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Joint statement on the proposed Defamation Bill before the Maldivian Parliament.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II issued the following message on the occasion of Maldives’ Independence Day.
UK's annual temporary visa application service will be in operation in Maldives on 24 August 2016.
Her Majesty The Queen will present a Queen’s Young Leaders Award to an exceptional young person from Maldives on Thursday (23 June 2016).
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has released its Annual Human Rights Report for 2015.
Minister for Asia, Hugo Swire, responds to the Maldivian Criminal Court’s decision to sentence Sheikh Imran Abdulla to twelve years in prison on terrorism charges.
HMS Defender is paying a routine visit to Colombo to take on stores and fuel before continuing with her duties in the Indian Ocean.
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, to Downing Street this morning.
The British Deputy High Commission in Chennai has resumed regular operations and all visa processing.
His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena planted a Na tree in the garden of the official residence of the British High Commissioner.
Minister for Asia comments on the State of Emergency in the Maldives
The British High Commission Colombo will answer your questions on applying for a Chevening Scholarship via Twitter on 20 October at 1400.
The UK has announced a significant increase in the number of Chevening Scholars from Maldives.
Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss the UK’s human rights priorities.
Foreign Office Minister of State, Hugo Swire, represented the UK at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Hugo Swire has called for judicial independence in the Maldives as former President Nasheed is returned to prison.
UK visa applicants in the Maldives will be able to apply for UK visas in Male' at a temporary Visa Application Centre on 26th Aug. 2015.
The UK’s annual temporary visa service in the Maldives will operate on 26 August 2015 from 9.00 to 17.15.
The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for 2016/2017 Chevening Scholarships. from 3 August until 3 November 2015.
Message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 50th Independence Day of the Republic of Maldives.
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