Fact-checking the Maldives fisheries minister

The US and UK deny their ambassadors are lying about the Maldives situation.

Sanctions, elections, the Maldives and India: A Q&A with Mohamed Shainee

Mohamed Shainee is a confidant of President Abdulla Yameen.

Q&A: Fisheries minister takes questions on Maldives crisis

Mohamed Shainee speaks about the Maldives United Opposition, rifts within the ruling party, talk of the transition of government and how President Abdulla Yameen keeps his cabinet together: by sending the message, ‘Whatever you do, you can’t get away with this.

Maldives to partner with Saudi Arabia and China on mega projects

President Abdulla Yameen is looking to Saudi Arabia and China for investment amidst persisting criticism of his human rights record by western powers.

Maldives pursues fossil fuels and clean energy at once

The government, noting the need for reducing oil dependency, has signed its second renewable energy project in a month, but has also asked a visiting American research vessel to conduct tests for oil and gas near a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

Maldives government launches media offensive on boat blast

Cabinet ministers and ruling party MPs have launched a media offensive, appearing on some six TV channels every week night. Slick messages extolling President Yameen’s virtues have begun appearing on social media with the hashtag #IStandWithYameen.

Lawyers granted access to imprisoned former president

The Maldives government has granted lawyers access to former President Mohamed Nasheed, four days after he was returned to a high security prison on Maafushi Island.

Nasheed denied access to lawyers

“For lawyers to meet someone who is in custody, a request form must be filled and there is a procedure. It is not something we can arrange at an instant,” said the Maldives Correctional Services’ spokesperson.

Government pension plans reliant on MVR1 billion investment return