30 June 2013, Male':The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communication of Japan, H.E Mr. Yoshitaka Shindo called on His Excellency Dr. Abdul Samad Abdullah today.

30 June 2013, Male':The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communication of Japan, H.E Mr. Yoshitaka Shindo called on His Excellency Dr. Abdul Samad Abdullah today.

17 June 2013, Geneva; The Maldives yesterday addressed the 102nd International Labour Conference which is presently ongoing in Geneva, Switzerland from 5-22 June 2013.

14 June 2013, Geneva; The 23rd Session of the Human Rights Council concluded today with action being taken on all resolutions put before the Council for its deliberation. The Maldives during this session played an important role being a member of the Core Group as a main sponsor on the resolution on "Independence and Impartiality of the Judiciary and Lawyers", by extending its support to the mechanisms and special procedures of the Council and by supporting various initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting human rights.

10 June 2013, Male'; The Government of Maldives does not recognize the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Male' City Council and Kaosiung City of Taiwan on 9 June 2013.

10 June 2013, Male'; The first Ambassador of Maldives to the Philippines, His Excellency Hussain Shihab presented his Letter of Credence as Non-Resident Ambassador, to the President of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III today. The ceremony was held at the official residence of the President of the Philippines "the Malacañan Palace".

10th June 2013, Male'; The Maldives has continued to engage actively on all human rights issues within the remits of the ongoing 23rd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.Among the priorities this year, the Maldives welcomed the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Ms. Gabriella Knaul following her visit to the Maldives and expressed its hope for continued dialogue with the Council and its mechanisms. In its statement, the Maldives acknowledged that it faced structural deficiencies and resource constrains in addressing the issues raised in the report, and reiterated its commitment to acclimatize and implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur and requested the support of the international human rights mechanism and international partners in implementing them.

05 June 2013, Male'; President Dr Mohamed Waheed on Tuesday made a stopover visit to Jordan en route to Palestine. During his visit, President Waheed met with the King of Jordan Abdulla II and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries.

05 June 2013, Male'; During his visit to Palestine, to officiate the 4th Islamic Conference of Bait Al Maqdis, President Dr Mohamed Waheed on Tuesday met with the President of Palestine, Dr Mahmoud Abbas.

04 June 2013, Male':The Government of the Republic of Maldives and the Government of the People's Republic of China, today signed agreement to construct the ‘Islands Stretch Road' in Laamu Atoll.The road will be of about 15 kilometers, starting from the northern end of Gan Island and, end at the southern end of Fonadhoo Island.

03 June 2013, Male'; Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra has concluded her visit to the Maldives, this afternoon. Shee was seeing off at the airport by Vice President Mohamed Waheed Deen.

2 June 2013, Male':Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, His Excellency Dr. Abdul Samad Abdullah paid a courtesy call on Her Excellency Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand today.

01 June 2013, Male'; President Dr Mohamed Waheed and First Lady Madam Ilham Hussain have hosted a banquet in honour of the Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra, who is currently in the Maldives on an official visit.

01 June 2013, Male'; President Dr Mohamed Waheed has said the government intends to double the amount of Thai investments in the Maldives. He made this statement while speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, following talks with the Thai Prime Minister. The press conference was held this evening at Mulee-aage.

01 June 2013, Male'; The governments of the Maldives and Thailand have held official talks, led by President Mohamed Waheed and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand, during the latter's visit to the Maldives. The talks took place at Mulee-aage on Saturday afternoon.

30 May 2013, Male'; The Prime Minister of Thailand, Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to make an official visit to the Maldives from 1st to 3rd June on the invitation of President Dr. Mohamed Waheed.

29 May 2013, Geneva; The Maldives today participated in an Urgent Debate held in the Human Rights Council concerning the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, and the recent killings in the city of Al-Qusayr.

16 May 2013, New York; The United Nations General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution expressing grave concerns over the continuing escalation of violence in Syria and condemning ongoing widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The resolution entitled "The situation in the Syrian Arab Republic" was adopted by a vote of 107 in favour to 12 against, with 59 abstentions. The Maldives cosponsored the resolution and voted in favour of it.

09 May 2013, Male'; New High Commissioner of Maldives to India, H. E. Mr. Mohamed Naseer presented his letter of credence to the President of India H. E. Shri. Puranab Mukherjee this morning.

8 May 2013, Male'; The UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Violence against Children Ms. Marta Santos-Pais has ended her 5-day official trip to the Maldives.