The six boats competing in the Volvo Ocean Race were again transported onboard an armed ship to the haven of Male, the Maldives capital, because of the threat of pirates along the east coast of Africa. In a move unprecedented in the event's 38-year history, boats in the race were transported in late December on an armed ship through the Indian...
MALÉ, MALDIVES -- Changes intended to improve the financial status of the Maldives have opened a path for foreigners interested in buying homes in this idyllic tourist destination in the southwest Indian Ocean. Until last year only big-brand hotels were able to secure leaseholds on some of the country's 1,200 islands. But then the government of...
Lund, Sweden RISING sea levels could threaten the existence of small island states such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and the Maldives. If the international community cannot or will not slow global warming, the least it can do is help those states prepare for life after land by recognizing a new category of state -- the...
Republikken Maldiverne er et land i det Indiske Ocean sydvest for Indien. Det består af en gruppe atoller.
Efter en langvarig periode uden reelt fungerende politiske partier, besluttede Maldivernes parlament enstemmingt den 2. juni 2005 at tillade politiske partier. Umiddelbart efter indleverede Maldivian Democratic Party deres ansøgning. Partiet havde sammen med andre demokratiske kræfter udøvet et voldsomt pres mod den siddende regering, ledet af præsident Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, der havde siddet ved magten siden 1978. Ved det efterfølgende præsidentvalg i oktober 2008 vandt oppositionskandidaten fra Maldivian Democratic Party, den tidligere samvittighedsfange og politiske aktivist Mohamed Nasheed en populær sejr , og han blev indsat i embedet 11. november 2008.