Politics
Key witness retracts bribery allegation against Faris
The prosecution’s key witness in MP Faris Maumoon’s bribery trial told the court on Monday that he did not take or ask for any money to back the opposition’s bid to impeach the parliament speaker.
12 Mar 2018, 09:00
Government had secret talks with Nasheed
Discussions were kept confidential, as requested by former president Mohamed Nasheed, but the minister said the government was forced to go public after the opposition violated an agreement and began discrediting the administration.
12 Mar 2018, 09:00
Gayoom accused of destroying evidence as lawyers allege ‘mental harm’
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was questioned for the first time on Saturday, 33 days after his arrest.
12 Mar 2018, 09:00
Gayoom refuses to cooperate with ‘illegal investigation’
Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom refused to cooperate with “an illegal investigation” when he was questioned for the first time after more than a month in police custody.
11 Mar 2018, 09:00
Maldives opposition seeks UN-mediated talks
In an open letter Friday, the allied parties asked President Yameen to clear up the government’s stance on talks after reports that a mediation offer from Secretary-General António Guterresr was declined.
10 Mar 2018, 09:00
‘Unwarranted and unconstructive’: Maldives slams UK-led call to end state of emergency
President Abdulla Yameen invoked emergency powers and suspended basic rights “primarily because the bench of the Supreme Court was beyond any measure of constitutional accountability,” the Maldives permanent representative told the UN Human Rights Council.
10 Mar 2018, 09:00
Soldiers block opposition protest in Laamu atoll
Despite police allowing the rally to go ahead from the atoll capital Gan, soldiers in riot gear blocked protesters on the causeway between the islands of Maandhoo and Kadhdho.
10 Mar 2018, 09:00
Opposition accused of planning and inciting violence
Police said investigations were under way after they had learned of plans to topple President Abdulla Yameen’s administration from the streets with arson attacks, bribery, petty crime and vandalism.
09 Mar 2018, 09:00
UN rights chief urges Maldives to ‘completely reverse’ emergency measures
“I am deeply concerned that the rule of law, which is the foundation of any democratic state, is being undermined,” Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussain said at the UN Human Rights Council.
08 Mar 2018, 09:00
Three arrested after MDP office raid
Three members of the Maldivian Democratic Party’s national council have been taken into custody after police raided the main opposition party’s office in Malé.
08 Mar 2018, 09:00
Legal changes propose removal of convicted judges without parliament vote
A ruling party lawmaker proposed amending the Judges Act to trigger automatic removal if a judge is convicted of a criminal offence, bypassing the parliamentary vote called for by the constitution.
07 Mar 2018, 09:00
Opposition supporters protest in Sri Lanka
The demonstration in Colombo was the first one outside the Maldives since last month’s Supreme Court ruling and state of emergency declaration.
06 Mar 2018, 09:00
Shareef made new Elections Commission chief
With only ruling coalition lawmakers present, President Abdulla Yameen’s nominee to the five-member electoral body was approved with 33 votes from the 85-member house.
06 Mar 2018, 09:00
PPM proposes anti-defection law to penalise floor crossing
The ruling party has proposed an anti-defection law to penalise floor crossing and strip lawmakers of their seats for switching parties.
05 Mar 2018, 09:00
President nominates utility boss to Elections Commission
Local media reported Sunday that former MP Ahmed Shareef Adam was the only candidate sent for parliamentary approval out of those who applied to the president’s office.
04 Mar 2018, 09:00
Three MPs among detainees from #OccupyMajeedheeMagu protest
Special Ops police in riot gear moved in swiftly after opposition supporters gathered around 4:30 pm in four spots along Malé’s main thoroughfare, setting up barricades, pepper spraying and charging protesters.
03 Mar 2018, 09:00
PPM condemns harassment of Channel 13 reporter
Footage of the incident shows irate protesters yell into Aminath Layal’s microphone and chant for President Abdulla Yameen’s resignation as she accuses them of obstructing press freedom.
03 Mar 2018, 09:00
VTV fined US$26k for speech defaming president
The broadcasting regulator has slapped Villa Television and sister station VFM with a fine of MVR400,000 (US$26,000) over a speech by an opposition lawmaker in December last year.
01 Mar 2018, 09:00
#JeSuisParis: Maldives minister waxes lyrical on state of emergency
A minister has drawn parallels between the state of emergency in the Maldives and the one in France.
01 Mar 2018, 09:00
Maldives vows ‘aggressive action’ over use of flag by North Korea-supplying tanker
An oil tanker suspected of illegally supplying North Korea was not registered by Maldivian authorities to sail under the national flag, the government said Wednesday after Japan notified the UN Security Council of the incident.
28 Feb 2018, 09:00
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