Maldives Update; October 9, 2007.

Troops surrounded and then cleared an illegal mosque that had been accused of fomenting extremism.
Militants' arrested in Maldives, BBC News, October 8, 2007.

The move came a week after a British honeymoon couple were badly burned in the Maldives's first ever terrorist bomb attack

The Maldivian Government had four hundred radicals in detention in 2006.
Ajay Makan, Fundamentalism Biggest Threat To Maldives Security: Government Advisor, Minivan News, October 7, 2007.

Foreign Ministry has refused to comment officially on travel restrictions for Maldivians in Pakistan.
Ajay Makan, No Maldivians In Our Madrassas: Pakistan, Minivan News, October 7, 2007.

Maldives Update; October 1, 2007.

The Maldives, was shaken by a bomb that exploded in the capital city of Male, injuring 12 people on 30th of September.

Relations between the FBI and the Maldives police have been close since the government allowed the FBI into the country
Ajay Makan, Updated: Five More Arrests In Explosion Investigation, Minivan News, September 31, 2007.

More Reaction To Male' Explosion, Minivan News, September 30, 2007.

The country's political class is proud of its "moderate" Islamic tradition.
Ajay Makan, Extremist Maldives? Minivan News, September 30, 2007.

The Government of the Maldives had received explicit warnings of the dangers of rising Islamic fundamentalism.

Maldives Update: January 13, 2006

• Maldivian Government Condemns Hussein’s execution, Minivan News, January 2, 2007.
• Adhaalath Party criticizes statement released by Foreign Ministry regarding Saddam’s execution, The Evening Weekly, January 9, 2007.

News on the democratization movement:

• Ali Rasheed, The Parliamentary Wing’s Contribution to 10/11, Minivan News, January 10, 2007.
• An older assessment: Mohamed Shinan, MDP winning the war despite losing so many battles? Haveeru Daily, November 11, 2006.

The Maldivian government continues to build ties abroad even as its support base erodes domestically.

• Maldives Defence Minister in India, Sahara Samay, January 8, 2007.
• More Police Sent Abroad for Training, Minivan News, January 9, 2007.

Citizens of other South Asian countries continue to find employment opportunities in the Maldives.

• Study Shows More Expatriates Working in Maldives, Minivan News, January 2, 2007.

Is the Maldives beginning to face the same threats of religious extremism as its neighbours have for a long time?

• Extremist Group Issues Death Threats, Minivan News, January 8, 2007.