Politics
President mocks jailed rivals, promises ‘surprise’ manifesto
President Abdulla Yameen on Friday launched a series of attacks against his jailed and exiled rivals at a ruling party rally in Malé’s carnival area.
12 May 2018, 09:00
Nasheed proposes switch to parliamentary system
Former president Mohamed Nasheed has proposed switching to a parliamentary system after a six-year interim national unity government to oversee transitional justice and constitutional reforms.
12 May 2018, 09:00
Elections Commissioner resigns, appointed state minister
Elections Commission member Mohamed Shakeel was appointed state minister of economic development shortly after his resignation from the five-member electoral body.
10 May 2018, 09:00
Opposition denounces conviction of chief justice
The joint opposition denounced a five-month jail sentence handed to Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed as ambassadors from the US and UK questioned the possibility of free and fair polls this year.
09 May 2018, 09:00
Secret witness retracts leaked statement
Ibrahim Shiyam, who claimed to have handed over bags of cash to lawmakers, informed the criminal court and police that he was no longer willing to testify in the terrorism trials of top judges and politicians.
09 May 2018, 09:00
Nasheed accused of plotting southern secession in leaked audio
Former president Mohamed Nasheed is under fire over a leaked audio of a conversation about Addu City seceding from the Maldives to form a new state.
09 May 2018, 09:00
Everything is fine in the Maldives, ambassador tells Chinese media
China is one of the biggest investors in the Maldives, with more than a billion dollars ploughed into three infrastructure projects, and it has signed a huge trade deal with the country. It is also a major supplier of visitors.
08 May 2018, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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