The attorney general's office (AG) licensed some 103 lawyers in June. However, under regulations enacted in June 2012, lawyers need a second permit from the Supreme...
“I will confront anyone who criticizes President Yameen, you cannot tell me who I should confront. I have no problem confronting even the Vice President for...
The opposition-dominated city council moved its main office to the Huravee building after its eviction from the city hall in April. The housing ministry has now...
A number of Maldivian workers at a Villa Group resort have gone on strike over unpaid service allowances. The company is struggling after months of government...
The watchdog Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended Civil Court Judge Mariyam Nihayath indefinitely, but has declined to reveal details of the complaint.
An amendment to make Islamic Shariah punishments mandatory in the new penal code was accepted for consideration at the People’s Majlis today. Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) MP...
A three-year study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) titled “The Maldives: Overcoming The Challenges of a Small Island State” found that the government’s effectiveness declined...
The international legal team representing former President Mohamed Nasheed, including Amal Clooney, are set to visit the Maldives in early September.
An appeal of Nazim's 11-year jail sentence on weapons smuggling charges remains stalled at the High Court after the Supreme Court transferred two judges on the...
The government has identified several plots of lands in Fuvahmulah to lease or sell for economic development, without consultation with the island's residents or its council.
The parliament today accepted for consideration changes proposed to the Clemency Act to grant authority to the president to alter the type of punishment for convicts.
The parliament today amended the Political Parties Act, mandating the state to allocate office space or plots of land to political parties with more than 20,000...
The health centre in the capital's suburb Vilimalé has been upgraded and reopened as a tertiary hospital.
The Fiqh academy's warning comes after opposition figures linked uprooting of old trees at the Republic square and removal of the Republic monument in Malè to...
The parliament's independent institutions committee has approved amendments proposed to the Political Parties Act to set a threshold of 10,000 registered members for political parties to...
The government and main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) have extended greetings to the Indian government and people on the occasion of the country's Independence Day...
The Indian High Commissioner of India to the Maldives Shri Rajeev Shahare has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Denmark, the Indian external...
