A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.

Category - Politics

Diplomacy • Politics

US concerned over rising Islamist extremism in Maldives

September 8, 2017

Health Minister Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim (C) receives WHO's award to the Maldives for the successful eradication of measles from the country. PHOTO/HEALTH MINISTRY

Diplomacy • Health • Society & Culture

WHO hails Maldives for eradicating measles

September 8, 2017

Celebrity • Politics • Society & Culture

Amitabh Bachchan cancels visit to attend WHO meeting...

September 8, 2017

Opinion • Politics

The voice of Maldives gets shuddered all over again

September 8, 2017

Qasim Ibrahim (R) with his lawyers at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport (VIA) before departing to Singapore.

Legal • Politics

Qasim’s legal team prepares to appeal imprisonment...

September 8, 2017

Diplomacy • Politics

WHO’s 70th Regional Committee Meeting for South-East...

September 7, 2017

Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan addresses an event in Mumbai on May 12, 2017, held to announce him as World Health Organization (WHO) goodwill ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia. PHOTO/AFP

Celebrity • Diplomacy • Politics

Bollywood legend cancels Maldives trip at last minute

September 7, 2017

Legal • Politics

Gasim departs for Singapore on 10-day medical leave

September 7, 2017

Police and protester

Judicial independence in the Maldives is...

September 7, 2017