Crime
Death penalty for drug traffickers: What the new law says
Sweeping changes to sentencing, scheduling and rehabilitation.
07 Dec 2025, 22:00
Murdered Bangladeshi's family awaits promised blood money for three years
Badshah Mia was brutally killed in his sleep in June 2015.
01 Jun 2025, 18:48
"Many mistakes": how a mother confronted a broken system
She refused to relent when police bungled her daughter's rape case.
21 May 2025, 17:18
Court remands fall case suspect Raudh for 10 days
He is suspected of involvement in a young woman's unexplained fall.
30 Apr 2025, 18:34
Thrice betrayed: a rape survivor's fight against institutional indifference
Survivors face a system as traumatic as their assault.
09 Apr 2025, 12:54
Three arrested in counter-terrorism operation
Masked police officers and soldiers were deployed across the capital.
11 Mar 2025, 08:00
Fact-check: Do gangs operate in the Maldives?
Two ruling party lawmakers claimed otherwise.
16 Feb 2025, 11:00
Taxi driver was fatally stabbed during robbery
A 21-year-old man confessed to the murder.
24 Dec 2019, 09:00
Counter-terrorism centre defines extremist ideology
NCTC offered a guideline for identifying hardliners.
23 Dec 2019, 09:00
About 1,400 extremists ‘willing to kill’ in Maldives
An ISIS bomb plot was foiled in 2017, the police chief revealed.
17 Dec 2019, 09:00
Taxi driver murdered in Hulhumalé
The 59-year-old was stabbed to death.
05 Dec 2019, 09:00
Maldivian ‘terrorist leaders’ face criminal charges
Charges sought against alleged leaders of al-Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates.
04 Dec 2019, 09:00
Bangladeshi caught operating guesthouse with 100 undocumented workers
The unregistered guesthouse was unhygienic and poorly ventilated.
02 Dec 2019, 09:00
Extremist suspect arrested over rape of 13-year-old girl
Ismail Hammad was arrested upon his release from hospital.
01 Dec 2019, 09:00
Maldives ex-president convicted of money laundering, sentenced to five years in prison
The five-judge panel also imposed a US$5 million fine.
28 Nov 2019, 09:00
Police probes online harassment of barista
Only one case of sexual harassment has been prosecuted so far.
25 Nov 2019, 09:00
Extremist group with child brides under investigation
A 13-year-old girl was found to be pregnant.
24 Nov 2019, 09:00
Coffeeshop vandalised with anti-LGBT threat
A former female employee faced harassment for wearing a suit.
24 Nov 2019, 09:00
Judicial administration bought vehicles at inflated prices
Three cars and a van were purchased at double or triple the actual cost.
24 Nov 2019, 09:00
News in brief: buy a T-shirt, plant a tree
1.6kg of cocaine was seized from two Brazilians.
23 Nov 2019, 09:00
