MNDF
Army officers suspended over corruption scandal
A major and sergeant were suspected of involvement in the country’s biggest corruption scandal.
21 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
New military welfare company formed
Banks were refusing to lend to the existing welfare companies.
17 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Diving robot assists search for missing teens
The military has expanded the search area for two teenage boys from Addu City who have been missing since Saturday morning.
24 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Security boosted at Gayoom’s residence after alleged death threat
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) increased security around the residence of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom after receiving a report of a death threat.
09 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Court orders military to reinstate sacked officer in 45 days
The civil court Thursday gave 45 days to the military to comply with a previous order to reinstate a senior officer who was unfairly dismissed after President Abdulla Yameen’s inauguration in November 2013.
19 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Heightened security at Maldives airport ‘a precautionary measure’
Local media has meanwhile reported the arrest of a Maldivian on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in collaboration with the Islamic State militant group.
24 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
PPM backs barring soldiers from voting
Majority Leader Ahmed Nihan contended that the changes are necessary to ensure public confidence in the military, insisting that the party is working “genuinely with honest intentions” for the good of the military.
04 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Court orders reinstatement of ex-president’s bodyguard
The civil court ordered the defence ministry on Monday to reinstate a senior military officer who was unfairly dismissed in the wake of President Abdulla Yameen’s inauguration in November 2013. Sergeant Major Naushad Ali was among nine high-ranking officers fired over accusations of sowing discord within the military ahead of the 2013 presidential election.
20 Sep 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
Maldives army bars soldiers from meeting politicians and foreigners
The MNDF has banned soldiers from meeting politicians and foreigners including diplomats without permission.
11 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
‘Bomb maker’ granted witness protection, say local media
The Prosecutor General’s Office has granted immunity and witness protection to a soldier who testified to making two bombs for former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, local media report.
15 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Storms cause severe flooding across Maldives
Some 15 islands have reported damages from flooding to households and farms. Strong winds also uprooted trees and ripped off roofs in some islands.
19 May 2016, 9:00 AM
An attempted assassination, a jinni and the Maldives army
A Jinni led the army’s investigations into the alleged explosion on the presidential yacht, Finifenmaa, in September 2015, says a police statement leaked sometime in the morning of 2 March 2016, an extraordinary day in the life of Maldives.
10 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Bomb scare in Maldives capital
The military’s bomb squad has removed a suspected improvised explosive device found near the vacant presidential palace this morning.
14 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Resettlement of Gaadhoo islanders underway
Resettlement of Laamu atoll Gaadhoo islanders to Fonadhoo of the same atoll has begun on Monday, with 38 families having moved completely.
14 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Bullet parts discovered on Maldives island
Parts of bullets used in military training exercises have been discovered in an island in north-central Raa Atoll, according to the police.
13 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Colonel’s military detention amounts to “enforced disappearance”
The criminal court refused to accept a case related to the colonel’s administrative detention at military barracks, citing the defence ministry’s denial of holding Fayaz under military custody. His lawyer said the state’s refusal to acknowledge the detention puts Fayaz “outside the protection of the law and it could legally qualify as an enforced disappearance.”
20 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Colonel detained over boat blast challenges administrative detention
Colonel Ahmed ‘Papa’ Fayaz’s lawyer has challenged his administrative detention at the military barracks, seeking an order declaring the senior officer’s continuing detention arbitrary and illegal.
10 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Funding call as Addu struggles with flood recovery
Some MVR3million (US$194,550) is required to help more than 300 households in southern Addu City recover from flood damage, but only MVR200,00 (US$12,970) has been raised so far, the city council has said.
02 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Multiple bomb scares in Maldives capital
Hundreds were evacuated this morning from Malé’s southwest harbor in the third bomb scare of the day. Security forces said a third suspicious object had been found under a fuel drum, but it turned out to be “fake.”
05 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
