Politics
MDP activists, arrested over mock grave, released
The six men from Ukulhas were accused of “sorcery and unruly behaviour” after opposition supporters created a mock grave outside the home of an MDP activist who switched to the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives.
15 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
“I did it for my job”: government employees say they were forced to join PPM
“Our manager said that our signatures are needed for the sake of his job and ours,” an employee at STO said. Some signed up voluntarily, in the hope for getting jobs for family members.
14 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
MDP elects Hassan Latheef as new chairperson
Hassan Latheef, a prominent lawyer and former minister, was elected as the chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party on Friday
12 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
With Yameen’s re-election bid in full swing, PPM appears stronger than ever
Ministers, lawmakers and heads of state-owned companies are out campaigning in the Maldives far-flung atolls and signing up new members in the capital.
12 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
No corruption in use of state resources for rally marking Yameen’s third year in office
The ACC declared legal expenses from the state budget and forced attendance for civil servants because the rally was organised by the government and not the ruling party.
11 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Yameen dismisses Nasheed’s presidential ambitions as futile
Nasheed hit back today at Yameen’s criticism of MDP members revolving around the opposition leader, saying his popularity is not his fault and declaring his intention to seek the opposition party’s presidential ticket.
09 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Majlis approves bill to let candidates with criminal records run for councils
MPs voted 46-19 to amend the 2010 local council elections law to allow individuals convicted of graft, bribery, drug abuse, and offences with punishments prescribed in Islamic shariah to contest three years after being pardoned or completing their jail sentence.
08 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Indian mechanic’s death prompts concern over safety for migrant workers
Maheshwaran Mariappan, 27, was caught under a dump truck that he was repairing on Maamigili, Alif Dhaalu Atoll on Wednesday. The vehicle fell on his head and he died within minutes.
08 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
PPM wants to let convicts contest local council elections
Opposition MPs accused the ruling party of seeking to grant the PPM’s ticket to convicts ahead of April’s local council elections.
07 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Clerics launch legal bid to overturn niqab-ban in schools
The petition said: “There is no doubt amongst Islamic scholars that the niqab is permissible in Islam. The only doubt is on whether it is compulsory or not.”
06 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Stability, development and prosperity: Yameen’s state of the nation address
Yameen used his fourth state of the nation address to underscore the government’s achievements in 2016 and to set forth ambitious goals of creating thousands of new jobs and developing regional hospitals and airports.
06 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Opposition MPs boycott annual presidential address
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has decided to boycott President Abdulla Yameen’s annual state of the nation address at the official opening of the People’s Majlis for a second consecutive year.
05 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Court throws out lawsuit challenging new call for candidates for local councils
The appellate court threw out the petition by the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party after its lawyer Anas Abdul Sattar failed to turn up to a hearing on Monday.
02 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldives local council elections postponed a second time
The elections commission has once again set back the vote to elect local councils stating that voting stations could not be set up in public schools on April 8.
02 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Police officers await January’s wages amid dispute over hike in allowances
Police officers have yet to receive January’s wages after the finance ministry refused to pay higher allowances, prompting more than 200 officers to seek interest-free loans offered by the police welfare company.
02 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Teachers sacked, suspended for wearing niqab
The ministry of education has sacked a Qura’n teacher because she refused to take off her niqab, or full-face veil, for work.
31 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldives rejects UN decision on detained ex defence minister
The foreign ministry said it “does not agree” with the UN’s finding that Mohamed Nazim was detained illegally.
30 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Nasheed arrives in Colombo as stalemate drags on in Maldives
The former president “will discuss the difficulties and concerns of party members and supporters and will also meet with different branches of the party,” an MDP official said.
29 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
UN panel finds Maldives ex defence minister’s detention illegal
“[T]the Working Group considers that an adequate remedy would be to release Col. Nazim immediately and accord him an enforceable right to reparations”, the ruling said.
28 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Top opposition figure’s passport seized
Shidhatha Shareef’s passport was confiscated upon her arrival in Malé on Thursday. The police and immigration refused to comment.
26 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
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