Maldives News
Online payment launched for work visa fees
About US$19 million was paid by more than 131,000 people as work visa fees last year.
07 Jan 2019, 09:00
EPA names and shames garbage dumping offenders
The agency tweeted the name and address of three individuals fined for littering.
07 Jan 2019, 09:00
Maldives top court quashes death by stoning verdict for adultery
It was the second time a woman was sentenced to death by stoning in the Maldives.
07 Jan 2019, 09:00
Three injured in prison fight
The assault occurred at the high-security Maafushi jail.
07 Jan 2019, 09:00
Ex-president Yameen accused of laundering stolen money
He was also questioned about giving false testimony to the Anti-Corruption Commission.
07 Jan 2019, 09:00
Ex-vice president Adeeb hospitalised
He was brought to Malé from the Maafushi prison for emergency medical care.
06 Jan 2019, 09:00
Overdue asset disclosure within a week, president’s office assures
The personal finances of the president, vice president and ministers is to be made public for the first time.
03 Jan 2019, 09:00
Domestic airfare reduced as pledged
Debates have been raging on whether ticket prices have been significantly reduced.
03 Jan 2019, 09:00
Eleven pledges in 30-day action plan unfulfilled
56 out of 67 pledges have been fulfilled from targets set for the first 30 working days.
03 Jan 2019, 09:00
Fire destroys Gili Lankanfushi resort water villas
Guests were evacuated after the fire spread across the island.
03 Jan 2019, 09:00
Adeeb returned to prison
Doctors advised Adeeb’s transfer to house arrest for two months, the home minister said.
03 Jan 2019, 09:00
Police seek public opinion with online portal
The portal is part of a police reform programme.
02 Jan 2019, 09:00
Three Maldivian ‘mafia members’ arrested with drugs in India
Suspects connected with a Hong Kong-based international drug cartel were arrested with 1.5 litres of hashish oil.
01 Jan 2019, 09:00
Courts react angrily to gang connection allegations
The criminal court condemned allegations by the chair of a presidential inquiry commission.
01 Jan 2019, 09:00
Gangs ‘nominate’ criminal court judges
There’s no hope of justice with corrupt judges on the bench, the presidential inquiry commission’s chair declared.
31 Dec 2018, 09:00
President Solih pledges small business loans for guesthouses
The announcement came at the closing ceremony of a guesthouse symposium.
30 Dec 2018, 09:00
Probe under way into death of mother and twins
The 20-year-old died with her unborn twins on Maafushi island.
30 Dec 2018, 09:00
Funding hiked for health awareness campaigns
MVR21 million (US$1.3 million) has been allocated for 30 different campaigns in 2019, up from MVR1 million this year.
27 Dec 2018, 09:00
Appeals for unity as Maldives remembers tsunami
The December 2004 tsunami left 82 people dead and 26 missing and presumed dead.
27 Dec 2018, 09:00
Q&A: Navaanavi
Navaanavai, meaning 99 in old Dhivehi, is an aspiring left-wing political movement.
27 Dec 2018, 09:00
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