Ameen Faisal, who was charged with terrorism over the 2010 detention of President Abdulla Yameen, will be tried behind closed doors, the criminal court has ruled.
The landmark Criminal Procedures Code, approved in April and set to come into force on January 7, will now be enacted in June next year.
“Take risks for the sake of this nation. I have done my part,” Gasim said on being freed from jail
Nasheed’s arrest of a judge during his tenure “was not an act of terrorism,” ex home minister Umar Naseer said, advocating for a lighter sentence of...
Indian infrastructure firm, GMR, has won at least US$250million in damages from the Maldivian government for abruptly cancelling a lucrative contract to develop and manage the...
The elections commission has struck off nearly half of the MDP's members from its registry after the parliament approved a law requiring all political party members...
Gayoom's deputies accused Yameen of authoritarianism and hypocrisy in an unprecedented appearance on Raajje TV, and took a swipe at what they described as his unwillingness...
“This is the real PPM. I am repeatedly telling you that those behind President Yameen is the real PPM,” MP Abdul Raheem Abdulla has declared
PPM descends into open warfare as Yameen loyalists seek court action to remove Gayoom from the party's leadership, after successfully petitioning the elections commission to strike...
The decision to quit the Commonwealth has prompted a storm of criticism and calls to reverse the Maldives' isolationist course
"At present, the lack of confidence in due process means that the risk of the execution of an innocent man or woman is greater than ever,"...
The US$150m loan will be used to service the Maldives' foreign debt. The opposition claims the move is a signal that the Maldives is heading towards...
Yameen said he had no choice but to hike food prices following a backlash from within his own party. The opposition has meanwhile accused him of...
Shops across the Maldives reported running out of food staples on Friday as customers rushed to buy rice, flour and sugar following an abrupt announcement by...
The government is open to discussing the release of opposition leaders and has agreed to an opposition demand for mediation by the United Nations, the fisheries...
The finance ministry has slashed travel budgets, imposed a freeze on appointments, and ordered government offices to close by 2:30pm as it struggles to meet ambitious...
To prosecute Gasim sends the message that protecting the privacy of individuals who engage in corruption on a grand scale is more important than protecting whistleblowers...
