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Moosa warns protests if Usfasgandu is taken

Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) interim chairperson and Hulhu-henveiru MP Moosa 'Reeko' Manik has strongly expressed disapproval over the order by the Home Ministry to the police to dismantle the MDP camp at Usfasgandu.

May 21, 2012
Protesters clash with police at NATO summit

Protesters clashed with riot police Sunday as an anti-NATO protest turned ugly in Chicago when a few hundred demonstrators demanding an end to war ignored orders to clear the streets.

May 21, 2012
Court order sought to dismantle Usfasgandu

Maldives Police Service yesterday asked for a court order to take apart Usfasgandu, after the Police had been ordered by the Home Ministry to dismantle the area issued by the Male City Council to opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) for its political activities till the end of next month.

May 21, 2012
Police ordered to dismantle Usfasgandu

Home Ministry has ordered the police to dismantle Usfasgandu area which has been issued to opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) to hold its political activities by the Male City Council until the end of June this year.

May 20, 2012
Child suspects in Muheeth murder deny charges

The underage children suspected to be involved in the murder of Abdul 'Bobby' Muheeth, 21 of G. Veyru, who was stabbed to death last February, have denied all charges.

May 20, 2012
Police seized drugs worth MVR1.35 million

Commissioner of Police Abdulla Riyaz has revealed that within the last 100 days of President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Maniks's presidency, police have confiscated narcotics worth MVR1,357,900.

May 19, 2012
Fun weekend ends in tragedy

The close friends of Ibrahim 'Ibbe' Waheed were in a state of shock and utter disbelief over his untimely death while enjoying the weekend in the popular vacation island 'Kuda Bandos' yesterday.

May 19, 2012
Maldives-Lanka to extend Police cooperation

In bid to counter the escalating rate of crime in the region, the Maldivian and Sri Lankan defence establishment will be making arrangements to strengthen police cooperation between the two countries.

May 18, 2012 1 comment
No plans to dismantle Usfasgandu yet: Police

Police have denied any plans to dismantle the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) camp set up at the Usfasgandu area behind Dharubaaruge.

May 17, 2012
Violence hits as leaders denied bail

Demonstrators torched vehicles and fought police in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka after a court Wednesday denied bail to 33 opposition figures over charges stemming from an anti-government protest last month.

May 17, 2012