Maldives
Voting gets underway in crucial Maldives parliamentary election
Maldives, April 6 (newsin.asia) - Voting got underway in the Maldives on Saturday in a crucial parliamentary election which will elect 87 members to the island's Parliament. According to the Maldives Elections Commission, some 386 candidates are competing for 87 seats in Parliament, also known as the People's Majlis. Some 264,442 people are eligible to vote. According to Transparency Maldives,...
Ahead of April 6 Maldivian elections, religious fanaticism raises its ugly head
Jumhoory Party chief Gasim Ibrahim has said that if the Maldivian Democratic Party comes to power Hindu and Buddhist temples and Christian churches will be built.
Maldives and India reiterate their “India-First” and “Neighborhood-First” policies
Maldives expressed its support for India’s candidature for permanent membership of an expanded and reformed UN Security Council. It also reiterated support for India’s candidature for non-permanent seat for 2020-21
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj in Maldives for talks
India's top diplomat is expected to discuss both existing and future bilateral agreements including further cooperation in areas such as health and trade.
Gasim Ibrahim and wife Aishath clash on supporting former Maldivian President Yameen
Aishath said she could never forgive former President Yameen for his actions.
Gasim urges immediate release of jailed former Maldivian President Yameen
Jumhoory Party leader and Maldivian Speaker Gasim Ibrahim says that no one should be jailed before being given a fair trial. He had earlier opposed the jailing of Nasheed for the same reason.
New Indian Ambassador to the Maldives Sunjay Sudhir presents credentials
Ambassador Sudhir assured the Maldives that India is interested in working together on areas of mutual interest.
Maldives expresses deep concern over escalating tension between India, Pakistan
Male, Feb 28 (newsin.asia) - The Maldives has expressed deep concern over the escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, following the terrorist attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama, India on Feb 14, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement here Thursday. The Foreign Ministry said the Maldives resolutely and unequivocally condemned terrorism in all...
Ex-Maldivian President Yameen remanded in money laundering case
Male, February 19 (Avas): Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has been taken to Maafushi Prison, in accordance with Criminal Court's orders to keep the former President in custody until the end of his money laundering trial. Yameen appeared in the Criminal Court here on Monday afternoon after the country’s top prosecutor charged him last week with money laundering. The prosecution...
Maldives former president taken into custody
Maldives, Feb 18 (newsin.asia) - The Maldives Criminal Court, on Monday ordered authorities to take into custody former President Abdulla Yameen till a money laundering cases against him is concluded in court, local media reported. Yameen appeared in Criminal Court in capital Male, on Monday afternoon after the country’s top prosecutor charged him last week with money laundering. During the...
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