MALE (AFP) – Voters across the Maldives head to the polls on Saturday for a presidential election aimed at ending a period of political turmoil on the tropical islands following violence last year.

MALE, MaldivesMALE, Maldives — A tense calm settled over the rainy Maldives capital Thursday, one day after rioters rampaged through its streets to demand the return of ex-President Mohamed Nasheed ...

“If the country experiences another five years of anarchy under the PPM and its allies,” many Maldivians will view “the suppressed stability of Gayoom’s presidency with rose-tinted glasses.” Maldivian ...

Abdullah Waheed informs that there could be at least 3000 video games sold per day in Maldives capital Male. The blogger wonders whether there is a link between the increasing violence on Male streets ...

MALE (AFP) - The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives goes to the polls this weekend for a presidential election that will test its young democracy 18 months after a violent change in leadership.

Hundreds of men and women stand on the side of the road waving placards under the hot sun. Police and military are nearby, watching. I'm in Male, the capital of the Maldives and standing in the middle ...