A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A branch of the Sri Lankan organization that works to empower career women and women entrepreneurs, Women In Management (WIM), has been inaugurated in the Maldives. The branch of WIM in Maldives was inaugurated by the First Lady, Fathimath Ibrahim at a special ceremony last night held at Hotel Jen. Last night’s ceremony was attended […]
12 September 2017: Canada and Maldives have joined UN Environment’s Clean Seas Campaign to eliminate marine litter, bringing the total number of countries to 26. The Campaign aims to engage governments, the private sector, civil society and the public in tackling the causes of marine litter by targeting the production and consumption of non-recoverable and […]
Twenty-nine foreign representatives from 13 island countries including Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Mauritius and Fiji have confirmed attendance at the conference Gu Wu, head of the legal affairs and islands department under the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said. (Reuters) Oceanic administrators from 13 island countries, including Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Mauritius, will gather in […]
COLOMBO: The Maldives may seek Sri Lanka’s help to deport former president Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s envoy said today, a day after the exiled leader’s lawyer raised fears for his safety. Male’s ambassador-designate to Colombo, Mohamed Hussain Shareef, in a statement said that Nasheed, the first democratically elected president, is a “fugitive” and left the […]
Transparency International is joining with the Maldivian Democracy Network, the International Commission of Jurists, Front Line Defenders and Forum-Asia to call on the Supreme Court of Maldives to rescind the indefinite suspension of all 56 lawyers who signed a petition to the Supreme Court calling for the independence and reform of the judiciary. Their suspension […]
Today, the island country surrounded by clear waters is losing its shimmer when the sun overheads its beaches. The beauty of any nation is validated by its people living in peace and harmony but ironically, the beauty on the outside remains in Maldives but on the inside, the political shift has made the shimmer go […]
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed. PHOTO/MIHAARU Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed has announced plans to implement an electronic filing system for the Maldives Judiciary. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the annual Judges Symposium on Wednesday night, the Chief Justice proclaimed that the new endeavour commenced last year and will be established in three stages. The system […]
Former president and PPM leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom waves to his supporters outside the PPM Office. PHOTO/MIHAARU As the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has not officially voted out the former president and PPM founder Maumoon Abdul Gayoom as the party’s leader, he still holds the title, the former president’s office has claimed. Former […]
The new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Zhang Lizhong, has paid a courtesy call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad, this morning at the President’s Office. At the call, the Vice President welcomed the Ambassador to the Maldives and congratulated him on the commencement of his term as the Ambassador of China to […]