Maldives News
Big changes ahead for legal sector, says AG
In the Maldives anyone with a law degree can become a licensed legal practitioner, but the attorney general said this would no longer be the case.
09 Apr 2018, 09:00
Rilwan hearing cancelled after state fails to produce witnesses
Two suspects are charged in connection with the abduction three years ago. Both were present in court Sunday.
09 Apr 2018, 09:00
#SorryNotSorry: Court throws out Sangu TV apology case
Sangu TV was fined MVR100,000 (US$6,500) for airing remarks by an opposition MP last December.
08 Apr 2018, 09:00
Minister defends capping rates for port workers
Dockworkers at the Malé port staged a short-lived strike and doubled their fees when a ban on daytime goods delivery came into force on April 1.
08 Apr 2018, 09:00
Smize! Maldives gets first beauty pageant
Event organizer Shaheem Ibrahim said the beauty pageant would reflect local customs and be a Maldivian-style event.
08 Apr 2018, 09:00
Atoll healthcare a government priority, says minister
Minister Abdulla Nazim said healthcare spending had increased 130 percent since President Abdulla Yameen came to power.
08 Apr 2018, 09:00
President’s re-election campaign seeks volunteers
First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim launched the volunteer programme for President Abdulla Yameen’s re-election campaign at a ruling party rally on Gan island in Laamu atoll.
07 Apr 2018, 09:00
‘Father’s crime is not supporting the government’: Gasim’s daughter
The opposition coalition rallied Friday afternoon with the families of detainees arrested during a state of emergency declared in February over an alleged coup plot.
07 Apr 2018, 09:00
Girls brought home from Indian orphanage
The girls were discovered in the orphanage after the man’s Indian wife fled with their three children in 2013 and blocked any contact with the father.
07 Apr 2018, 09:00
Councillor suspensions challenged at High Court
The Local Government Authority’s suspension of councillors was challenged at the High Court last week as four more opposition councillors were told to stay home.
07 Apr 2018, 09:00
Fonadhoo machete attackers remanded for trial
Three suspects arrested in connection with an assault on the Fonadhoo island in Laamu atoll have been remanded for trial.
07 Apr 2018, 09:00
Charges raised against detained Special Ops police
The eight Specials Ops officers were initially accused of planning to violently confront on-duty police officers when the Supreme Court ordered the release of political prisoners on February 1.
07 Apr 2018, 09:00
Malé faces bottled water shortage
Malé is facing a drinking water shortage after production companies halted deliveries to shops and businesses.
06 Apr 2018, 09:00
Drivers threaten strike over daytime delivery ban
Nocturnal working hours since the new transport rules came into force Sunday have forced drivers “to move beyond human nature and live in a manner that could risk the loss of good health”.
06 Apr 2018, 09:00
MP Nihan purchased luxury flat for son
The majority leader said he paid for the Platinum Residence flat with “halal funds” saved from MVR8.5 million earned as income over the past nine years as a lawmaker.
06 Apr 2018, 09:00
‘State of necessity’ invoked to pass laws without constitutional quorum
The Attorney General’s office asked the Supreme Court to rule that parliament can pass laws without a constitutional quorum when lawmakers boycott votes.
06 Apr 2018, 09:00
MP Mahloof released to house arrest
The criminal court placed the opposition spokesman under house arrest for the duration of an upcoming trial on terrorism charges raised for protesting outside the high-security Maafushi jail.
05 Apr 2018, 09:00
Tax revenue boosted by February tourist arrivals bump
Tax revenue of MVR1.5 billion (US$97 million) collected in March was 23 percent higher than forecast and 16 percent higher than the same period last year.
05 Apr 2018, 09:00
Six arrested in alcohol bust
Four Maldivians and two foreign nationals were arrested Tuesday night while trying to store more than 400 liquor bottles and 80 cans of beer in a house in Malé.
05 Apr 2018, 09:00
Indian murder suspect living under alias arrested in Addu
An Indian man who confessed to murdering a 31-year-old woman in Bangalore 12 years ago has been arrested while living under an assumed name in the Maldives.
05 Apr 2018, 09:00
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