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The service, agreed upon during  the visit of PM Narendra Modi to Maldives last year shall be connecting Cochin and Tuticorin with Maldives capital Male. An MoU was signed last year to establish a direct passenger-cum-cargo ferry service between the two neighbours for providing an alternate, direct and less expensive …

Maldivian  president Ibrahim Mohammad Solih in a tweet said that “A landmark moment in Maldives-India cooperation today as we receive Indian assistance of USD250 million as budget support and USD500 million for the Greater Malé Connectivity Project. I thank PM @narendramodi and the Indian people for their generosity and friendship” Yesterday, …

The Speaker said in a tweet that if the government closes its borders once again, it could lead to the citizens going bankrupt and in turn, trigger worse damages and losses. Nasheed noted that closure of borders will not prove to be the most beneficial to the citizens. His statement …

The Prime Minister will then be in Maldives on November 17 to attend the swearing in ceremony of newly elected President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Maldivian Democratic Party leader Solih defeated incumbent Abdullah Yameen in presidential race in September. Prime Minister Modi had telephoned Solih to congratulate him on his win …

Nasheed, who had been jailed for 13 years on terrorism charge in 2015, was welcomed at Male airport by president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and hundreds of supporters. He arrived two days after the country’s Supreme Court withdrew a warrant for his arrest in the case.  Nasheed became the country’s first …

The court halted the conviction after the Prosecutor General requested the apex court to review verdict against him last Sunday. The order requested state authorities not to take any action against Nasheed until it reviews his verdict as requested by the PG’s office. The judgement comes two days before former …

In a unanimous ruling, the court on Sunday denied the president’s request to oversee a police or military probe into alleged vote-rigging and electoral fraud.  It ruled that there is no legal or constitutional basis to question the legality of the election based on the evidence submitted.  The Supreme Court …

Addressing an election meeting in Colombo Monday evening Solih said he will also work towards improving relations with countries like Iran and Qatar. Solih, who is the common candidate for Joint opposition, a grouping of four parties, asserted of having people’s support and winning the elections against President Abdullah Yameen, …

The Maldives has been in turmoil since strongman President Abdulla Yameen jailed or exiled all his main opponents in recent months. “The European Union adopted today a framework for targeted sanctions in view of the situation in the Maldives, making it possible, if the situation does not improve, to impose …

BEIJING: India is a brother, but China is like a long lost cousin found, Maldives Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal has said, asserting that his country would push ahead with Chinese projects despite New Delhi’s concerns. The Maldives will further embrace Chinese investment but is aware it risks getting caught …