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The unanimous verdict of a three-judge Bench of the Maldivian Supreme Court, acquitting jailed former President Abdualla Yameen.

If a majority section of Maldivians were upset over media reports that New Delhi was setting up a navy base in a remote Mauritian island

A complex picture emerges from Maldives Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) From Germany, where he has to undergo a further surgery to set right the damage to his eardrum and treatment for numbness on his left side, Speaker Mohammed ‘Anni’ Nasheed has cautioned against the emergence of suicide attacks in native Maldives. In a social media interaction with supporters back home to mark the 16th anniversary of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), of which he is the President, Nasheed said ‘many people should be arrested suddenly’ to secure the situation. “I want to m...

Maldives: Hate Crime Bill sparks controversy Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) At a time when the nation should be united in the face of terrorism that had targeted Speaker Mohamed ‘Anni’ Nasheed, the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and coalition government are divided as never before. MDP chairman Hassan Latheef has since admitted to such a division, which has already damaged the party’s public image and standing. With coalition partners now seeking to scuttle the government’s religion-centric ‘hate crimes’ bill, identified with the Nasheed camp and flowing d...

The election of Maldives’ Foreign Minister, Abdulla Shahid, as the 76th President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) could not have come at a better time for the island nation. Shahid commences his year-long term in September, and his elevation, it is hoped, can change the archipelago-nation’s standing in the international community, particularly as the global body is otherwise considered to be a club for rich and powerful nations, of...