Ahmed 'Papa' Fayaz served more than two years on obstruction charges in connection with an explosion on the president's speedboat.
Hospital staff were accused of refusing to put the patient on a ventilator as advised by the doctor because they "wanted to make the necessary memo...
Obstruction of justice carries a jail term of almost five months.
The Elections Commission has made public a list of eligible voters for September's presidential poll.
Some 104 million non-biodegradable plastic bags toxic to coral reefs and marine life were imported to the Maldives last year.
The loan is to be "repaid at the government's convenience" with no deadline, the tourism minister told the press at a ceremony held to sign a...
The Indian firm says it is not liable for any taxes due to an arbitration payout over the cancellation of its airport development deal.
The government hit back after calls from Western ambassadors "to demonstrate genuine commitment to a credible, transparent, and inclusive election process."
Despite police snatching ballot boxes to execute a court warrant, nearly 44,000 members voted for exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed to be their candidate in this year’s presidential elections, the...
Leaders of the Maldivian Democratic Party and Jumhooree Party have been exchanging recriminations after disagreements about fielding a single candidate broke out into the open last...
Packages of illicit narcotics from an Iranian boat that ran aground in the northernmost atoll started washing ashore Thursday night.
All five members of the Ihavandhoo island council have been suspended without pay for three months over alleged obstruction of housing ministry staff.
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was among 141 people arrested from an opposition mass protest in the capital on March 16. He was accused of obstructing law enforcement after entering the restricted Republic...
Of the 44,011 ballots cast, 43,922 voted for former president Mohamed Nasheed and 14 voted against.
Broadcasting interviews and statements from convicted politicians violates the Jails and Parole Act, authorities claimed.
The opposition has long criticised the cost of the current administration's flagship projects as wildly inflated, alleging graft and misuse of public funds.
The opposition spokesman was made to apologise for a request to change the judge presiding in his trial on a charge of false reporting to law enforcement.
