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ADK dentist handed to police

A 55 year-old orthodontist at ADK hospital in Male has been handed to police following earlier allegations of child molestation by Interpol, the International Criminal Police...

Elections Commission suspends funds to ‘inactive’ political parties

The Elections Commission has suspended public funding of six political parties it claims are...

LDCs meeting in Delhi this weekend

The government of India is holding a ministerial conference for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) this...

Mid-market appeal amongst 2011 tourism challenges

Indian tourism market seeing exponential growth in Maldives as country pursues mid-market...

EC calls for final council seat re-vote in five islands

A second round of voting will take place for the fifth and final seat on five island councils after an equal number of votes were received for some candidates, though no other ballots from this month’s local election will be re-contested without a court ruling, the Elections Commission (EC) has...

Lale English teacher resorted to begging, sleeping in fishmarket

When English teacher John Campbell accepted a job at Lale Youth International School two years ago, he had no idea he would be leaving the country with scarcely more than the shirt on his...

Court releases murder suspect citing lack of cooperation from Health Ministry

The Criminal Court has released a 19 year old murder suspect who was kept in detention six months for an investigation into the death of a 17 year old boy in August. Police said they had been waiting six months for documents from the Health...

High Court orders EC to delay announcing official results of Kela

The High Court has ordered the Elections Commission to delay the announcement of the official results of Kela in Haa Alifu Atoll, after a case filed in court alleging that the Commission had violated the Elections...

Maldives first national university inaugrated

The Maldives National University was inaugrated this morning and its seal presented to its new Chancellor, former Education Minister Dr Mustafa...

Second ACC corruption case to launch this week against GMR bribe allegations, says Umar Naseer

The ACC investigation is the second case to be launched this week alleging major deals involving prominent...

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