"Relations in the coalition that the JP joined to bring the Maldives to the path of reform will not be affected because a particular individual joined...
The opposition has sought a court order to lift the suspension of three Gaaf Alif atoll councillors censured for meeting the Indian ambassador to the Maldives without...
Foreign Minister Dr Mohamed Asim has hailed the strength of India-Maldives diplomatic ties, seeking to counter suggestions that the relationship is under strain due to growing...
Ihavandhoo fishermen staged a demonstration Saturday night while an official ceremony was taking place on the northern island to mark Fishermen's Day 2017.
Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer and Ambassador Mohamed Hussain Shareef have met with Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa.
Former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim was transferred to house arrest last Thursday with the prisons authority citing repairs in his unit at the high-security Maafushi jail.
The Maldives first FTA was rushed through parliament last month, but the government says it will open up the world’s largest consumer market for tariff-free fish...
The decision to punish the Gaafu Alifu representatives was made at a board meeting of the Local Government Authority on Wednesday. The Maldives Independent has seen...
The Global Times said the formal handover of Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port to China on a 99-year lease had stirred alarm in New Delhi.
The managing director of the government's health insurance company Aasandha was sacked Tuesday after less than six months on the job.
According to the Malaysian foreign ministry, the prime minister is due to arrive next week after a visit Sri Lanka from December 17 to 19.
A landmark China-Maldives free trade agreement signed last week will help pave the way for the "revolutionary development" that Maldivians deserve, President Abdulla Yameen said Tuesday...
The Local Government Authority noted all powers relating to foreign policy were vested in the presidency by the constitution and ordered councillors to seek written permission...
Auditors found that MVR66 million (US$4 million) was spent on the 2015 festivities without putting the projects out for tender, as required by law before awarding...
Ibrahim Nahid was among 40 men who decided to swim three miles to an MDP campaign rally.
The education ministry violated public finance rules by illegally spending nearly MVR900,000 (US$58,365) and failing to collect MVR8 million (US$519,120) owed as loan repayments, according to...
MP Ahmed Mahloof's father was freed by the criminal court Saturday after he was arrested while leading the opposition's weekly prayer.
