China excludes Maldives, Bhutan from South Asia poverty alleviation program
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Maldivian foreign minister calls for ‘peaceful & stable’ Indian Ocean
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid, on a visit to India, has called for a “peaceful, prosperous and stable” Indian Ocean and added that it is essential for the "stability" of the Maldives.
Maldives extends state of health emergency again
The Maldives has yet again extended its state of public health emergency after a surge in COVID-19 cases in the island nation. The announcement was made by the Minister of Health Ahmed Naseem.