Five top officials of the Housing Development Corporation were suspended indefinitely on the alleged orders of the ruling party.
Fines of MVR 127,000 (US$ 8,200) were imposed on 22 individuals over the sale, use, and possession of vaping devices, police revealed. Most of the 15 cases involved the use and possession of the devices. Since the ban came into force in December, 69 people were fined a total MVR 400 million for importing vape products as of mid-June, Customs revealed to Mihaaru.
The government proposed legal changes to expand the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority’s powers and introduce harsher fines and jail terms for tax evasion and failure to submit tax documents.
MP Ibrahim Shujau was removed as chair of the state-owned enterprises committee amid the fallout over a leaked Financial Intelligence Unit report that implicated the ruling party's vice president in alleged illicit enrichment.
A parliamentary subcommittee held closed‑door discussions on information from police whistleblowers regarding corruption allegations against the Police Cooperative Society (POLCO), citing confidential and personal details. An inquiry has been underway since February into the US$ 23 million housing scandal.
A wave of local councils across the country voiced opposition to legislation proposed to tighten control over council-run businesses and land leases, as the opposition MDP called on the government to withdraw the bill.
Sri Lanka has started issuing one‑year medical and spousal visas to Maldivians with effect from August 1, the foreign ministry announced.
Couples who both qualified for flats under the Gedhoruveriyaa scheme had been excluded from the November 2023 lottery draw, former state minister for housing Akram Kamaluddin explained, after the government decided to award one flat per couple. According to Akram, such applicants who scored above 76 points in the three‑bedroom category had been placed on a separate list with enough flats reserved for them. He accused the current administration of sidelining civil servants and creating confusion by failing to clarify the process.
