Politics
Malaysian prime minister to visit Maldives
According to the Malaysian foreign ministry, the prime minister is due to arrive next week after a visit Sri Lanka from December 17 to 19.
13 Dec 2017, 09:00
Council suspended for meeting India’s ambassador to the Maldives
The decision to punish the Gaafu Alifu representatives was made at a board meeting of the Local Government Authority on Wednesday. The Maldives Independent has seen a copy of the LGA letter sent to the island council.
13 Dec 2017, 09:00
China-Maldives FTA will usher in ‘revolutionary development,’ says Yameen
A landmark China-Maldives free trade agreement signed last week will help pave the way for the “revolutionary development” that Maldivians deserve, President Abdulla Yameen said Tuesday night.
13 Dec 2017, 09:00
India has ‘zero sum’ mentality in the region, says China
The Global Times said the formal handover of Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port to China on a 99-year lease had stirred alarm in New Delhi.
13 Dec 2017, 09:00
Health insurance company boss sacked
The managing director of the government’s health insurance company Aasandha was sacked Tuesday after less than six months on the job.
13 Dec 2017, 09:00
Councils banned from meeting foreign diplomats
The Local Government Authority noted all powers relating to foreign policy were vested in the presidency by the constitution and ordered councillors to seek written permission before meeting foreign diplomats and officials from international organisations.
11 Dec 2017, 09:00
Millions spent illegally on independence celebrations
Auditors found that MVR66 million (US$4 million) was spent on the 2015 festivities without putting the projects out for tender, as required by law before awarding projects worth more than MVR1.5 million.
11 Dec 2017, 09:00
Education ministry schooled over finance violations
The education ministry violated public finance rules by illegally spending nearly MVR900,000 (US$58,365) and failing to collect MVR8 million (US$519,120) owed as loan repayments, according to the ministry’s audit report for 2015.
10 Dec 2017, 09:00
Lawmaker’s father released after arrest from opposition prayer
MP Ahmed Mahloof’s father was freed by the criminal court Saturday after he was arrested while leading the opposition’s weekly prayer.
10 Dec 2017, 09:00
Opposition under fire for holding rally after supporter’s death
Ibrahim Nahid was among 40 men who decided to swim three miles to an MDP campaign rally.
10 Dec 2017, 09:00
China-Maldives FTA among 12 agreements penned during Yameen’s visit
The opposition cried foul after the country’s first FTA was rushed through parliament last month but the government says it would open up the world’s largest consumer market for tariff-free fish exports.
09 Dec 2017, 09:00
Maldives condemns US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The Maldivian government called the move “a flagrant disregard of international law which could have dire consequences”.
07 Dec 2017, 09:00
Neighbours jealous of China-led developments, says ruling party lawmaker
“There are neighbours of ours who are jealous of the progress and development that could come to this nation because we joined China,” said the deputy parliamentary group leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives.
06 Dec 2017, 09:00
Gasim’s Villa laying off staff
Exiled Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim’s Villa Group conglomerate is laying off staff due to financial constraints.
06 Dec 2017, 09:00
Well-being poll could hold clues to Maldives presidential election
A thousand people are being surveyed as part of the Gallup World Poll, which includes the Maldives for the first time, and covers a number of topics such as corruption, governance, job quality and citizen engagement.
05 Dec 2017, 09:00
Two ex-PPM MPs face loss of seats
MPs Mohamed Abdulla and Hussain Shahudhy are facing the loss of seats following their expulsion from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives.
29 Nov 2017, 09:00
Supreme Court rejects appeal from jailed Adhaalath Party leader
Five months after the appeal was filed, the Supreme Court’s registrar informed Sheikh Imran’s lawyers that there were no grounds to challenge the High Court’s decision to uphold the 12-year jail sentence.
29 Nov 2017, 09:00
World Bank sorry for presidential popularity questions
In a statement the global institution said survey staff had been posing questions “beyond the scope” of a data gathering exercise about how people save, borrow, make payments and manage risks in the Maldives.
29 Nov 2017, 09:00
Gasim defies travel ban to go to Germany
Maldives Correctional Service said Gasim could be declared a fugitive after his failure to return to the Maldives, but refused to reveal if he had been declared a fugitive.
28 Nov 2017, 09:00
Yameen defends rising debt
President Abdulla Yameen hit back at opposition criticism over rising national debt, defending the loans taken by his four-year administration as necessary for development.
27 Nov 2017, 09:00
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