Politics
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
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, 09:00
Maldives clerics roll out wide-ranging religious agenda
Policies were set on a myriad of issues including Jihad, tourism, trade, education, media and atheism
25 Jan 2017, 09:00
Opposition candidates offered jobs if they withdraw from local elections
“If they contest for the council independently or with the MDP because they need a job, I am ready to find them jobs,” Ahmed Shareef said.
25 Jan 2017, 09:00
‘No change in plans’ despite fourth lawmaker’s defection, says Gayoom faction
Saudhullah Hilmy’s defection was prompted by the cancellation of lucrative government contracts and deals a blow to Gayoom’s plans to check Yameen’s hold on power through the parliament
24 Jan 2017, 09:00
Raajje TV journalists fined for police obstruction
Mohamed Wisam and Leevaan Ali Nasir were fined MVR28,800 (US$1,868) each on charges of obstructing police officers
24 Jan 2017, 09:00
Nasheed calls for opposition to field single candidate in 2018
“I don’t think we will have a free and fair election as things stand now. So we will have to have the whole opposition together and come out with a single candidate,” the opposition leader told AFP.
22 Jan 2017, 09:00
Court to rule on legal row over nominations for local council elections
The high court is set to rule on whether the elections commission was right to void some 900-candidacy papers and open a call for new nominations ahead of the upcoming local council elections.
22 Jan 2017, 09:00
Government takes over Gasim’s Villa airport
The moves against the Gasim’s business interests come after the Jumhooree Party leader threw his weight behind former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and formed a new alliance with the 79-year-old’s faction of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives.
19 Jan 2017, 09:00
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