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Maldives

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Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa|

Former Maldives Pres Mohamed Nasheed demands that his replacement Mohammed Waheed Hassan step down and hold early elections; calls for international pressure to stop country's security services from beating his supporters; Nasheed resigned in what he says was a coup only days before, and he has rallied hundreds of supporters in the capital Male in defiance of an arrest warrant issued against him.|

The filmmaker Jon Shenk presents a portrait of Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of the Maldives and an environmental activist, who was deposed on Feb. 7.|

The Six Senses Laamu resort in the Maldives has new policies for guides on its dolphin-watching trips.|

Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa is honoured to have been awarded Leading Green Resort in the Maldives at the World Travel Awards.|

Rival political factions in the Maldives agree to an early election to resolve the political crisis there, after Indian officials intervene; country has been in tumult since Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first democratically elected president, stepped down in disputed circumstances.|

Former Maldives Pres Mohamed Nasheed demands that his replacement Mohammed Waheed Hassan step down and hold early elections; calls for international pressure to stop country's security services from beating his supporters; Nasheed resigned in what he says was a coup only days before, and he has rallied hundreds of supporters in the capital Male in defiance of an arrest warrant issued against him.|

President Xi Jinping of China arrived in Colombo, the capital, to sign a raft of agreements, after visiting the Maldives to sign agreements there.|

Maldivian government issues warrant for the arrest of Mohamed Nasheed, nation's first democratically elected president, saying his departure came in a coup; warrant, along with invitation to members of the business elite and representatives of the former dictatorship to join the cabinet, raises fears among many that the progress of the Maldives toward democracy may be slipping away.|

With its roots firmly planted in Maldivian culture, Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa is proud to launch the Journey to Craft, Culture and History the second of an inspirational set of “Journeys” available at this luxury five-star resort.|

Former Maldives Pres Mohamed Nasheed demands that his replacement Mohammed Waheed Hassan step down and hold early elections; calls for international pressure to stop country's security services from beating his supporters; Nasheed resigned in what he says was a coup only days before, and he has rallied hundreds of supporters in the capital Male in defiance of an arrest warrant issued against him.|

The Maldives is gripped by violent clashes between police and protesters in the wake of turmoil caused by the unexpected resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed, who was elected in 2008 in the country’s first democratic presidential election; his resignation has prompted claims and counterclaims about whether he was actually deposed in a coup; Nasheed implicates his successor, Mohamed Waheed Hassan, who had been vice president before being sworn into office as president.|

Ameer Ahmed Magu, Malé, 20096, Republic of Maldives T:(960) 33 00 888 F:(960) 33 00 790|

We are delighted to announce that Park Hyatt Maldives has been voted ‘The Best Dive Resort in the Maldives.’|

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