The proposed construction of an airport in Kulhudhuffushi has caused controversy, but some locals welcome it because they see it as much needed development.
A Chinese dive instructor at the Centara Grand Resort who was reported missing after going snorkelling has been found dead.
Mahfooz Saeed, who was attacked while he was part of the legal team representing former president Mohamed Nasheed, has been barred from court by the Department...
Ahmed Nasheed, known as TC Dave, made the announcement on Facebook without stating a reason. "If I have acted wrongly towards anyone in sports during my...
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...
The Maldives Independent is exploring the country’s party drug culture through interviews with users aged 16 to 25 and people who know them.
The Male’ Friday Mosque, built in 1658, is on UNESCO’s Tentative World Heritage List and is described as “the most important heritage site of the country”...
The High Court overturned an Employment Tribunal unfair dismissal ruling over Sheraton's Full Moon Resort sacking of three staff in 2014.
Assad Shareef, a member of the Maldives Media Council, sued the regulatory body for declining to investigate a silent protest staged by Raajje TV staff at this...
The flats were put up for sale after its original recipients under a previous government's social housing programme were unable to secure loans.
A local news outlet said Professor Hassan Ugail was banned by the Education Ministry. The report was later edited to say he faced “challenges” to appear...
The 'house call' initiative comes amid the ongoing trial of seven people charged with murdering liberal blogger and Internet activist Yameen Rasheed, whose death was justified...
Transparency Maldives has condemned the government for proposing a bill that would merge two existing media watchdogs and “expand its sphere of state control on print...
A social media campaign is aiming to reverse the culture of protecting perpetrators at work and blaming the victims, much like #Nufoshey (Don't Harass) is a...
Teachers in the Maldives must be educated on how to monitor students for extremist ideologies, according to the first strategy document from the National Counter Terror...
A Chinese tourist died in a drowning accident in the pool of the Paradise Island Resort near the capital Malé.
Ismail Sivaan, a driver at the Maldives Airports Company Ltd, was sacked in May for sharing a prayer on Facebook for the end of President Abdulla...
