deals a blow to Gayoom’s plans to check Yameen’s hold on power through the parliament
24 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Raajje TV journalists fined for police obstruction
Mohamed Wisam and Leevaan Ali Nasir were fined MVR28,800 (US$1,868) each on charges of obstructing police officers
24 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Detained US citizen to be deported from Maldives
John Seyfert, an American arrested a week ago on charges of not possessing a passport or valid visa, will be deported from the Maldives. His case however does not appear to be simple matter of a visa violation.
24 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Court to rule on legal row over nominations for local council elections
The high court is set to rule on whether the elections commission was right to void some 900-candidacy papers and open a call for new nominations ahead of the upcoming local council elections.
22 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Yameen condemned for linking corruption to human nature
“A quality in human nature will remain among Maldivians as well,” the president had said of corruption
22 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Dhiraagu apologises for internet outage, offers a special discount
Apologising for the outage, Dhiraagu said the discount will be included in January’s internet bill. A discount rate has not been finalised yet.
21 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
CPJ urges Maldives to drop charges against Raajje TV journalists
“Raajje TV journalists Mohamed Wisam, Leevan Ali Naseer and Adam Zareer are guilty of nothing more than covering events of significant public interest,” the CPJ said.
21 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Yameen to free hundreds of inmates locked up for petty crimes
The president plans to free “200 or 300 or even more” prisoners because he “loves you a lot,” the home minister told inmates at the Maafushi Jail.
17 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
PPM primaries for local councils to take place on January 27
Primaries are being held for ten Malé City council seats, 16 atoll and 38 island council seats, the MP said. Candidates have been selected for some 212 constituencies without a primary contest.
16 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Verdict in Raajje TV cameraman trial delayed
Adam Zareer was told the judge overseeing his case had called in sick and postponed the verdict to February 27 when he turned up at the criminal court at 2pm.
16 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
‘Even if I were to go to jail, I will come back as a journalist’: Journalists at risk in their own words
Three Raajje TV journalists, on trial for obstructing police officers, share their thoughts on journalism and describe why they continue to report despite the risk of jail.
16 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Trial begins for Maldivian man ‘who fought in Pakistan for nine years’
Mohamed Abdul Rahman is alleged to have fought with a militant group in Pakistan’s Waziristan for some nine years
15 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Gayoom questioned over missing hard drive
In a Twitter post, the former president said police officers “visited me in my office today and asked me if I knew anything about the missing PPM hard disk… I told them I know nothing”.
13 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
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