CHINA may see its influence in the Maldives dwindle if opposition parties win this weekend’s parliamentary elections. The vote – which will determine the fate of 93 parliamentary seats – comes at a crucial time for beleaguered President Mohamed Muizzu, who is
A British Airways stewardess was flown home from a £2,000-per-night resort after getting into a flight fueled by alcohol. Bosses ordered the airline worker back home following her shocking behaviour that was witnessed by hotel staff and guests. She had been staying
India has initiated the replacement of its military personnel in Maldives with civilian technical staff to operate three aircraft provided by India for humanitarian purposes. The first group of technicians, tasked with operating a helicopter, has arrived in Maldives. This decision follows
The Maldives government has granted clearance to a Chinese research vessel to dock in its port. The move may escalate tensions with India, as the Maldives is currently in a diplomatic dispute with the country. The diplomatic spat with India began when
India’s leading travel platform EaseMyTrip has suspended flight bookings to the Maldives due to social media posts against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The suspension of Maldives bookings by EaseMyTrip is described as indefinite. The controversy involves comments from three now-suspended Maldivian
Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in Friday as the Maldives’ president, succeeding Ibrahim Solih. Muizzu, a conservative Islamist largely seen as sympathetic to China, defeated Solih in an upset in September’s election. Muizzu vowed upon inauguration that the archipelagic nation’s “lines of independence
Shark attacks free diver in Maldives A nurse shark bit a free diver in the Maldives, leaving the woman with a six-inch-wide mark on her shoulder blade. Credit: @the_sharkguy on Instagram A video of a shark attack that was posted on Instagram
Two British nationals have drowned in the idyllic Maldives in the space of just two days, according to reports in local media outlets. A 46-year-old man died while swimming off the atoll of Rasdhoo just after 9am yesterday. The unnamed diver drowned