Raajje TV Chief Operating Office Hussain Fiyaz Moosa Fiyaz was accused of assaulting a police officer while reporting on the military’s attempts to defuse a bomb...
Mohamed Zahir Naseer, "father of sports in the Maldives" and honorary chairman of the Maldives Olympic Committee, passed away at the age of 87 in the...
A member of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s youth wing was briefly detained Monday night after photographing traffic policemen towing vehicles in Malé.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed has been granted asylum in the United Kingdom. The opposition leader was granted "political refugee status" by the British government on Thursday,...
Lawyers representing a senior bank official, detained for leaking documents related to the Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal, are seeking his release under laws that offer...
Some 15 islands have reported damages from flooding to households and farms. Strong winds also uprooted trees and ripped off roofs in some islands.
The State Trading Organisation dismissed Ashraf Ali, then-general manager of the administrative department, on December 4, 2013 after the company's board decided to dissolve his department...
A second hearing in Raajje TV journalist Hussain Fiyaz Moosa’s assault trial was cancelled today, reportedly because state prosecutors are revising charges against him.
Ooredoo became the third telecoms provider to introduce fixed broadband internet services in the Maldives on Thursday, boasting speeds of up to 1Gbps.
Police dismantled political party jagahas or hangouts on the island of Kudahuvadhoo in Dhaalu Atoll on the home ministry’s orders.
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has urged the Elections Commission to consult with political parties over its plans to introduce electronic voting in the upcoming...
The education ministry closed down schools in Laamu Atoll for President Abdulla Yameen’s visit to the southern atoll today, requesting students and parents to attend government...
Maldivian students are taught that Western-style democracy allows the alteration of Allah's revelations, encourages sinful behaviour and justifies Allah’s wrath.
A young man found unconscious with injuries near the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé on Thursday morning has died while undergoing treatment.
Some seven civil society groups filed a complaint with the watchdog National Integrity Commission requesting an inquiry into the police’s blocking of a protest march on...
The Bank of Maldives has moved its US dollar sales to its bazaar branch in a bid to speed up services for Maldivians requiring foreign exchange...
Human remains were found on an uninhabited island in the southern Laamu atoll in late April, according to the police.
