Maldives
Smear tactics and a death threat as anticipation builds over Al Jazeera corruption exposé
The release of teaser trailers for Al Jazeera’s long awaited corruption expose, ‘Stealing Paradise,’ has sparked a frenzy of anticipation in the Maldives and intensified a smear campaign, including hate-filled tweets and a death threat, against the film’s producer
04 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Defamation Act
A law firm mounted Sunday a challenge to President Abdulla Yameen’s defamation law, asking the high court to strike down key provisions on the grounds that it contravened the constitution.
04 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Security forces on alert as opposition stages surprise protest
Hundreds of raincoat-clad protesters have taken to the streets of Malé calling for President Abdulla Yameen’s resignation, prompting a crackdown by riot police who have used pepper spray to disperse the un-announced gathering.
31 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Social media activist given 45-day remand
Shammoon ‘Lucas’ Jaleel will spend a total of 45 days in custody over Twitter posts that police claimed incited hate against security forces
30 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Sewage leaks in Malé prompt concerns over health risks
Residents of Maafannu ward in Malé have raised concern over health risks posed by untreated sewage leaks in their homes and the streets amid a bout of heavy rain and stormy weather
28 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Ministers and MPs step up nationalistic rhetoric over removal plot
The opposition is being slammed as traitors, and Maldivians are being urged to “close ranks against colonial powers” described by some as involved in an effort to destroy the Islamic faith
28 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Business lobby calls for ban on foreign press over ‘damage to Maldives tourism’
Foreign journalists have been biased in their reporting on the Maldives and must be banned from working long-term in the Maldives, says the MNCCI
28 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Nasheed ordered to repay ‘misused’ money
Nasheed and six senior officials of his administration have been ordered to repay government funds they had “misused,” the finance ministry has said
27 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Political parties given deadline to re-register members under new fingerprint law
Political party members whose fingerprints are not on file at the elections commission have until October 11 to submit their records under a new law
27 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Paradise with hell’s furore
Mushfique Mohamed writes on how the Maldives’ government uses postcolonial rhetoric to justify subjugation and economic exploitation
27 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Watchdog reacts furiously to Commonwealth plan for judicial reform
The JSC says it was not consulted on the Commonwealth’s plan to hire a lawyer to assist in reforming the commission and the judiciary
25 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives to subject foreign press to background checks
Foreign journalists and photographers are now required to share details of their work, travel histories, education, bank account and criminal records, if any, before their arrival
25 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Adeeb calls fresh terror trial a “big joke”
Adeeb labeled the trial a farce when a judge overruled his concerns of procedural irregularities
25 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
High court hears challenge to work ban on ex Haveeru staff
The civil court ruling, which prohibits all former Haveeru employees from working at any other news outlet for two years, is unconstitutional and will amount to forced labour, attorneys said
24 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
How the defamation law has changed Maldives’ media landscape
The new defamation law has forced newsrooms across the Maldives to practice self censorship, use broadcasting delays and control what is said by politicians on talk shows
24 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Four soldiers fired and placed under investigation
Four of the eight soldiers arrested earlier this month on charges of conspiring to oust the Yameen administration have been dismissed and placed under investigation
23 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Gayoom’s daughter in Twitter campaign to save Malé’s heritage
Since her first tweet on August 15, Yumna, niece to President Yameen, has criticised her uncle’s plans to relocate an 18th century coral stone mosque to a southern atoll and alleged that a 17th century minaret may be relocated for road expansion.
23 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen is worried by dissent from PPM MPs
Yameen discussed taking action against ruling party MPs who voted against government-sponsored legislation in a three-hour meeting on Sunday.
22 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
How can a sitting president be legally removed in the Maldives?
With Malé rife with rumours of the president’s ouster, we take a look at the constitutional avenues and key players involved in removing a sitting president
21 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives to tax migrant workers
The parliament approved Wednesday a new bill imposing a tax of three percent on remittances sent abroad by the Maldives’ expatriate labour force.
18 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
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