President Muizzu appointed Ahmed Mohamed, known as "TwoFour," as the new Commissioner of Police at a ceremony at the President's Office. TwoFour, who first joined the police service in 1995, was dismissed in October 2021 on the recommendation of the Police Board after a new policing law required the removal of senior officers facing serious criminal allegations. The Police Board's recommendation took into account a corruption case in which TwoFour was accused of taking bribes in a police launch procurement deal, a case that has since been referred to the Anti-Corruption Commission. The current government reinstated him and promoted him to assistant commissioner. He is the third police commissioner under Muizzu, following Ali Sujau, who resigned under pressure over protests sparked by the case of a young man found on a rooftop after falling from a tall building, and Ismail Naveen, who retired last month.
A leaked audio recording revealed PNC MP Asma Rasheed urging a party member not to vote for the ruling party in the recent council elections and referendum. In the recording, Asma appears to tell a man not to campaign for the party until he received a promised supervisory position. She also warned that if the party tried to unseat her by expelling her, she would contest the resulting by-election with opposition MDP backing. Asma was stripped of her committee chairmanship last November and removed from the social affairs committee as well as the UK-Maldives friendship group following a dispute over a constituency meeting.
State broadcaster PSM took down a webpage containing local council election and referendum results and did not publish any standalone reports on the outcome of Saturday's vote. The only coverage mentioning results was buried at the end of a story headlined with record voter turnout, and contained inaccuracies favouring the ruling party, incorrectly claiming PNC won most council seats nationwide. During its live election night coverage, PSM also withheld referendum results showing voters had overwhelmingly rejected holding presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day, even as other outlets were reporting the tallies. PSM's managing director Ahmed Shakib approved a round of staff promotions days before the election, including two executive directors, three deputy directors and a TV production department lead, Adhadhu reported.
In a social media post congratulating winners of Saturday's elections, Local Government Minister Adam Shareef pledged to work with all newly elected councils after the opposition MDP won the majority of seats.
State Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Corporation launched a 24-hour hotline (1505) and an online portal for the public to report medicine shortages and upload prescriptions. Managing Director Shah Mahir said on PSM that the company is also developing a system to track medicine availability across the country in real time, allowing doctors and patients to see which drugs are in stock and where. He acknowledged that pharmacies currently lack the information systems needed to ensure prescribed medicines are available when patients need them.
The Met office forecast rain across the country from Tuesday, with the heaviest downpours expected in the central and southern atolls. But the wet spell would be short-lived and the hot season would continue through the end of April. Felt temperatures are expected to remain above 37°C across much of the country.
President Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha Mohamed were due to depart on Monday to perform the Umrah pilgrimage. "All hospitality and expenses for the visit will be borne by the Government of Saudi Arabia, with arrangements finalised in February 2026," the President's Office said.
The defence ministry extended the registration deadline for the third round of the national service programme to Tuesday, citing public holidays and requests from parents. The three-month military training programme at Maafililaafushi is due to start in late May.
