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.

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.

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.

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.

Vice President told to return home, answer charges

PPM to file no-confidence motion in vice-president

Parliament approves new Elections Commission member, ambassador to Pakistan

First proposed amendment to constitution seeks to bar individuals aged 65 from the presidency

Committee rejects amendment requiring vote for debating resolutions

Majlis approves Criminal Court Judge Muhthaz Muhsin for prosecutor general post

Oversight committee rejects President Yameen’s nominees for Prosecutor General

Majlis standing committees’ composition approved as parties reach compromise

Political parties remain deadlocked over majlis committee composition

Select committee decides composition of ‘241’ security services committees

PPM MP Maseeh elected speaker, MDP MP ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik deputy speaker

Gasim will have to withdraw candidacy for Majlis speaker, says President Yameen

Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed presides over second hearing in Shiyam trial

MDP sets eight conditions for backing candidate for Majlis speaker

Police investigating threatening phone call from MP Siyam to sacked resort worker

Week in review: March 22 – 29