Maldives

S’pore appoints Sitoh Yih Pin, Patrick Daniel as non-resident envoys to Maldives, Sri Lanka

Sitoh Yih Pin (second from left) and Patrick Daniel (right) receiving their letters of credence from President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Family of SJI International student who died on Maldives trip files negligence claim against school

The student’s parents had filed claims against the school as co-administrators of the girl’s estate and as dependants.

Over 130 arrested in Singapore in crackdown on transnational scams linked to $963m in losses

The multi-national operation was carried out in partnership with law enforcement agencies from Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, the Maldives, Thailand, Macao, Indonesia, Brunei and Canada.

Last two bodies of Italian divers killed in scuba diving accident recovered, Maldives says

An ambulance carrying the body of one of the five Italian scuba divers who died in an accident in underwater caves, arrives at a mortuary in Male, Maldives, May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage

Bodies of last two Italian divers recovered in Maldives

The bodies of two Italian divers being transferred from a police boat to an ambulance in Male on May 19.

Bodies of two Italians killed in scuba diving accident recovered, says Maldives government

Divers conducting search and recovery operations for the bodies of four Italian divers in the waters of Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, on May 19.

Maldives investigates if Italian divers went too deep in fatal cave dive

Members of Maldives' Defence Force preparing to take part in a search and recovery operation for the missing Italian scuba divers in the waters of Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, on May 16.

Maldives rescue diver dies in search for missing Italians

The victims included a marine biology professor, her daughter and two young researchers.

Maldives rescuers search for five drowned Italian divers

A tourist, along with guides, returns after an open-water diving session near Rasfannu Beach in Male on May 15, 2026.

China factor spices up tussle over key part of the Indian Ocean

Campaigners protesting outside the High Court in London in 2025 against the British government's move to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

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