A ministry report published in October said hundreds of foreign fishing vessels were operating illegally in Maldivian seas every year.
The High Court overturned an Employment Tribunal unfair dismissal ruling over Sheraton's Full Moon Resort sacking of three staff in 2014.
The flats were put up for sale after its original recipients under a previous government's social housing programme were unable to secure loans.
Mohamed Muahmar and Hussain Sunaih, the first Maldivians put on trial for human trafficking, are accused of submitting fake construction agreements and other documents to obtain...
A Bangladeshi man on trial for trafficking three fellow countrymen into the Maldives admitted guilt at court on Monday.
Civil Court Judge Mohamed Haleem scheduled a record 160 cases Thursday, heard 153 cases and delivered judgments in 66 cases.
The government is “creating youth slums” with new flats in Hulhumalé aimed at married couples, a former housing minister tells the Maldives Independent.
State witnesses testify in favour of human trafficking suspects said to have brought large numbers of migrants to the country by submitting fraudulent documents to the...
Housing ministry spokesman Ahmed Fazal said the flats would be reserved for those working in the greater Malé region. There are around 24,000 civil servants in...
The prosecutor general’s office has charged a Maldivian man over the death of a Bangladeshi migrant worker in Kaafu atoll Himmafushi island.
Opposition lawmaker Ahmed Faris Maumoon has been temporarily transferred to house arrest from Maafushi Prison. Faris, the eldest son of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was...
The opposition Jumhooree Party (JP) is mulling the idea of presidential primaries and regional branches as part of reform efforts.
The family of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed has expressed concern over the closed hearings of the seven defendants charged with his death.
A 40-year-old Bangladeshi man has been found dead with severe head wounds at a Hulhumalé construction site, prompting concern and regret from the country’s ambassador.
Hundreds of police and soldiers descended on Gaafu Alif atoll Villingili ahead of a visit from President Abdulla Yameen, cracking down on opposition protesters by removing...
"None of the 56 lawyers has been allowed to exercise their right to defend themselves or be heard before a disciplinary action," noted the International Commission...
The electoral body called the by-elections shortly after the apex court ruled that there was no room to adjudicate cases filed by four former Progressive Party of...
