MDA


Ruling coalition MP stands by admission of bribery
Ruling coalition MP Mohamed Ismail has stood by his admission of bribing opposition lawmakers, claiming he distributed cash as a favour to detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
13 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM


MPs ‘threatened’ before vote on vice president’s impeachment
Ruling party MP Mohamed Musthafa has accused the leader of the government-aligned Maldives Development Alliance, MP Ahmed ‘Sun Travel’ Shiyam of threatening to have MPs who did not vote to impeach the former vice president prosecuted on terrorism charges.
18 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM


Missing weapons from state armoury ‘a national security failure’
President Abdulla Yameen as the commander-in-chief must bear full responsibility for weapons that went missing from the state armoury, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has said. The military has acknowledged that a rifle and a submachine gun found in a weapons cache discovered on Friday in the lagoon of an uninhabited island in Baa atoll were from its armoury.
01 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM


President Yameen briefs MPs on assassination attempt
President Abdulla Yameen is meeting with MPs of the ruling coalition and its former partner Jumhooree Party (JP) amid anxiety in Malé over an apparent assassination attempt on his speedboat on September 28.
12 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM


Vice President told to return home, answer charges
29 Jun 2015, 3:50 PM


PPM to file no-confidence motion in vice-president
27 Jun 2015, 3:18 AM
Parliament approves new Elections Commission member, ambassador to Pakistan
18 Mar 2015, 6:02 PM
First proposed amendment to constitution seeks to bar individuals aged 65 from the presidency
25 Dec 2014, 6:05 PM
Committee rejects amendment requiring vote for debating resolutions
19 Aug 2014, 6:31 PM
Majlis approves Criminal Court Judge Muhthaz Muhsin for prosecutor general post
21 Jul 2014, 4:17 PM
Oversight committee rejects President Yameen’s nominees for Prosecutor General
15 Jul 2014, 2:53 PM
Majlis standing committees’ composition approved as parties reach compromise
25 Jun 2014, 3:29 PM
Political parties remain deadlocked over majlis committee composition
22 Jun 2014, 2:37 PM
Select committee decides composition of ‘241’ security services committees
04 Jun 2014, 7:15 PM
PPM MP Maseeh elected speaker, MDP MP ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik deputy speaker
28 May 2014, 1:59 PM
Gasim will have to withdraw candidacy for Majlis speaker, says President Yameen
26 May 2014, 6:30 PM
Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed presides over second hearing in Shiyam trial
26 May 2014, 10:57 AM
MDP sets eight conditions for backing candidate for Majlis speaker
24 May 2014, 4:24 PM
Police investigating threatening phone call from MP Siyam to sacked resort worker
20 Apr 2014, 6:04 PM
Week in review: March 22 – 29
29 Mar 2014, 6:13 PM