Jun 28, 2024, at 08:23 pm
A Maldivian minister has been arrested for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu, media reports said.
Maldives decides to ban Israeli passport holder to protest ongoing Gaza crisis
Jun 03, 2024, at 06:44 pm
Maldives has banned Israeli passport holders from entering the Island Nation amid public outrage over the ongoing war in Gaza.
Apr 22, 2024, at 03:03 pm
President Mohamed Muizzu People’s National Congress (PNC) took control of the Parliament by winning the election on Sunday by clinching over 60 seats, highlighting the Island Nation's further tilt towards China and moving away from regional powerhouse India.
The Maldives 'debt distress': President Muizzu faces domestic outrage over China affinity
Apr 19, 2024, at 04:30 pm
Since winning the 2023 elections banking on an anti-India narrative and coming to power, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has been developing ties with China and distancing from India, calling its long-time ally a "threat to the sovereignty of Maldives."
Apr 19, 2024, at 06:33 am
Ahead of the parliamentary polls in the Maldives, the opposition parties have demanded an investigation followed by an impeachment of President Mohamed Muizzu over the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018, a charge dismissed by him.
India-Maldives relations cannot be broken easily due to some stupid people, says Manta Air CEO
Mar 12, 2024, at 05:19 am
Male/Maldives/UNI: Manta Air CEO Mohammed Khaleel said the diplomatic rift between India and the Maldives is persisting due to the actions of certain stupid middle-level politicians and the influence of social media, but he exuded confidence that the relations between the countries cannot be broken easily due to years of strong bonds and shared interests.
Maldives projects 2 million tourists in 2024
Feb 06, 2024, at 04:48 am
Colombo: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu Monday forecasted that the country could attract two million tourist arrivals this year, making it the first time in the history of the Maldives since the inception of its tourism industry, according to local media.
Maldives opposition party may file impeachment motion against President Mohamed Muizzu
Jan 29, 2024, at 09:55 pm
Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), which is the main opposition party of Maldives and holds a majority in the Parliament, has gathered enough signatures to submit a motion to impeach President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, media reports said.
Maldives Parliament witnesses chaos as lawmakers clash during special session
Jan 29, 2024, at 02:12 am
Maldivian Parliament on Sunday witnessed unruly scenes when some lawmakers exchanged blows with each other during a special session convened to seek parliamentary approval for President Mohamed Muizzu's cabinet ministers.
Jan 15, 2024, at 12:32 am
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu received a jolt when pro-Indian key opposition party Maldives Democratic Party (MDP)'s candidate Adam Azim won the crucial mayoral elections of Male.
Maldives reports contamination in Pakistani syrups: Reports
Dec 12, 2023, at 01:03 am
Pakistan is currently facing an embarrassing situation after the Maldives reported contamination in Pakistani syrups and suspension medicines, media reports said.
Maldives: 10kgs of drugs seized from Pakistani traveller
Jun 06, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Male: A Pakistani visitor who was trying to bring drugs into the Maldives was apprehended, media reports said.
India is one of the top sources of tourism to Maldives: S Jaishankar
Jan 20, 2023, at 05:22 am
Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently visiting Maldives, on Thursday said India is one of the top sources of tourism to the Island Nation.
Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe wants 'order restored', asked to resign at all-party meet
Jul 14, 2022, at 03:13 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka's political leaders met for an all-party meeting Wednesday amid another day of massive protests and have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to resign letting the parliament Speaker take over as acting President after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives.
Maldives: Pakistani chef kills Bangladeshi waiter
Apr 18, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Male: A Bangladeshi waiter has been allegedly stabbed to death by a Pakistani chef in a Maldivian hotel, media reports said on Monday.
‘Power of humanity’ can overcome COVID-19, climate challenges – Assembly President
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New York: The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday opened the annual General Debate, this year held as a hybrid in-person and virtual event, reflecting on the darkest days of the pandemic, “when cities were shuttered and vaccines still a dream” and how the world’s peoples “came together as never before”.
