Maldives
Major cyber attacks disrupt internet service across the Maldives
Disgruntled internet users are calling on telecoms companies for compensation after cyber attacks disrupted internet services across the Maldives for more than a week.
13 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Watchdog dismisses multiple corruption allegations against first lady
The ACC has ruled out corruption in the Sadagat Foundation’s distribution of dates gifted by Saudi Arabia in its name, and an Islamic ministry letter requesting that the charity be given US$12,000 of a donation made by a foreign donor to the Maldivian government.
11 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Police seek to charge Nasheed for Yameen’s 2010 arrest
A spokesman said the police have sent files on the investigation to the prosecutor general’s office, but declined to comment on the charges against the opposition leader.
10 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Tourism firms win legal bids to recover property despite evidence of graft
Two companies involved in the MMPRC scandal have won legal bids to recover an island and a lagoon seized by the Maldivian authorities after an audit report revealed that the state did not receive acquisition fees.
10 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Adhaalath to boycott local council elections
Participating in the vote would legitimise an election that has been “unlawfully stolen” from the people, the religious conservative party said.
10 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Couple found mysteriously dead buried in same grave
Qasim and his wife Razeena’s bodies were found dead in their bed on Sunday. The cause of their death remains a mystery.
09 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
School recalls textbooks after controversy over pictures of churches
A school in Hulhumalé has recalled all of its textbooks in the wake of a controversy over pictures of churches and Roman gods in its social studies textbooks that prompted accusations that the school was spreading Christianity and Paganism.
09 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Local council elections date set for April 8
Local council elections will be held on April 8, the elections commission has announced. It also set a new deadline for candidacy papers allowing President Abdulla Yameen’s party to field candidates.
09 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
The great irony: a review of ex President Waheed’s biography
Does Waheed’s biography live up to the promise of truth and accountability its title, Justice, offers?
08 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Dunya rejoins Yameen’s government
Gayoom has denounced his daughter’s shock return, saying he does not support her decision
05 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Media regulators, anti-graft watchdog drawn into fuel supply row
Media regulators and the anti-corruption commission have launched investigations in the bitter row between ruling party MP Riyaz Rasheed’s fuel supplier and the state ports company.
05 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
On Fuvahmulah’s blackened beach, workers begin cleanup of tonnes of dumped rock pieces by hand
Workers are combing Fuvahmulah’s beach by hand in an effort to clean up several thousand tonnes of aggregate dumped on the island’s reef in a historic environmental disaster, as the EPA remains tightlipped on the extent of the damage.
04 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Radical cleric appointed to top Islamic council
Shameem is known for preaching against multi-party democracy, liberalism and for being a jihadist-sympathizer in the on going Syrian conflict.
14 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Former MMPRC chief faces new corruption charges
The ACC has asked the chief prosecutor to press corruption charges and initiate legal proceedings against Abdulla Ziyath to seize a plot of land he bought from public funds embezzled from MMPRC
14 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Anti-graft watchdog prompts criticism for ruling out corruption in biggest ever property deal
The anti-graft watchdog has come under fire for declaring legal the government’s choice of a contractor to build a new wing for Malé’s public hospital, a project worth MVR2.1billion (US$140million)
13 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Uproar after watchdog head ‘lauds’ Maldives human rights situation
Media reports that the president of the human rights watchdog dismissed concerns over abuses in the Maldives have provoked widespread condemnation on Twitter.
12 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Media regulator throws out libel complaint against state TV
MBC said it would not investigate TVM for defaming Nasheed and Gayoom in a decision that stands in start contrast to action it has previously taken against opposition aligned station, Raajje TV.
10 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
PPM slams elections commission for closing nominations for council polls
The PPM did not make any nominations when the extended deadline expired on December 1.
08 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Yet another policy reversal puts affordable housing out of reach for Malé residents
When Malé’s landless families drew lots to choose flats in the newly built Tata blocks in October, the keys to their new homes seemed all but assured. But yet another policy reversal appears to have put the flats out of reach.
07 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Why the Commonwealth and Maldives will miss each other
Commonwealth membership brings a wide range of benefits, many of which the Maldives, to its credit, has taken full advantage of, writes James Dauris, British ambassador to the Maldives.
07 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
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