Dozens of riot policemen dispersed the opposition’s weekly prayer for political prisoners at Malé’s main mosque on Friday.
Twelve men and one woman on trial over the assault of a police officer during a mass anti-government protest on May Day remain in custody nearly...
The Maldives signed the historic Paris climate change agreement on Friday, urging big polluters to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The home ministry has suspended Commissioner of Prisons Mohamed Husham pending the outcome of an investigation on unspecified charges. Contrary to media reports, Home Minister Umar...
The People's Majlis voted unanimously Tuesday to amend the Pension Act to allow members of the Maldives Retirement Pension Scheme to collateralise their savings to make...
The suspension of the Marine Stewardship Council's eco-label was based on by an assessment of yellowfin tuna stocks by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission's scientific committee,...
A friend of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan has asked for police protection after receiving a threatening phone call from a member of parliament, in which he...
State prosecutors claimed today that Mohamed Wisam and Leevaan Ali Naseer had attempted to block the arrest of a third journalist on November 2, during a...
A fishing boat found a Bangladeshi migrant worker stranded at sea in an alleged to flee from his employers at a resort under construction on a...
Maldivians reacted with despair as the country's oldest newspaper remained closed for a third day amidst a bitter ownership battle. “Three days without Haveeru is like...
The home ministry has ordered former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim to cut short a medical trip to Singapore and return to the Maldives to serve the...
A corruption-themed television drama produced by the Anti-Corruption Commission has stirred controversy with the Maldives Customs Service and a government-run hospital complaining of negative portrayals.
The tourism ministry's audit report for 2013 has revealed shocking discrepancies amounting to more MVR300,000 (US$19,400) in the records of income collected from the billion-dollar Maldivian...
A ruling party MP has proposed changes to the Political Parties Act to make it compulsory for members of political parties to resubmit membership forms with...
"Let’s say Al Capone were to come along and tell you to do something, well you would just do it. In the Maldives, the president and...
The recently opened 'Rasfannu' artificial beach in Malé's west coast has been closed to swimmers after an underwater sewage pipe in the area burst open.
The police claim the arrests are linked to a “special operation to curb violence” while the gangs are accusing the police of attempting to cover up...
