A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed warm felicitations and sincere good wishes to the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message to the President of China, President Yameen took note of the long […]
Galolhu South Constituency MP Ahmed Mahloof has met the EU Ambassador to the Maldives Tung-Laï. The Parliamentarian said the two had discussed on how the EU resolution on the Maldives can be implemented and measures to ensure that 2018 Presidential elections can be free and fair. MP Mahloof also said he had briefed the Ambassador […]
“The Maldives is among India’s closest partners,” PM Modi said while addressing the media after holding bilateral delegation-level talks with visiting Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in 2016 in Delhi. He further stated: “The stability and security of the Maldives are in the interest of India.” The significance is reiterated to reinforce the old […]
On advice from the cabinet, the President has decided on the Maldives’ participation in the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The deliberations were made at today’s meeting of the Cabinet, on a paper presented by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. The Kigali Amendment endorses to reduce the production and consumption of HFCs. Full […]
The Maldives has defended a Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen after the kingdom was blacklisted by the UN for killing and injuring hundreds of children last year. The military alliance was placed on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ “list of shame” for 683 child casualties and 38 verified incidents of attacks on schools and hospitals. But in […]
The Minister of Environment and Water Resources of Singapore, H.E. Masagos Zulkifli, paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, this morning, at the President’s Office. During the call, the President welcomed the Minister to the Maldives and conveyed greetings and good wishes to Her Excellency President Halima Yacob and the Prime Minister […]
Legal teams have been decimated and trials could end up paralysed because of the mass suspension of lawyers in the Maldives, a United Nations rights expert said Monday. The comments from the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, follow the suspension triggered by scores of lawyers calling for judicial […]
The Government of Maldives has risen to the defence of Saudi Arabia, citing that the UN had failed to amass accurate information on the current situation prior to placing Saudi Arabia on the list of shame. Saudi Arabia was placed on the UN’s ‘list of shame’ last week. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to […]