A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Some of the beer cases that the police apprehended from the safari cruiser docked in Hulhumale. PHOTO / MALDIVES POLICE SERVICE Maldives Police Service has arrested three expats who were illegally keeping alcohol on a safari cruise docked in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. According to the police, 87 cases of liquor, 47 cases of beer, and […]
President Abdullah Yameen has stated that discussions on issues pertinent to citizens, was a waste of time and that he would not do that. Speaking from Eydhafushi island Baa atoll, President Yameen said the opposition had always accused him of heavy-handedness in his way of conducting affairs of the state. However, he said that he […]
1) Location, location location. The Maldives’s location on the Indian Ocean makes it a nation of concern to India especially as regional rival China is trying to expand its sphere of influence in the area. The Maldives is located near important sea routes in the Indian Ocean and close to the Gulf of Aden and […]
President Abdulla Yameen has advised the people ‘to recognize and accept the work being carried out for the progress and development of the nation’. He made the remarks in his address to mark Unity Day, the official day declared in remembrance of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated the whole region. In his address, […]
President Abdulla Yameen (L) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an official visit to India. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Maldives is discussing a high-level bilateral visit from India to overcome the strained relations between the two nations, Indian media has revealed. According to The Times of India, a top delegation from India is expected to arrive […]
President Abdulla Yameen’s pro-India statements came after reports that there were doubts in New Delhi on Maldives’ decision to sign an FTA with China. New Delhi: While Maldives President Abdulla Yameen described India as the island country’s “closest friend and ally” and asked the media to refrain from criticising the South Asian giant, he also […]
It’s more than a bistro, though. On top of community building events like trivia nights, Afshan and Akmal hold social awareness programs at The Goatfish. They also provide a platform with their café for artists and musicians, who lack public exposure, to showcase their talents. Additionally, they are trying to establish the service industry as […]
The Maldives manages to wriggle out of a sticky diplomatic situation involving regional power India Indo-Maldivian relations have been under strain… Maldives risks losing the look of a unitary state as stipulated in the Constitution The ball was in the Maldivian government’s court and President Yameen himself came out with a conciliatory statement on Sunday… […]