MR’s US visit not official

Maldives’ President bid to challenge polls result dealt major blow

Maldives’ apex court on Tuesday refused to hear the three witnesses presented by incumbent president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom to back his motion to annul last month’s presidential election. The decision by the five judge bench was a major blow to president Yameen’s hopes of annulling the election as the three witnesses were key to prove his claims of vote rigging and electoral fraud. The Supreme Court has now ended the hearings on the challenge and a verdict is expected next. However, it re

16 Oct, 2018

Sanath insists he acted with integrity after being charged by ICC

Ex-Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya says he has acted with “integrity” after being charged with corruption. The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged Jayasuriya on Monday with two breaches of its anti-corruption code. He is accused of failing to co-operate with an investigation and “concealing, tampering with or destroying evidence”. Jayasuriya says the charges “do not contain allegations pertaining to match fixing, pitch fixing or any other similar corrupt activity”. The 49-year-ol

16 Oct, 2018

OMP briefs families of missing in Colombo

The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) met families from the Western Province in Colombo today and briefed them on the ongoing process to address the issue on people reported missing. The meeting took place at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute this afternoon. The OMP heard from the families of the missing and took their suggestions. The OMP also briefed the families on the?interim report of the OMP, which was released last month. The OMP has recommended in the report that?state officials includ

16 Oct, 2018