Public Schools

Trousers for girls, beards for boys: school uniform policy reignites Maldives culture war

Girls must wear trousers from age nine under the new rules.

Energy drinks banned in schools and hospitals

Energy drinks have been banned in public schools as well as the government-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé and the hospital in the capital’s suburb Vilimalé.

Majlis accepts two government-sponsored bills for further review