Maldives News


Adeeb returns after medical furlough
Former vice president defied doubters by returning from medical treatment in India.
07 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Maldivians held in Syrian refugee camps to be allowed home
Solih said the Maldives is working to bring Maldivian women and children back for rehabilitation.
07 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Four-year-old drowns in Maafushi
The toddler from Fuvahmulah atoll was on a family holiday.
07 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Two arrested in connection with disappearance of 14-year-old boy
A woman, 46, and a man, 23, have been remanded in custody for six and ten days respectively.
06 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Probe launched after police officers seen beating unarmed man
Commissioner Mohamed Hameed says police service will not tolerate ‘torture’.
06 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Yameen lambasts Solih’s administration at rally
Ex-president accuses government of failing to deliver on its poll pledges.
05 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


EPA fines ministry for waste dumped during bridge construction
The ministry failed to respond to repeated claims construction materials were being dumped into the sea.
04 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Judicial watchdog to probe sexual harassment in courts
JSC to survey the full extent of the abuse in the workplace.
03 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Corruption watchdog chief resigns – again
Hassan Luthfee had to resubmit his resignation because he failed to sign the first.
03 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Ex-head of Financial Intelligence Unit accused of graft
Athif Shakoor is accused of purposely not alerting the authorities to suspicious transactions.
02 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Judicial watchdog suspends Kaafu atoll chief magistrate
Mohamed Raqib says allegations of misconduct are politically motivated.
02 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Corruption watchdog ‘chief’ botches his resignation
Hassan Luthfee failed to sign his resignation letter: reports.
02 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


EPA investigating torture of a stingray in Addu City
Two men appear in a video to hack off the tail of a stingray.
02 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Calls for minister to resign over missing 14-year-old boy
Shidhatha Shareef released sensitive information about the minor.
01 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Parliamentarians argue emergency motion on fugitive Luthufee
The coup leader escaped while on a medical visit to India in 2010.
01 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Police say Sri Lanka was told of Luthufee’s capture
The police blamed former governments for failing to recapture Luthfee.
01 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Missing 14-Year-old found after nearly two weeks
The police said they forcefully entered a house to retrieve Shaim Abdulla.
01 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Maldives optimistic about ‘warm ties’ with Singapore
Two MoUs were signed between the two governments.
01 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Terror threat up after Sri Lanka bombings
‘The Defence Force will do whatever it takes to protect our country,’ vows Vice Chief Abduh Raheem.
30 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM


Supreme court justice leaves country amid corruption probe
Justice Abdulla Didi was given permission to leave for Malaysia by the Judicial Service Commission.
29 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM

