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Police have taken a 20-year-old male suspect into custody yesterday in relation to a stabbing in Hulhumale' on Monday night (April 26), local media reports....

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected over the central and southern areas from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. today, Maldives Meteorological Service (MMS) has said. Thunderstorms are expected over the area between Haa Alif and  Gaafu Dhaalu atoll today (May 1), and the MMS have issued a White Alert. In addition, the Met Office has [...]...

The President's Office has removed pictures of female film stars in revealing clothing from its website after criticism on religious grounds and the 'hypocritical' treatment of women arrested from Anbaraa Island. ...

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"The Maldives is now known around the world as a country that doesn’t keep its promises or honour the contracts. The airport fiasco will hit each and every Maldivian because banks won’t lend money and companies won’t invest in our country without demanding much higher rates of interest,” the former president warned....

"The annual increase was due to the rise in the number of arrivals from China which offset the decline in arrivals from Europe," explained the central bank's monthly update of "developments in key economic sectors"....

The state-owned Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has said that the number of projects awarded to the company has increased fourfold in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period last year....

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A staggering 84 percent of journalists surveyed report being threatened at least once by political parties, gangs, religious extremists, parliamentarians and the government between 2011 and 2013. ...

The RSF commends Mariyath’s coverage of the growing influence of radical Islamist groups in the Maldives in the aftermath of the controversial transfer of power in February 2012....

Several local media outlets have today reported that last week a 19 year-old woman with HIV has given birth to a child last week at the state Indira Gandi Memorial Hospital [IGMH]. ...

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The Malé City Council said the ACC has not conducted a proper investigation into the council's agreement with GoMedia and said the ACC is not authorized to terminate a contract as per a September 2013 Supreme Court ruling. ...

At the end of first quarter of 2014 tourist arrivals to the Maldives saw an increase of 9.7% compared with the same period of 2013, reaching a total of 321,561, reported the Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday. Europe was the leading market generator taking account of 51.3% of all arrivals to the Maldives with a [...]...

The Criminal Court has released 21 individuals arrested from a music festival on Anbaraa Island on alleged drug abuse. Only 13 of the 79 initially detained are now in custody. The Maldives Police Services had also released 44 individuals on Tuesday. Detainees have accused the police of brutality during arrests including the use of batons [...]...

The Bank of Maldives (BML) has published it’s first quarter results with an operating profit of MVR 199 million, an increase of 35% over the previous quarter. Income grew by 10% and costs were controlled, the BML said. The loan book grew by MVR 199 million in the quarter and loan book quality continued to [...]...

In 14 audit reports released between January and March, the auditor general also recommended recovering MVR294 million (US$19 million) from the officials responsible for the illegal expenditure....

The MDP has said it will terminate any new airport development contracts made by President Yameen if it comes to power. ...

Local NGO Kickstart completed it’s free TechTalk lectures at Madhu College, Malé on Monday. The TechTalks are free monthly events organised to share knowledge about important concepts in computer science and the latest developments in software development. Previously, Kickstart organised the Maldive’s first 24 hour Hackathon, an event that brought together web developers from the local...

Shafaz must return from medical treatment in Sri Lanka by May 20, Home Minister Umar Naseer has said. ...