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Politics

Maldives denounces Sri Lankan army chief’s ‘irresponsible’ claims

Senanayake said Maldivians travel through Colombo to fight in Syria.

20 May 2019, 9:00 AM

Culture

Foreign minister seeks solutions as Sri Lanka tightens resident visa

About 15,000 Maldivians reside in the neighbouring country.

08 May 2019, 9:00 AM

Crime

Sri Lankan ‘sniper’ detainee tortured and beaten in Maldives, says Amnesty

Lahiru Madhushanka has also been denied a fair trial, the rights group says.

30 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

Expat expectations and the Maldives election

Almost 6,000 Maldivians are registered to vote at embassies abroad.

22 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

Status quo or got to go? What the Maldives’ allies want from the election

There are seven countries with embassies in the Maldives. What do they want from the presidential election?

29 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM

Crime

Maldivian arrested with 2kg of heroin in Colombo airport

A Maldivian national was arrested in Sri Lanka while attempting to smuggle 2 kilos of heroin.

24 May 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

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, 9:00 AM

Politics

Namal Rajapaksa meets ambassador and tourism minister

Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer and Ambassador Mohamed Hussain Shareef have met with Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa.

17 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

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, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

Sri Lankan fishing boats seized

A ministry report published in October said hundreds of foreign fishing vessels were operating illegally in Maldivian seas every year.

29 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

Sri Lanka aiding opposition coup plots, alleges lawmaker

MP Riyaz Rasheed told the press he was concerned that neighbouring countries were allowing exiled Maldivian politicians to plot attempts to oust President Abdulla Yameen.

09 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

Ambassador to Sri Lanka stands by threat to detain Nasheed

The ambassador-designate’s remarks prompted the opposition leader’s high-profile counsel Amal Clooney to warn that “any attempt by a Maldivian diplomat to detain President Nasheed in Sri Lanka would constitute a violation of international law as well as Sri Lankan criminal law.”

18 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Ex-minister labels his detention on cash smuggling charge ‘harassment’

Former Islamic Minister Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari was briefly detained Sunday at Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike Airport for carrying large sums of cash in his handbag.

06 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

PPM MP slams Sri Lanka for harbouring ‘coup plotters’

MP Riyaz Rasheed slammed Sri Lanka for harbouring “coup plotters,” warning the neighbouring country against interfering in domestic affairs of the Maldives.

01 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Two Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka with 1kg of heroin

According to Sri Lankan media, the pair, aged-28 and 30, respectively, were arrested from a hotel in Colombo’s Bambalapitiya district in the late night hours of April 22.

24 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Suspect arrested over gangster’s murder paid for contract killing

Chief Inspector Mohamed Riyaz said today that a forensic analysis has found that a photo of Razeen lying dead in a van was sent to the suspect’s phone on the night of the murder. On the following morning, the suspect arrested in Malé last week transferred money to the bank account of the man arrested for the murder in Sri Lanka.

17 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka linked to international drug network

According to Sri Lankan media, a Maldivian couple was arrested on Saturday outside the Katunayaka airport with 3kg of heroin in their luggage. After interrogating the couple, Sri Lankan police arrested two other Maldivians and three Sri Lankans, including the alleged Sri Lankan ringleader.

28 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM

Culture

Two Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka over sex-tape blackmail

The suspected racketeers were arrested yesterday from a hotel in Dehiwala, Colombo with two laptops containing nude video clips of more than 100 people, including five politicians. The alleged racketeers reportedly amassed more than MVR6 million from the blackmailing scam during the past two years.

13 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Sri Lanka brokered deal for Nasheed’s release in jeopardy

Home Minister Umar Naseer, who had refused to meet UK Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire today, is now claiming Nasheed tore up state documents.

18 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Government denies Sri Lanka blacklisted foreign minister and MP

Newspaper Haveeru reported today that the pair were also held for more than an hour at the airport before being told they were blacklisted “by mistake.” Dunya and Faris – children of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom – reportedly traveled to Colombo on an unofficial visit in late December.

03 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM

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