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Peoples' anger mounts as Maldivian President Yameen refuses to abide by SC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E] Feb.3 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court ruling to release key political prisoners and reinstate 12 MPs, President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has refused to honour the rule of law in the Maldives.
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Maldives Supreme Court to armed forces: Ensure opposition participation in
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E], Feb.2 (ANI): The Maldives Supreme Court has directed all institutions of the country, and the armed forces in particular, to honour its full and final decision to reinstate twelve opposition parliamentarians who were disqualified and detained earlier.
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India wishes to see stable, peaceful Maldives: MEA
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Reacting to the ongoing political turmoil in the Maldives, India on Friday said that it wishes to see stability and peace there.
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'I am facing imminent arrest,' says Maldivian opposition leader Faris Maum
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jan.27 (ANI): Maldives opposition leader and the son of former President Abdul Qayoom today expressed fears about his arrest being "imminent" as the Maldives Government has intensified its crackdown on the opposition.
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Eighth Indo- Maldives joint military exercise concludes
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 29 (ANI): A closing ceremony to mark the culmination of 14 days joint training between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces was held at Belgaum in Karnataka.
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China arm twists Maldives into signing a free trade agreement
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Dec 19 (ANI): President Abdulla Yameen's rush to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China during his recent visit to Beijing without following constitutional/legal norms has generated considerable anti-China sentiment in the Maldives.
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Kaspersky Lab names new General Manager for South Asia Region
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 31 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has announced the appointment of Shrenik Bhayani as its new General Manager for the South Asia region covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
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Kaspersky Lab names Shrenik Bhayani as new General Manager for South Asia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): Global cyber-security company, Kaspersky Lab, has announced the appointment of Shrenik Bhayani as its new General Manager for the South Asia region covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. Bhayani will join the company's Asia P
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CHRI urges Maldives to halt first executions in 60 years
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], July 21 (ANI): The Maldives government has been urged to halt the execution of three death row prisoners in the island nation, which, if carried out, would overturn the country's 60-year-long moratorium on the death penalty. Commonwealth NGO has called on the island na
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U.S. concerned over 'irregularities' in no-confidence motion in
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): The United States has expressed its concerns over the irregularities, ?which it said impeded a free and fair vote in the Maldives Parliament, during the no-confidence motion against speaker Abdulla Maseeh.
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'Terror threat' behind cancellation of Saudi King's visit t
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E], Mar.19 (ANI): The Maldives government announced that the official visit of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Male from March 18 had been postponed because of the spread of swine flu in the archipelago nation, however, highly placed sources say the realit
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UN calls on Maldives to release former Defence Minister Col. Mohamed Nazim
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [The Maldives], Jan.29 (ANI): The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) has called on the Government of Maldives to immediately release former defence minister Colonel (Retired) Mohamed Nazim who is under arrest allegedly for trying to engineer a coup.
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