Fayyaz Slams Muizzu Over Media Bill on Democracy Day
Opposition leader and Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairperson Fayyaz Ismail on Monday criticised President Mohamed Muizzu’s government for pushing ahead...
With Tough-as-Nails Sushila Karki as PM, Nepal Should Come Out of the Woods
Nepal’s first female PM had earlier fought corruption and high-handedness in an earlier avatar as the first female Chief Justice...
Media Under Increasing Stress in South Asia
Last week’s youth revolt against a ban on social media in Nepal was a clarion call for freeing the media...
Social Media Ban Results in Ouster of Unpopular Nepalese PM
Nepal has been thrown into instability again, K.P. Sharma Oli’s ouster being the 13th change in 17 years. A sudden...
Maldives Condemns Israeli Strikes on Qatar as Violation of Sovereignty
The Maldives government has condemned Israel’s missile strikes on the State of Qatar on Tuesday, calling the attacks “cowardly” and...
Parliament Committee Shuts Journalists Out of Media Bill Review
The parliament committee on independent institutions on Tuesday barred journalists from covering its review of a controversial media regulation bill,...
How India Helped China Resist Japanese Aggression
On 3 September, China held a mammoth military parade displaying its armed might to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its...
MDP Refuses to Join Govt Effort to Draft 20-Year Plan, Citing Bad Faith
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said on Sunday it would not participate in the government’s efforts to formulate...
India, China Recognise Each Other’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’ at Tianjin Bilateral
The two countries pledge to view each other’s policies independently and not through the lens of third parties. Indian Prime...
Journalists Petition President, Parliament to Withdraw Controversial Media Bill
A petition signed by 151 journalists from 41 news outlets, including freelancers, was submitted to both the People’s Majlis and...