Assassination bid on former president: Maldives concludes probe, names ringleader
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Maldivian authorities have concluded the probe into the case involving the failed assassination bid on the country’s former President Mohammed Nasheed and also revealed the identities of ten people, including the mastermind. On 6 May this year, a homemade IED bomb wrapped in a motorcycle exploded near Nasheed’s home in capital Male when he approached his car, leaving him critically injured. He is currently recuperating after treatment in Germany.
China excludes Maldives, Bhutan from South Asia poverty alleviation program
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:40 am
China last week launched a new poverty alleviation program directed at South Asian countries which didn’t include the Maldives, Bhutan, and India. The initiative, first proposed by Chinese Foreign Ministers Wang Li in April is being seen as another Chinese attempt to create an alternate block in South Asia that pointedly leaves out country that are seen as close toIndia.
Maldives simplifies business, abolishes revenue stamp for official documents
Jul 06, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Male: The Maldives on Monday has abolished the usage of revenue stamps for official documents as the country’s parliament passed a bill ceasing its usage to make business transaction simpler. The Indian Ocean archipelago started using revenue stamps in 1970.
Former Maldivian president tells opposition to stop spreading hatred towards India
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:15 am
Mohammed Nasheed, the Maldives’ first democratically elected president, has urged the country’s opposition parties to stop spreading “hatred” and “hostility” towards India. Anti-Indian propaganda has risen significantly in the archipelago in recent times.
Maldives former president Nasheed, who escaped assassination bid, recovering in Germany
Jun 28, 2021, at 04:31 am
Mohammed Nasheed, Maldives' former president and current speaker of parliament, who escaped an assassination attempt last month, hasn’t yet recovered fully. For the last few weeks he has been in Germany, having treatment for his injuries.
Maldives struggles to bring back children of Maldivian ISIS terrorist stuck in Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:40 am
Saifiu and his wife, both Maldivian nationals, were arrested by Afghan authorities in 2018 from eastern Nangarhar province, where they had joined ISIS. Since then, they, along with their children, are in an Afghan prison. The Maldivian government despite making several efforts have failed to repatriate their children.
Maldives launches counter-terrorism operation in prisons
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Maldives has launched a counter-terrorism operation in its prisons in the capital Male and Mafushi in connection with the failed assassination bid on the archipelago’s former president Mohammad Nasheed.
Foreign Minister of Maldives elected next UN General Assembly President
Jun 08, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New York: The UN chief welcomed the election on Monday of Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Maldives, as President-elect of the 76th session of the General Assembly.
Maldives Foreign Minister elected President of UN General Assembly
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:46 am
New York/IBNS: Abdulla Shahid, foreign minister of the Maldives, was elected the President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly with three-fourth majority, garnering 143 votesout of the 191 ballots cast.
Police arrest key suspect accused of targeting former Maldives president
May 10, 2021, at 02:24 am
Authorities in the Maldives say they have arrested a key suspect who is believed to have detonated the IED that targeted the Maldives’ former president Mohammed Nasheed on Thursday, reported Raajje TV.
Sri Lanka condemns bomb attack on ex Maldives president
May 09, 2021, at 04:15 am
Sri Lanka has condemned the terrorist attack on former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, and expressed solidarity with the island nation’s people and government.
Maldives announces curfew across five islands
May 08, 2021, at 12:51 pm
As Covid-19 cases remain unchecked in the Maldives, authorities on Friday have announced further restrictions, putting five islands under curfew, reported Raajje TV. The measures came after the archipelago over 700 daily cases on Thursday.
Ex-Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed injured in suspected bomb blast
May 07, 2021, at 05:23 am
Male/IBNS: Former Maldives President and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed was on Thursday injured in a suspected bomb blast, media reports said.
Amid Covid-19 surge, Maldives faces tough choices
May 04, 2021, at 08:35 am
Almost 60 percent of beds in hospitals are occupied in the Greater Male region, the most densely populated area in the Maldives, and the daily case count of the coronavirus has already crossed 500, reported Raajje TV.