Raajje TV was last month penalised for broadcasting remarks from an opposition MP, the third fine slapped on it this year by the Maldives Broadcasting Commission.
Speaking at an event to mark the 29th anniversary of Victory Day, Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar said both secular or irreligious thought and religious extremism...
A local company implicated in a historic corruption scandal deposited US$1 million into President Abdulla Yameen's private account at the Maldives Islamic Bank, according to the...
The EC informed parliament Tuesday that MPs Mohamed Musthafa, Saudhulla Hilmy and Ali Shah have lost their seats following their expulsion from the Progressive Party of...
Amid reports of reshuffles, dismissals and demotions of the highest-ranking police officers, an inquiry by a special committee at the president's office is underway into a...
The presiding judge in the three-judge panel overseeing the case was changed after hearings concluded in early August. The lawmaker was arrested on a bribery charge...
"I thank Minister [Dr Mohamed] Muiz very sincerely for making this jagaha so perfect. And Muiz's talent is such that he has given courage to the housing...
The opposition coalition disputed the expulsion of three lawmakers from the ruling party, a move that could unseat the MPs due to a Supreme Court anti-defection...
According to staff at the state-owned Housing Development Cooperation, the company's social club helped organise the final match of First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim's women's sports bashi tournament...
The EU delegation's visit comes after the European Parliament adopted a resolution earlier this month urging the Maldivian authorities to reform the judiciary, release political prisoners, and...
If written or broadcasted content is deemed to pose a danger to Islam, national security, public order or public health, the new Maldives Media Commission can...
After delays of several months, the finance ministry assured political parties on Sunday that it has released state funds for 2017. Spokesman Ahmed Aiman told the Maldives...
MP Ibrahim Falah, the deputy parliamentary group leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives, bought a 1,000 square foot plot of land in Malé for MVR4...
Of the 54 lawyers who were suspended in August for signing a petition calling for judicial reform, 17 are still barred from appearing in court.
The supplementary budget was passed with 39 votes exclusively from ruling coalition lawmakers in the 85-member house after opposition lawmakers boycotted the sitting.
State prosecutor Aishath Mohamed says if the trial was delayed it would be difficult for the state to summon a witness and that it was Faris’...
Ruling party MP Ahmed Nihan tweeted the opposition's unity candidate would be the former Elections Commission president Fuwad Thowfeek.
