A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MP Riyaz Rasheed has accused Sri Lanka of assisting alleged opposition efforts to overthrow the Maldivian government. Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Riyaz said he was concerned that neighbouring countries were allowing exiled Maldivian politicians to plot attempts to oust President Abdulla Yameen. “Every Maldivian citizen has the right to believe that the efforts […]
PPM’s deputy leader and Vilufushi MP Abdullah Riyaz speaking at a press conference held at PPM headquarters in the capital Male. PHOTO / MIHAARU Ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s deputy leader and Villifushi MP Abdullah Riyaz has made some strong indictments against neighbouring Sri Lanka, alleging that the country’s government is aiding the Maldives’ […]
Ruling PPM leaders at the opening ceremony of the party’s new hub in neighbouring Sri Lanka. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA The ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has opened a party hub in neighbouring Sri Lanka. The new party hub was formally opened to the Maldivian community living in Sri Lanka by PPM’s deputy leader […]
A road in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Two Maldivian minors, who were arrested along with two Sri Lankan students after a gang fight in a school last Thursday, have been summoned to court. Sri Lankan police had arrested the four minors after a heated brawl with a rivalling group at the famous Daybridge International School had […]
Bajaj three-wheeler autos pictured on a road in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan police have arrested four minors, including two Maldivians, over a gang violence incident in a school that left three students injured. According to the Maldivian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mohamed Hussain Shareef, the heated brawl occurred between two rivalling groups of the famous […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 18th September 2017. By Ahmed Hamdhoon The following is a loose translation: When the Maldives Ambassador-designate to Sri Lanka Mohamed Hussain Shareef (Mundhu) has said he himself will be out on the street to arrest ex-President Mohamed Nasheed, if the need arises to arrest him, […]
The ambassador-designate to Sri Lanka has stood by threats to detain former President Mohamed Nasheed after the exiled opposition leader’s high-profile international lawyers expressed concern about their client’s safety. Mohamed Hussain Shareef ‘Mundhu’ told the pro-government Sun TV last week that the Maldivian embassy would enforce orders to detain Nasheed in Colombo and return him to the Maldives to […]
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 […]