Politics
India condemns Maldives over Gayoom sentence
There are doubts a free and fair election can be held in the Maldives.
14 Jun 2018, 09:00
Millions spent unlawfully by prisons authority
The Maldives prisons authority spent millions unlawfully or accumulated it as a loss.
13 Jun 2018, 09:00
Voter list published
The Elections Commission has made public a list of eligible voters for September’s presidential poll.
11 Jun 2018, 09:00
Row over Maldives failed UN Security Council bid
The Maldives was thrashed by Indonesia in the vote for a UN Security Council seat from the Asia-Pacific region.
10 Jun 2018, 09:00
MDP and Nasheed challenged to field ‘clean pair’ for presidential ticket
The opposition appears divided in its quest to field a unity candidate.
10 Jun 2018, 09:00
Maldives ‘disappointed’ after being thrashed in UN vote
Indonesia got more votes than the Maldives in the contested election for one Asia-Pacific seat by 144 to 46.
09 Jun 2018, 09:00
Maldives presidential poll to be held September 23
The head of the electoral body is a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen.
08 Jun 2018, 09:00
President ‘cannot win election’ with Gayoom behind bars
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested in February during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot.
07 Jun 2018, 09:00
India’s vote for Maldives ‘guaranteed’ at Security Council election
Ambassadors are confident India will vote for the Maldives to get a seat on the UN Security Council, despite nosediving bilateral ties.
07 Jun 2018, 09:00
‘Bully’ India silent on refusing entry to Maldives ruling party MP
Relations between the two countries have come under strain in recent years, mostly over China’s influence in the Maldives but also over a controversial 45-day state of emergency.
06 Jun 2018, 09:00
Maldives gives India deadline to take back gifted choppers
The government has given India until the end of June to remove the helicopter from the Maldives.
05 Jun 2018, 09:00
Presidential poll date to be announced Thursday
The election is expected to be in September and will be held against the backdrop of widespread criticism of civil and political rights abuses by President Abdulla Yameen’s government.
05 Jun 2018, 09:00
Support for Ibu if Nasheed barred from election
The veteran lawmaker has been described as the ideal candidate because of his efforts to unify the parties and political leaders within the Maldives United Opposition.
04 Jun 2018, 09:00
Suspension of opposition councillors continue
All five members of the Ihavandhoo island council have been suspended without pay for three months over alleged obstruction of housing ministry staff.
02 Jun 2018, 09:00
Audit uncovers illegal oil purchase for Kaadedhdhoo airport
More than MVR1.1 million (US$71,335) worth of oil was purchased for the Gaaf Dhaal Kaadedhdhoo airport last year in violation of public finance laws and regulations.
02 Jun 2018, 09:00
MDP parliamentary leader escapes prosecution
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was among 141 people arrested from an opposition mass protest in the capital on March 16. He was accused of obstructing law enforcement after entering the restricted Republic Square.
02 Jun 2018, 09:00
Maldives hits back at mounting pre-election concern
The government hit back after calls from Western ambassadors “to demonstrate genuine commitment to a credible, transparent, and inclusive election process.”
02 Jun 2018, 09:00
MDP defends legitimacy of primary result
Despite police snatching ballot boxes to execute a court warrant, nearly 44,000 members voted for exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed to be their candidate in this year’s presidential elections, the MDP claimed.
02 Jun 2018, 09:00
MDP and JP announce national congress meetings
Leaders of the Maldivian Democratic Party and Jumhooree Party have been exchanging recriminations after disagreements about fielding a single candidate broke out into the open last week.
02 Jun 2018, 09:00
Nasheed nets 44,000 votes in MDP primary
Of the 44,011 ballots cast, 43,922 voted for former president Mohamed Nasheed and 14 voted against.
31 May 2018, 09:00
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