Maldives News


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, 09:00


Judicial watchdog to probe sexual harassment in courts
JSC to survey the full extent of the abuse in the workplace.
03 Jul 2019, 09:00


Corruption watchdog chief resigns – again
Hassan Luthfee had to resubmit his resignation because he failed to sign the first.
03 Jul 2019, 09:00


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, 09:00


Judicial watchdog suspends Kaafu atoll chief magistrate
Mohamed Raqib says allegations of misconduct are politically motivated.
02 Jul 2019, 09:00


Corruption watchdog ‘chief’ botches his resignation
Hassan Luthfee failed to sign his resignation letter: reports.
02 Jul 2019, 09:00


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, 09:00


Calls for minister to resign over missing 14-year-old boy
Shidhatha Shareef released sensitive information about the minor.
01 Jul 2019, 09:00


Parliamentarians argue emergency motion on fugitive Luthufee
The coup leader escaped while on a medical visit to India in 2010.
01 Jul 2019, 09:00


Police say Sri Lanka was told of Luthufee’s capture
The police blamed former governments for failing to recapture Luthfee.
01 Jul 2019, 09:00


Missing 14-Year-old found after nearly two weeks
The police said they forcefully entered a house to retrieve Shaim Abdulla.
01 Jul 2019, 09:00


Maldives optimistic about ‘warm ties’ with Singapore
Two MoUs were signed between the two governments.
01 Jul 2019, 09:00


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, 09:00


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, 09:00


Maafushi Prison – a hub of business and brutality
A smuggled Nokia can cost an arm and a leg, plus ‘tax’.
28 Jun 2019, 09:00


‘Mentally-ill’ foreign woman restrained by police
The woman is a patient at ADK hospital, from where she had apparently run away.
27 Jun 2019, 09:00


Parliament sacks Thinadhoo magistrate in judicial first
Ibrahim Rasheed verbally abused a woman in public.
27 Jun 2019, 09:00


Adeeb’s medical furlough extended by 10 days
The Maldives Correctional Service says the ex-vice president needs further health checks.
26 Jun 2019, 09:00


Corruption watchdog chief resigns amid impeachment process
Hassan Luthfee has not been to work for over two months.
26 Jun 2019, 09:00


Emergency motion in parliament over ‘stalled’ investigations
Ex-president Abdulla Yameen is facing trial on money laundering charges.
26 Jun 2019, 09:00

