A 57-year-old man held in pre-trial detention at a remand centre in Malé died on Tuesday morning in the second custodial death in less than a...
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has denied demanding US$100,000 from his longtime rival and successor as a "goodwill" gesture for negotiations on forming an alliance to...
Transparency International and its local chapter have called on the prosecutor general to dismiss charges against a senior bank official on trial for leaking documents related...
Several immigration officers have been sacked for refusing on religious grounds to trim their beards and lower the hem of their trousers below the ankles. Notices...
The attorney general’s office has filed a case at the high court to overturn a lower court order to compensate a top government official sacked for...
Foreign journalists have been biased in their reporting on the Maldives and must be banned from working long-term in the Maldives, says the MNCCI
A journalist with an opposition-aligned TV channel claims he was followed by two men who threatened him with a knife for his criticism of the government.
Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Asim reiterated the Maldives’ India- first policy in a visit to New Delhi, his first trip overseas since taking the post.
The Gayoom faction of the PPM is pressing the party's disciplinary committee to take action against five MPs loyal to Yameen.
The police have imposed a curfew on the island of Kaashidhoo in central Kaafu Atoll and prohibited residents from leaving their homes in the early hours...
Prosecutors said former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb had hired 27-year-old Lahiru Madhushanka to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen last October.
The UN human rights chief added his voice to the death penalty abolition cause in the Maldives on Tuesday, giving hope to the family and lawyers...
Citing insufficient evidence, the HRCM has cleared prison guards and police officers of torture claims in the 65 cases it investigated this year.
Environmental groups say construction of an airport on the "unique and rare" island of Dhigulaabadhoo in southern Gaaf Dhaal Atoll would lead to biodiversity loss.
Accommodation for Vice President Abdulla Jihad has been arranged at the Rehendhi luxury apartment complex in Malé.
According to the audit report, the commission made no effort during 2015 to recover MVR1.15 million (US$74,500) owed by employees and spent MVR97,569 (US$6,300) in excess...
The MP is accused of obstructing police duty after saying in a tweet last Friday that everyone has the right to defend themselves against the unfair...
