Former Maldives President Abdullah Yameen has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after a court in the country found him guilty of corruption and money laundering.

WION Dispatch | Maldives: Former President Yameen gets 11-year jail term in corruption case

A number of important Maldives-China agreements in the Indian Ocean have led Malé to address that Beijing has remained "one of the most important development partners" of the island nation.

Maldives-China ties and challenges for India

The criminal court in the Maldives on Sunday (December 25) found former president Abdulla Yameen guilty of corruption and money laundering. The charges were related to receiving kickbacks from a private company.

Former Maldives president Yameen found guilty of corruption

Political parties, including the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), have condemned the call for an attack on the Indian High Commission in the capital Malé.

Political parties in Maldives condemn calls for attack on Indian mission

At the recently concluded 4th Indian Ocean conference, Maldives’s foreign minister Abdulla Shahid aptly said, “To think of the Maldives is to think of the Indian Ocean.

Maldives: Garland of Coral Atolls

A devastating fire has killed at least 10 people in Maldives including 9 Indian nationals. The fire broke out in the cramped lodging of foreign worked in the capital, Male. The fire is suspected to have begun in a vehicle repair garage at the ground floor of the building.

Maldives: At least 10 people including 9 Indian nationals killed in massive fire

At least 10 workers, nine of them Indian nationals, were killed after a fire engulfed a building where several foreign workers were staying in the capital Male city of Maldives.

Nine Indians among 10 killed in Maldives building inferno  

WION's Ankit Tuteja dives into the unexplored world of the Maldives to get you the best from the island nation.

WION's travel guide to the Maldives

Scientists are racing against time to save the coral reef in the Maldives, they have now come up with a plan. They are regrowing corals using fragments of destroyed coral heads but will this plan prove to be a game changer , our next report has more!

Maldives: Can deep-sea research revive coral reefs?

On Monday, a report published by the local newspaper in the island nation Maldives indicated that the scientists on the Nekton Maldives Mission have discovered evidence of ‘The Trapping Zone’.

Report: Scientists find new ecosystem ‘The Trapping Zone’ in Maldives

A group of scientists believes that they have discovered a previously unknown ecosystem under the depths of the Indian ocean. Watch this report on newly discovered ecosystem.

WION Climate Tracker: Group of scientists discovers 'an oasis of life' in Maldives

Plastic waste from around the world is washing up on Maldivian beaches. It is killing marine organisms that live near the island nation. The mayor of Fuvahmulah, one of the most far-flung islands, is leading a campaign to rid his beaches of plastic waste. Mariam Wardak gets you a report.

South Asia Diary: Plastic waste is killing Maldivian beaches

Maldives is home to one of the largest populations of tiger sharks in the world. Despite their robust diet, tiger sharks do face a challenges to their survival. They are considered near threatened by the IUCN - a status that indicates that they could soon be at the risk of extinction.

WION Climate Tracker: Maldives' tiger sharks soon to be at risk: Experts

Poorly managed plastic waste is threatening the marine ecosystem and economy of the Maldives. A Maldivian youth is hoping to lead a campaign against single-use plastic bottles and packets which are ending up on shores of the beautiful beaches from parts of the world.

WION Climate Tracker: Maldivian youth to lead cleaning campaign as plastic is polluting beaches

Senior Maldives minister has warned that the citizens of Maldives are at the risk of becoming climate refugees. He said that if urgent action is not taken to tackle the climate crisis immediately.

WION Climate Tracker | Maldives faces repercussions of climate change

With rising global temperatures and its impact on sea levels, small countries like the Maldives are left to fight their own battles. The government of Maldives has come up with new ways to protect the marine life there, take a look!

WION Climate Tracker | Rising sea levels a threat to Maldives

A research mission in the Maldives is diving 1,000 metres to probe the links between surface water and deep water. Can this underwater mission uncover deep sea mysteries? Mariam Wardak tells you.

South Asia Diary: Maldivian mission to probe deep sea mysteries

This week on South Asia Diary with Mariam Wardak: + Pakistan's monsoon fury + Maldivian mission probes deep sea mysteries + TikTokers banned from Nepalese holy sites + US pullout leaves Bagram reeling

South Asia Diary: Pakistan's monsoon fury | TikTokers banned from Nepalese holy sites

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the President of the United Nations General Assembly and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid on Monday and discussed the ongoing session of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, as well as, steps to further deepen bilateral relations between the two nations.

UNGA President Abdulla Shahid lauds India's role at the body, thanks for helping the world during pandemic

In Maldives, a scientific mission to study the depth of the Indian ocean is underway. Research is being carried out up to a 1000 meters below the surface.

WION Climate Tracker | New scientific expedition to explore what lies deep in Ocean

A knife attack on the Maldives' environment minister has put the focus on extremism in the country. This year's International Yoga Day celebrations were also disrupted by an extremist mob. What explains this worrying trend in the Maldives? Mariam Wardak tells you.

South Asia Diary | Knife attack on Maldivian minister

A new scientific expedition is all set to explore the depths of the Maldives' ocean. It will help understand what lies below the waves, deeper than the swimming areas for scuba divers.

New scientific expedition to explore depths of the Maldives' ocean

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s four-day visit to India has come at a time when India’s neighbourhood is in flux. The economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal is creating greater instability in a region that is already experiencing perpetual strategic hostilities by Pakistan and China against India.

Continuity and challenges in the India-Maldives relations

In a bit to strengthen ties, India and the Maldives have now signed 6 agreements to expand cooperation in several key areas ranging from terrorism to cyber security. Maldives President Solih further asserted on strong India - Maldives ties.

President Solih in India on a 4 - day visit signs 6 pacts with India

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