Commission says Maldives journalist was murdered by Islamist militants MALE: An abducted Maldivian journalist was murdered by Islamist militants, a panel investigating deaths and disappearances under the previous government said, in remarks that were critical of former president Abdulla Yameen. Ahmed Rilwan, a... Women 02 Sep, 2019
Maldives police arrest ex-vice president after India denies entry NEW DELHI/MALE: Maldives police on Saturday said they had arrested former vice-president Ahmed Adeeb and were bringing him to the capital Male after he was refused entry to India. Adeeb, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2016 for... Women 04 Aug, 2019
Maldives election expected to cement president's grip on power Voters queue from Saturday night; police raid opposition office Observers denounce repressive campaign, lack of transparency International monitors stay away, fearing vote-rigging Maldives President Abdulla Yameen is expected to... Women 23 Sep, 2018
Maldives lifts state of emergency after 45 days Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted a 45-day state of emergency which had outlawed protests amid political upheaval on the Muslim-majority Indian Ocean island chain.Yameen imposed the emergency on February 5 for 15 days after a Supreme... Women 22 Mar, 2018
Asian giants China and India flex muscles over tiny Maldives Chinese naval task force entered Indian Ocean Maldives new theatre of competition India moved planes and ships for possible intervention China backs Maldives' leader after emergency imposed NEW DELHI/COLOMBO: A Chinese naval... Women 07 Mar, 2018
Maldives seeks foreign help to investigate arrested judges' wealth: envoy GENEVA: Maldives will seek help from other countries to investigate judges suspected of taking bribes and “hijacking” the Supreme Court to drag the island nation into political crisis, a senior Maldives diplomat told Reuters in an interview. The... Women 17 Feb, 2018
Maldives ex-president says top court judge ill-treated in prison COLOMBO: The exiled former president of the Maldives on Wednesday accused authorities of ill-treatment of a supreme court judge thrown into prison following the imposition of emergency in the Indian Ocean island nation. The Maldives has been in... Women 07 Feb, 2018
Maldives opposition calls for Indian intervention as president imposes emergency rule MALE/COLOMBO: An exiled former president of the Maldives urged India on Tuesday to send an envoy backed by military to release political prisoners after the government of the Indian Ocean archipelago imposed a state of emergency and arrested two... Women 06 Feb, 2018
Maldives declares state of emergency for 15 days Male, February 5 Maldives President Abdulla Yameen today declared a state of emergency for 15 days in an escalation of a battle with the country’s Supreme Court, which his allies say is trying to bring down the government. Yameen had earlier... Travel 06 Feb, 2018
Divided Maldives parliament backs Commonwealth exit amid ruling party split COLOMBO: Fewer than half of Maldives lawmakers voted on Wednesday in favour of leaving the Commonwealth, highlighting deep divisions over last week's decision by President Abdulla Yameen to sever ties with the group of mostly former British... Women 20 Oct, 2016
Maldivian Ambassador calls on President Bidya Bhandari KATHMANDU: Maldivian Ambassador to Nepal Ahmed Saleem paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter's office in Sheetal Niwas, on Tuesday. Ambassador Saleem discussed diplomatic relationship between the two countries with... Horoscopes 20 Sep, 2016
Britain grants refugee status to ex-president of Maldives COLOMBO: Britain has granted refugee status to Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives who was jailed in 2015 after a trial that drew international criticism, his lawyer said on Monday. Nasheed, the Maldives' first democratically... Women 23 May, 2016
