More than 20 islands across the Maldives are already facing water shortages, according to the National Disaster Management Centre.
The anti-graft watchdog fielded Sunday a barrage of questions on its integrity and willingness to hold President Abdulla Yameen to account over the theft of some...
A 41-year-old man injured in an assault at the local market in Malé on Friday afternoon is in critical condition at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital....
Ruling coalition MP Mohamed Ismail has stood by his admission of bribing opposition lawmakers, claiming he distributed cash as a favour to detained former Vice President...
A sermon by a Saudi preacher in which he claimed it is un-Islamic to disobey rulers even if they are unjust and corrupt has stirred controversy,...
A judge detained over a "fake" warrant to arrest President Abdulla Yameen in connection with the Maldives' biggest corruption scandal has pleaded not guilty to charges...
The Maldives’ congested capital Malé has run out of burial space. The government has now announced plans to bury the dead at a new cemetery on...
Finance minister Abdulla Jihad signed off on two contracts worth a total of US$260million for the construction of an office complex and a new wing of...
Anti-graft group Transparency Maldives has slammed Speaker Abdulla Maseeh for his silence and inaction over allegations of MPs’ involvement in Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal.
Two opposition MPs were fined Saturday for dumping fake dollars featuring President Abdulla Yameen’s face outside his residence in protest over his alleged involvement in the...
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission has launched an investigation into a talk show aired by Raajje TV in which an opposition member levelled allegations of corruption at...
The criminal court fined opposition MP Ali Azim today on a charge of obstructing police officers during a protest over the arrest of former President Mohamed...
The ACC has decided to close an inquiry against former cabinet minister Mohamed Hussain Shareef, citing lack of evidence and “reasons that cannot be disclosed to...
Abdul Bari Yoosuf, a controversial judge involved in the jailing of four high-profile opposition politicians, has requested a criminal inquiry against a man who allegedly threatened...
A 19-year old man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of links to a burglary on luxury resort Gasfinolhu operated by international chain Club Med.
Amnesty International has petitioned the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim's case, seeking a judgment declaring his imprisonment illegal.
Ahmed Vishan, Noomaraa island council president, told The Maldives Independent that the child's grandfather found her body after dawn prayers. "She was stabbed in the neck...
