Maldives
Judge in Adeeb’s boat blast trial ‘demoted’
Hearings in former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s terror trial were cancelled Tuesday after a judge on the three-member panel was transferred to the juvenile court. Lawyers have described the transfer as a politically motivated demotion.
01 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives opposition shows united front, urges supporters to “set aside differences”
Five rival opposition groups announced today a united front to remove President Abdulla Yameen from office, urging supporters to bridge differences to restore democracy.
01 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Can Maldives reefs recover from El Nino?
Environmentalists say Maldives reefs may not bounce back from this year’s El Nino as fast as the government expects because of human stressors, such as dredging and land reclamation.
31 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Jameel to head new opposition coalition to oust Yameen
Opposition leaders are to announce a new coalition, headed by former Vice President Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, to remove President Abdulla Yameen, The Maldives Independent understands.
30 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen’s remarks on sex workers, opium spark controversy
President Abdulla Yameen has sparked outrage on social media with recent comments on Maldivian men visiting sex workers in Bangkok, feeding opium to the youth, and a reference to Allah’s children.
29 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives leads push for first-ever precautionary controls on tuna fishery
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, a regional fisheries management body, adopted last week a Maldives-led proposal to set harvest control rules on the skipjack fishery.
29 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Lost in translation: the story of Haveeru
Ali Rafeeq, Haveeru’s editor from 1987 – 2010, takes a look at the ownership dispute that has shut down the Maldives’ oldest newspaper.
24 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Whistleblower protection urged for bank employee detained over MMPRC leak
Lawyers representing a senior bank official, detained for leaking documents related to the Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal, are seeking his release under laws that offer protection for whistleblowers.
23 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Three men arrested on Turkey-Syria border charged with terrorism
Prosecutors are seeking terror charges against three Maldivian men who were arrested on the Turkey-Syria border in February. The three are the first to face prosecution for traveling abroad with the intent of joining a terror group under a new anti-terror law.
22 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Adeeb’s terror trial delayed after witnesses fail to turn up again
Prosecutors once again failed to produce witnesses in a terror trial against former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, accused of carrying a pistol on May Day last year.
22 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Tidal surges wreak havoc at Malé’s new artificial beach
Storm surges caused extensive damage at the newly built artificial beach in Malé, Rasfannu, on Tuesday, uprooting lampposts, toppling chairs and bins, and displacing large swathes of sand inland.
19 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Posters and banners banned in public spaces
The housing ministry is removing posters and banners from Malé’s public spaces, in a bid to “ensure public safety and well-being, and keeping parks, streets and public squares, places frequented by the public and children clean and free from litter.”
19 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Severing ties with Iran risks Indian Ocean stability, says opposition
The Maldives opposition has slammed the government’s decision to sever its 40-year-old diplomatic ties with Iran as “irrational adventurism” that may destabilise the Indian Ocean.
18 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Time to promote freedom in the Maldives
If the CMAG is unable to improve the Maldives situation, the UK should not be afraid to countenance targeted sanctions, such as travel bans and asset freezes, on the leadership of the Maldivian Government, writes MP John Glen.
18 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Champa Brothers issued banking license
The Champa Brothers, pioneers in Maldives tourism, are teaming up with Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank of Ceylon to open a bank in the Maldives.
17 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives severs diplomatic ties with Iran
The foreign ministry said Iran pursues policies that are “detrimental to peace and security in the region which in many ways, is also linked to stability, peace and security of the Maldives.”
17 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Three May Day detainees sue state over trial delay
Lawyers representing three men detained on charges of assaulting a police officer on May Day last year have sued the Maldivian state over the criminal court’s six-month delay in issuing a verdict.
17 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Businesses’ right to challenge tax bills at courts restricted
Businesses that do not contest tax bills issued by the tax authority within a 30-day appeal period cannot challenge the claim at the courts at a later stage, even if the bill is incorrect, the high court has ruled.
17 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Prosecutors to revise charges against Raajje TV journalist
A second hearing in Raajje TV journalist Hussain Fiyaz Moosa’s assault trial was cancelled today, reportedly because state prosecutors are revising charges against him.
17 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen hits back at Gayoom’s criticism of development vision
Yameen hit back at Gayoom who had said that he was impressed by a group of young people he had met who did not “believe the Maldives should become another Singapore.”
17 May 2016, 9:00 AM
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