The festivities included mass games, a route march and a float parade.
The speech heavily emphasised freedom as an inalienable right.
Auditors found that MVR66 million (US$4 million) was spent on the 2015 festivities without putting the projects out for tender, as required by law before awarding...
The president's address featured recurring themes: an alleged conspiracy by unnamed foreign powers to undermine the country's Islamic identity, independence and sovereignty; the threat posed by...
More than 2,000 students, police and military officers staged a three-hour drill depicting Maldivian history at the national stadium on Friday night.
Celebratory activities to mark the Maldives' 50th anniversary of independence from the British continued in Malé today with a children's evening at the Sultan Park and...
President Abdulla Yameen has slammed foreign interference in Maldivian domestic affairs, condemning alleged efforts to undermine the country’s sovereignty and spread “ideologies and cultural norms contrary...
Opposition MP and Rtd. Brigadier General Ibrahim Didi was seen at the July 26 midnight official flag hoisting ceremony on Independence Day. He was flown to...
"The future holds the prospects of foreign military bases on Maldivian territorial waters; becoming embroiled in Indian Ocean security issues and potential naval warfare; forced internal...
Former presidents Ibrahim Nasir and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom are to receive an honorary shield on the Maldives’ golden jubilee of independence from the British on July...
A three-hour play with 2,000 students from across the country and a skydiving event are among activities planned to mark 50 years of independence.
Plastic palm trees have been placed on Malé's streets and several areas at Male’s waterfront have been closed off as the government rushes to complete major...
