Authorities in the Maldives say they have arrested a key suspect who is believed to have detonated the IED that targeted the Maldives’ former president Mohammed Nasheed on Thursday, reported Raajje TV
Maldives hopes to become the greenest country in the World
With new measures and green initiatives, the Maldives is hoping to become the cleanest country in the world, a senior official said. The Indian Ocean archipelago is already phasing out single-use plastic, including water bottles, and projects that could reduce its carbon footprints.
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Former Maldives president critical after bomb injury, was against Islamic extremism
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was critical and in intensive care on Saturday after being wounded in an explosion that occurred on Thursday evening just outside his home, media reports said
Maldives announces curfew across five islands
As COVID-19 cases remain unchecked in the Maldives, authorities on Friday have announced further restrictions, putting five islands under curfew, reported Raajje TV
Former Maldives president Nasheed injured in explosion in Male
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, who is now the parliament speaker, has been wounded in an explosion that occurred on Thursday evening just outside his home, reported Raajje TV
Maldives reimposes curfew in Male region amid record COVID-19 cases
Authorities in the Maldives have decided to reimpose seven-hour-long night curfew in the Greater Male region as its daily COVID-19 caseload crossed 700 for the first time, reported Raajje TV
Amid COVID-19 surge, Maldives faces tough choices
Almost 60 percent of beds in hospitals are occupied in the Greater Male region, the most densely populated area in the Maldives, and the daily case count of the coronavirus has already crossed 500, reported Raajje TV
Maldives tourism minister elected to Asia Pacific Travel Association
Maldives Tourism Minister Abdullah Mausoom has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Travel Association, an influential body to promote responsible travel and tourism in the region, reported Raajje TV
Jailed former Maldives president transferred to house arrest amid COVID-19 surge
Abdullah Yameen, the former president of the Maldives, has been transferred to house arrest
Maldives records highest daily surge in COVID-19 cases
The Maldives recorded 328 new infections on Monday, the highest single-day surge since March 2020 when the archipelago recorded the first cases of the coronavirus, reported Raajhe TV. Total cases of the COVID-19 surpassed the 28,000 marks
Maldives tightens border control measure amid COVID-19 surge
Authorities in the Maldives have tightened border measures for travelers that include mandatory ten days home quarantine for people coming from India, as the region braces a new wave of the COVID-19, reported Raajje TV
Maldives inoculates 37,000 tourism sector workers
Authorities in the Maldives have so far vaccinated over 37,000 workers who are employed in the country’s tourism sector, according to Raajje TV
Terror suspect alleges custodial torture; Maldives’ rights commission starts probe
A terror suspect, arrested allegedly for plotting to blow up a school laboratory in the Maldives, on Friday alleged custodial torture by law enforcement officers, reported Sun news
Brawl in Maldivian capital over counting of votes
Ahmad Shareef, the head of the Maldives’ Elections Commission, has criticized the country’s political parties for resorting to “irresponsible” behaviors while the counting for votes of local council elections was going on, reported Raajje Tv
Oil spill near Maldives: Ship with 60,000 liters of diesel sinks
An oil barge carrying 60,000 liters of diesel sank near the Maldives’s Embudu lagoon following a fire that broke out on the ship, as per a report in the Raajje tv
Maldives sign agreement to support island tourism development with UNDP
The Maldives government has signed an agreement to support local island tourism with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
