Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih would never attempt to influence a judge, said former president Mahammad Nasheed, as the former faces the allegation of influencing the trial of now-jailed former president Abdullah Yameen

The leaked audio tapes of three of the five Maldivian judges, who convicted former president Abdullah Yameen in a money laundering case, created a political storm in Maldivian politics as the tapes appear to show that Yameen’s trial was influenced by the current government

Despite the significant recovery in the country’s tourism industry, Moody’s downgraded the Maldives’ sovereign rating to Caa1 with a stable outlook from earlier B3, citing the drop in tax revenue collection and other factors

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih is open to holding a referendum, if the majority of people want, for changing the governance system from the existing presidential to the parliamentary system

Maldives will assess risks to the archipelago due to the situation in Afghanistan as the Maldivian government has repeatedly warned against the growing extremism and radicalization in the country

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih has ruled out imposing a state of emergency, saying “this is not the time” for such actions, and assured that the government would take actions against religious extremists

Former Maldivian Tourism Minister Ali Waheed, accused of sexually harassing several of the ministry’s female employees, has been sentenced to two months and 12 days in prison by the country’s apex court

In what seems a pressure tactic to push people to get Covid-19 vaccines, the Maldivian government has announced a range of restrictions, including banning flights, public transport, and indoor dining, for people who aren’t vaccinated yet

One of the suspects arrested concerning the assassination attempt on Speaker and former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has been released from police custody

Former President Abdulla Yameen, who is currently serving a jail sentence in a corruption case, will be questioned in connection with the disappearance and murder of a journalist

In what seems another attempt by Maldives’ former president Mohammed Nasheed to pressure President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih, the ruling MDP passed a resolution, prompted by the former, asking the president to impose a state of emergency in the archipelago

Maldivian authorities have concluded the probe into the case involving the failed assassination bid on the country’s former President Mohammed Nasheed and also revealed the identities of ten people, including the mastermind

Almost 80 percent of resort workers have been fully vaccinated in the Maldives and 97 percent have received at least one dose, showed the data released by the country’s tourism ministry

Maldives Police Service has signed a $48 million agreement with India’s ABL Indira Projects JV to develop multiple projects related to police infrastructure

Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed has said that for him It will be “very difficult” to support the current government after it withdrew the hate crime bill