Politics
First lady starts door-to-door campaign
Fathmath Ibrahim visited 10 homes in the Machchangoalhi ward of the capital and handed over gifts from her charity foundation. The contents of the gift package were not clear.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Indian aid declining: Maldives ambassador
“There is more project funding that is coming from China into Maldives when compared to what’s coming from India,” Ahmed Mohamed told Indian media.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Former first lady asks to stay with Gayoom on detention island
Nasreena Ibrahim requested arrangements for her to personally attend to Gayoom’s health and “basic needs” until his condition improves.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-elections chief summoned for corruption probe
The summons prompted speculation that Fuwak Thowfeek is being targeted because he could be the opposition coalition’s presidential candidate.
06 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Leaked statement undercuts integrity of anti-corruption chief
Luthfy told police investigators he had warned Justice Ali Hameed and the chief judicial administrator “not to do anything against the government” when he heard rumours of a coup plot by the Supreme Court.
05 May 2018, 9:00 AM
MDP sets date for presidential primary
Former president Mohamed Nasheed, who has already announced his intention to stand in the party primary, is in exile after fleeing from a 13-year prison term.
04 May 2018, 9:00 AM
OIC could be observer in presidential polls
There is concern that free and fair elections will not be possible because of a government political crackdown, which intensified in February after a ruling that ordered the release of the president’s jailed opponents.
03 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Fears grow over Gayoom’s health
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been asked not to move his head at all by an ENT doctor, his lawyer Faisal Mohamed said.
03 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Authorities must act against ‘influenced’ judges
Secret witness testimonies related to the terror trials of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, his son Faris and two top judges were leaked on Twitter earlier this week.
03 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Dunya asks India to help free jailed father Gayoom
Dunya Maumoon, a former foreign minister in her uncle President Abdulla Yameen’s government, told an Indian newspaper that the Maldivian “experiment with democracy may be failing” and that the future remained uncertain.
01 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Nasheed picks campaign manager for party primary
Mohamed Nasheed was found guilty of ordering the “abduction” of a judge after a widely criticised and controversial trial in March 2015. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison, is barred from standing in elections and lives in exile.
29 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Ministers to get bump in health insurance
The amount was previously MVR19,000 a year for government ministers, their spouses and children under 18 and was increased to MVR24,000 after President Abdulla Yameen submitted a formal request.
29 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Electoral body asks for by-election funds
A dozen lawmakers lost their seats in 2017 when they left the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives. The Supreme Court issued an anti-defection order unseating those who crossed the aisle.
29 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives parliament goes into recess
Parliamentarians are paid a total of MVR82,500 (US$5,265) a month.
29 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Supreme Court upholds amendments to Judges Act
The Judges Act was amended so that judges convicted of a criminal offence can be removed from office – without parliament’s involvement – after the appeal process has been completed.
25 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
MDP denies electoral body funding snub
The state budget for 2018 allocates MVR 24 million for political parties.
24 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Lawmakers set to lose seats – again – after Supreme Court ruling
It is not clear if or when there will be by-elections for the soon-to-be vacated seats.
24 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Mahloof on trial over ‘false reporting’ tweet
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof pleaded not guilty to charges of false reporting to law enforcement over a tweet alleging culpability by the authorities over custodial deaths.
23 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Human rights in Maldives imperilled by ‘deterioration of democracy’
A reversal of democratic gains, restriction of rights and impunity for abuses by the security forces are the chief human rights concerns of the US State Department’s 2017 country report on the Maldives.
22 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Political backlash to EU calls for religious freedom
Calls by the European Union to remove a constitutional requirement for all Maldivian citizens to be Muslims have added fuel to a resurgence of religious political rhetoric.
21 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
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