News from August 6 to 12: a 22-year-old woman was brutally murdered and dismembered, former MP Nazim testified in ex-president Yameen’s bribery trial, and the Addu City Council urged the public not to prod and feed a seal that drifted to the southernmost atoll.
News from July 30 to August 5: President Solih and Indian Prime Minister Modi launched the ‘Greater Malé Connectivity Project,’ the president reiterated the longstanding ‘India First’ foreign policy, and ex-president Yameen was named the PPM’s candidate for the 2023 election.
News from 2022 July 23 to 29: arrest of homosexuals inflamed ruling party’s internal tensions, ex-presidents clashed with clerics on yoga, and the Maldives celebrated 57 years of independence.
News from July 16 to 22: the government defended a new law that compels journalists to reveal informants, Dhiffushi islanders beat up an alleged rapist, and the Malé City Council was accused of obstructing the start of a minibus service.
News from July 9 to 15: the embattled Sri Lankan president fled to the Maldives, a week-long Eid holiday was celebrated across the country, and an expatriate was left in critical condition after being stabbed.
News from July 2 to 8: a young woman was killed after a speeding car collided with a bus, the Malé City Council cried foul over a road development project, and the transport ministry approved higher fares for taxis.
News from June 25 to July 1: applications opened for flats and plots of land for Malé residents, key suspects were arrested after a breakthrough by the presidential commission on deaths and disappearances, and rough weather caused flooding and accidents at sea.
News from June 18 to 24: a mob disrupted the International Yoga Day event, Covid-19 cases increased 185% in the third week of June, and a prominent lawyer was filmed engaging in homosexual relations.
News from June 11 to 17: MDP MPs in ex-president Nasheed’s faction defied the party’s whip, the HPA warned of rising Covid-19 cases, and two foreign workers were crushed to death under marble sheets.
News from June 4 to 10: President Solih announced his intention to seek re-election, ex-president Yameen’s bribery trial began, the government condemned derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohamed by a BJP spokeswoman.
News from May 28 to June 3: ex-president Yameen claimed that China offered to build a bridge for free, two drug trafficking suspects were set free over a warrantless search, and a 21-year-old died of stab wounds in Addu City.
