The parliament's national security committee has approved a new anti-terrorism bill that opposition MPs fear could be misused to target anti-government activities and jail politicians. The...
Invoking authority under the Freedom of Assembly Act, which authorises police to order protest organisers to limit gatherings to a specific area, the police said in...
Jailed former president Mohamed Nasheed has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the Maldives to “disentangle us from the mess we are in,” according...
Flakka or alpha-PV is a synthetic drug created in laboratories. Police Superintendent Ahmed Shifan said the seizure of 200 grammes of the drug at the airport...
Under new regulations, a registrar at the home ministry has the discretion to suspend NGOs if it conducts activities that could be considered "a threat to...
“Visitation rights have now been set to as it was before. This is a big development. The MCS did not reveal why they had stopped giving...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed was brought to Malé this afternoon to attend a dispute resolution meeting at the civil court in a lawsuit filed by his...
Two young men were stabbed in the capital's suburb Hulhumalé around 6:40pm last night. One of the victims underwent an operation at the Indira Gandhi Memorial...
Just one of 18 individuals arrested in the torching of opposition-aligned Raajje TV has been charged, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office. Evidence gathered was too...
President Abdulla Yameen is meeting with MPs of the ruling coalition and its former partner Jumhooree Party (JP) amid anxiety in Malé over an apparent assassination...
Sheikh Imran Abdulla, the president of the religious conservative Adhaalath Party, will be brought to the criminal court at 10am tomorrow for a hearing on a...
Executive Consultant for the National Center for the Arts (NCA) Mohamed ‘Thema’ Shiyam and Executive Coordinator Abdulla Muaz were fired last week.
Condemning a spate of fake text messages in Home Minister Umar Naseer’s name, the home ministry said today: “Naseer’s shoulder will be the first offered in...
Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon suggested that the celebrity status of Nasheed's lawyers has a "very big impact" on international media coverage and shapes international opinion on...
An employee at the Olhuveli Beach and Spa Resort in South Malé atoll was injured in a fire last night. A police media official told The...
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb declared unwavering loyalty to President Abdulla Yameen today, dismissing speculation of his involvement in a blast on the president's speedboat last week.
Several journalists received text messages from Umar Naseer that read: "During this critical juncture, I hope the media will properly fulfil its responsibility." A second message...
