Maldives
Maldives islanders report ‘MH370 plane debris’
The Maldives Civil Aviation Authority (MCAU) and the police have started collaborating with the Malaysian Aviation Department in the search for the lost Malaysian flight MH370 after four islands reported discovering pieces suspected to be debris from a plane.
09 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Find Moyameehaa – we persevere because we love
Rilwan’s abduction was aimed at killing our hopes for a better world, for what is possible only dies when hope dies. So today, I resolve to put aside despair, to never give up hope, to never give into fear and to never be silenced, writes Zaheena Rasheed.
09 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
A year ago today, our brother, friend and fellow reporter disappeared
Today, August 8, marks one year to the day our brother, friend and fellow journalist Ahmed Rilwan disappeared. The international community must intervene urgently to pressure the government to seek foreign forensic expertise and conduct an independent inquiry, writes the Find Moyameehaa team.
08 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Verdict in airport protest delayed for a second time
The Criminal Court has delayed for the second time a verdict against some 15 opposition supporters of charged with protesting in March at the restricted Malé international airport.
06 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Maldives to deport foreign cashiers
Migrant workers found working as cashiers will be deported immediately, the department of immigration has warned. A “special raid operation” has been launched in Malé today to identify expatriate cashiers.
06 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Imran taken back into police custody
The Adhaalath Party president’s transfer to prison, just a day after the criminal court chief judge placed him under house arrest, was based on a secret intelligence report and points to a rift within the criminal court.
06 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice president Adeeb in Egypt on first official visit
In his first official visit since assuming the vice presidency last month, Adeeb is due to attend the opening of a new Suez Canal pathway measuring 35km – a key project in Egyptian president Abdul Fattah Al Sisi’s economic agenda.
06 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Sheikh Imran transferred to house arrest
The President of Adhaalath Party Sheikh Imran Abdulla, indicted for terrorism and held in a high security prison, was transferred to house arrest today.
05 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Maldives picks up more medals in Indian Ocean Island Games
The Maldives has to date won a total of seven medals at the ongoing Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) in Reunion.
05 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Malé’s northern waterfront under construction again
Malé City’s northern waterfront is once again under construction with the presidential pier and the Republic Square closed to the public for further renovations. Two massive pine trees at the main square have also been uprooted.
05 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Indian foreign secretary departs after official visit
The foreign secretary’s visit came amidst fears of Chinese military expansion in the Maldives following controversial amendments brought to the constitution that allow foreigners to own freeholds in the country with an investment of US$1 billion.
05 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
A letter for my grand daughter
In a letter to her future grand daughter, Sea, a Maldivian writer, reflects on the meaning of home in a country marred by corruption.
05 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
A council in name only
The government’s dismal treatment of the Malé City councilors and their staff feel like an act of reprisal against the residents of Malé, simply for having voted for the opposition, writes Mohamed Saif Fathih.
05 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Cash prizes and beach sports part of Elections Commission’s democracy week
The Elections Commission is to celebrate democracy in October with a debate, poster and essay competitions, quizzes, beach sports and a family evening.
04 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
MPs raise concern over Addu power cuts, expenses for independence celebrations
Opposition MPs are raising questions over the government’s use of some MVR150million (US$9.7million) for the Golden Jubilee of Independence celebrations and persistent power outages in southern Addu City
04 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Judges’ integrity and ethics in question five years after life appointment
Data published by the JSC show there are now only 14 judges who lack the required academic qualifications. But the JSC’s performance in investigating complaints against judges remained dismal. Only 39 of 150 complaints were fully investigated in 2014.
04 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Maldives wins first gold medal in an international sporting event
A Maldivian athlete made history on Sunday, winning the first gold medal at an international sporting event. Hassan Saaid won the gold medal for the 100 meter sprint at the ongoing Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG).
03 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Official accused of corruption nominated to human rights watchdog
President Abdulla Yameen has nominated to the human rights watchdog an official accused of defrauding the state of MVR24million (US$1.55million) in 2009 and 2011.
03 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Major changes to traffic flow in Malé
The roads around the Islamic Centre in central Malé are set to be pedestrianized in an effort to relieve traffic congestion and to allow the use of the adjacent Republic Square for mass prayers, the ministry of housing has said.
03 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Yameen welcomes state appeal of ex-president’s terrorism conviction
Welcoming the Prosecutor General’s decision to appeal a terrorism conviction against former president Mohamed Nasheed, President Abdulla Yameen today pledged to do all he can to address the opposition leader’s concerns through the Maldivian judicial processes.
03 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
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