Politics
Campaign trail: final stretch
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
20 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives ballot paper details disclosed
There are 262,135 eligible voters and 472 ballot boxes.
20 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Test flight lands in Kulhudhuffushi airstrip
The flight landed two days after the contractor finished laying tar on the runway.
20 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Campaign trail: official size
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
19 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Better late than never? Maldives ruling party launches manifesto
The manifesto is around four months late.
19 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Campaign trail: island hopping
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
18 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Mind the gap: Opposition manifesto launched with key details missing
The Maldives president has labelled the opposition a ‘cocktail coalition.’
17 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Campaign trail: one-man debate
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
17 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives election body denies ‘secrecy’ accusations
The election body has been under pressure for months.
17 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Campaign trail: A Medina with a racing track
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
16 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition’s vote rigging concerns dismissed
The opposition fears tablets could be used to falsify the results.
15 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Campaign trail: homecoming
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
15 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Campaign trail: true self and yellow kryptonite
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
14 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Prominent lawyer suspended for third time
The former deputy prosecutor general was suspended over a tweet.
14 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives election body denies blocking foreign journalists
Foreign journalists are required to undergo background checks to apply for a visa.
13 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Campaign trail: scholars and teachers
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
13 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Candidates sign off on voter lists
The signature of candidates is required on the lists used at polling stations.
12 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Campaign trail: imperialist influence
Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.
12 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Bending the rules, abusing state funds: Maldives president’s campaigning exposed
The Maldives president has made development the cornerstone of his re-election campaign.
12 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Unseated lawmakers slam president’s ‘admission of atrocity’
The president declared that he was responsible for unseating the lawmakers.
12 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
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