Participating in the vote would legitimise an election that has been “unlawfully stolen” from the people, the religious conservative party said.
Local council elections will be held on April 8, the elections commission has announced. It also set a new deadline for candidacy papers allowing President Abdulla...
Gayoom has denounced his daughter's shock return, saying he does not support her decision
Media regulators and the anti-corruption commission have launched investigations in the bitter row between ruling party MP Riyaz Rasheed's fuel supplier and the state ports company.
The elections commission has assured political parties that the postponed local council elections will be rescheduled for early April with a new date to be announced...
A compliance audit for 2014 found that the ministry made an illegal advance payment of MVR120 million (US$7.8 million) to the state-owned Maldives Roads Development Corporation...
With a majority of flat winners struggling to raise an MVR400,000 down payment to secure a home loan, the housing ministry has threatened to take legal...
In the face of criticism from the opposition, the finance ministry said the Maldives' first ever international sovereign bond issuance would help raise finances for infrastructure...
The audit report of the tourism ministry for 2014 has raised fresh allegations of corruption over the lease of islands and lagoons for resort development during...
The elections commission has withdrawn its appeal of a civil court judgment that postponed next year’s local council elections by two months, drawing fierce criticism from...
Concerns have been raised about the independence and the lack of professional experience of the new members elected to the print and online media regulator at...
The criminal court found two journalists from the opposition-aligned Raajje TV guilty today on controversial charges of obstructing police duty. However, in an unusual move, the...
The commission gave three working days to register representatives for nearly 500 candidates and refused to accredit several observers, the MDP said.
The ACC has asked the chief prosecutor to press corruption charges and initiate legal proceedings against Abdulla Ziyath to seize a plot of land he bought...
Shameem is known for preaching against multi-party democracy, liberalism and for being a jihadist-sympathizer in the on going Syrian conflict.
The anti-graft watchdog has come under fire for declaring legal the government’s choice of a contractor to build a new wing for Malé’s public hospital, a...
Media reports that the president of the human rights watchdog dismissed concerns over abuses in the Maldives have provoked widespread condemnation on Twitter.
