After a meeting between the PPM parliamentary group and President Abdulla Yameen, Majority Leader Nihan criticised PPM leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's decision to appoint his son...
Maldives Ports Limited CEO Mohamed Junaidh told the press this morning that Meridiam Services has been billing for 160,000 litres a month despite MPL's vehicles needing...
The civil court granted the temporary order pending a judgment in a lawsuit filed by Meridiam Services, which claims the Maldives Ports Limited is buying diesel...
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has accused the government of attempting to obstruct the upcoming all-party talks by demanding council-endorsed representatives and ruling out negotiating...
The People's Majlis reconvened after a one-month recess today with a heated debate about the doubling of prices for staple foods after the government's abrupt decision...
During official talks, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz accepted an invitation to visit the Maldives at a mutually convenient date. Yameen also met with the Saudi...
The State Trading Organisation, the largest state-owned enterprise and the country's primary wholesaler, has assured its shareholders that a merger with the debt-ridden state fisheries company...
The government has promised to reduce the cost of food staples after a backlash from within the ruling party and protests by the opposition over an...
The Maldives has urged member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to create an environment conducive for holding the regional body's 19th summit...
Catching or killing of sea turtle species, as well as the importation and sale of turtles and turtle products, have been banned in the Maldives since...
"The cases were linked to travels to Maldivian in February and June this year. Therefore, [the World Health Organisation] has classified Maldives as category 2, indicating...
President Abdulla Yameen has decided to bring the debt-ridden and loss-making state-owned Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company under the umbrella of the behemoth State Trading Organisation.
Tourism Minister Zameer blamed the opposition's alleged scaremongering about religious extremism in the Maldives for lower than anticipated arrivals growth. Bad press in international media about...
"The long-term detention of political leaders has eroded the government and the judiciary’s legitimacy. The inability of political leaders to participate in political life could prevent...
The criminal court heard both prosecution and defence witnesses Tuesday night in the trial of opposition-aligned Raajje TV journalists Mohamed Wisam and Leevan Ali Naseer on...
The MDP's national council decided to heed the Commonwealth's call for time-bound dialogue without preconditions “to achieve national agreement on institutional reform, and to ensure a...
The dismissal of Fenaka Corporation's Managing Director Mohamed Nimal comes weeks after a US$1 million corruption scandal surfaced in local media. The state utility company has...
