Maldives president Muizzu’s party has scored a big win in the parliamentary elections New Delhi: In what could potentially harden Maldives president Mohamed Muizzu’s pro-China stance, his party, the People’s National Congress (PNC), has scored a thumping victory in the island nation’s parliamentary election held yesterday. The PNC, which contested 90 out of the 93 … Read more
This month, he awarded high-profile infra contracts to Chinese state-owned companies Mali, Maldives: The Maldives votes Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to test President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot’s traditional benefactor. Primarily known as one of the most expensive holiday destinations in South Asia, with pristine … Read more
Mohamed Muizzu had set March 10 as the deadline for the withdrawal. Male: The second batch of Indian military personnel manning a helicopter gifted by India to the Maldives has left the island nation as demanded by him, President Mohamed Muizzu has said. Mr Muizzu, a pro-China leader, also reaffirmed that foreign ambassadors in Male … Read more
Male: Asserting that Maldives is not a small nation, President Mohamed Muizzu has said that the steps taken by his government to ensure the Indian Ocean island nation’s security on its own should not concern any “external parties”. The pro-China Maldivian leader’s comments came days after the first batch of Indian military personnel operating a … Read more
Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in as the new Maldivian president on November 17. New Delhi: India and the Maldives are holding crucial talks on Friday with a focus on finding a mutually workable solution to enable continued operation of the Indian military platforms in the island nation, people familiar with the matter said. The second … Read more
Chaotic scenes unfolded in the Maldives’ Parliament on Sunday as members from the ruling and opposition factions engaged in physical confrontations. A video circulating on social media captured the chaos, showing MPs exchanging kicks and blows, with one member even using a horn to disrupt the speaker’s address. The clashes erupted due to differences between … Read more
Maldivian Democratic Party candidate was elected as new Male mayor, a post held by Mohamed Muizzu earlier Male: In a setback to Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, pro-India opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on Saturday secured a landslide victory in the capital Male’s Mayoral election. The MDP candidate, Adam Azim, has been elected as the new … Read more
Apparently jolted by a major backlash following some lawmakers’ disparaging comments about PM Modi and India, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has appealed to China to “intensify” efforts to send more tourists to his country”, news agency PTI reported on January 9. This comes amid a significant number of cancellation of reservations by Indian tourists in … Read more
