Maldives not to extend state of Emergency

The Maldivian government has said it would not extend the state of Emergency after it expires on March 22. At a media briefing held for foreign journalists at the President’s Office, Legal Affairs Minister at the President’s Office Aishath Azima Shukoor said the government did not intend to extend the state of Emergency as the situation in the archipelago had returned to normal. “You would have seen today that life in the Maldives in a normal state. No school or shop is closed. Offices and businesses are open and running,” the Minister said.