Maldives graft watchdog to probe leads in ‘helpful’ Al Jazeera expose
Maldives’ graft watchdog Tuesday vowed to chase down the evidence uncovered in the Al Jazeera expose as it finalises the report of the largest corruption…
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Nasheed urges Commonwealth body to base Maldives decision on facts
Exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed has urged the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) to base its decisions over the current political strife in the Maldives on facts…
Ex-Chairperson sets out to rescue ‘hijacked’ MDP
Former main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairperson Moosa Manik has initiated a reform program accusing former president Mohamed Nasheed of ‘hijacking’ the party. Manik…
Commonwealth urged to suspend Maldives
A Commonwealth human rights body has urged the suspension of Maldives from the 53 member bloc due to the deteriorating situation in the archipelago. The…
Maldives to commence Remittance Tax next month
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) announced Monday that the three percent Remittance Tax to be charged from expatriates will be in effect starting next month….
Maldives’ ex-home minister confident of upset in primary against pres
Former Home minister Umar Naseer Sunday expressed confidence of pulling off an upset against his former boss and incumbent president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in…
‘No coup’ but Maldives opposition wants security forces to aid overthrow
Exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed says the opposition movement to oust president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom from office needs the “cooperation” of the security forces but…
Nasheed buries hatchet with Gayoom to ‘topple’ president
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he has forgiven his arch nemesis Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who repeatedly threw him in jail, and is…
Al Jazeera expose must prompt police probe
Police have been long accused of politicization and corruption. Even president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has publicly admitted the alarming level of corruption that has…
Maintaining the momentum of climate action
EU launches Climate Diplomacy Week Last December, 195 countries gathered in Paris to negotiate a new global climate agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention…
