Police ask the High Court for a MoniCon order once a Home Ministry committee has approved the individuals to be monitored and controlled
"There are two ideologies in the Maldives now, that is do we opt for the path of development that would take the Maldives to the tallest...
The "considerable negative impacts on the environment" include the permanent loss of habitat for the flora and fauna, loss of terrestrial vegetation and deforestation, and the effect...
A warrant issued by the Raa Inguraidhoo magistrate court authorised the police to confiscate “banners, loudspeakers and sound systems” on suspicion that people are planning to...
The new spending plans for the last two months of the year include MVR330 million for the Aasandha health insurance scheme and MVR26 million to hold...
The government's plans to begin dredging the environmentally sensitive wetland area in November has sparked an outcry from islanders and environmentalists.
The success of Maafushi - and the ensuing development of guesthouses - have sparked concerns. Construction noise has deterred guests, and the loss of sea views...
The hope of social media activists that an Environment Impact Assessment could save the Kulhudhufushi mangrove from destruction to build an airport is misplaced, writes environmental...
A ruling party lawmaker has proposed legislation for the creation of a new media regulatory body after dissolving the existing broadcasting commission and media council.
The retired brigadier general's trial has been stalled since August after his first lawyer was suspended over a judicial reform petition. A second lawyer withdrew from the...
The FDA said Creative Gourmet’s 300 gram frozen berries packet was recalled by food safety authorities in Australia and New Zealand as they were possibly contaminated...
The first three Maldivian men to be charged with travelling abroad with the intent of joining a terror group have been acquitted of the terrorism charges.
The 43 counts of "recompensing government loss" was among 239 charges forwarded to the Prosecutor General's office in the third quarter of 2017.
State prosecutors asked the criminal court Sunday to anonymise two witnesses on the grounds that they could lose their jobs if they testify openly in the...
An interim government should reform the judiciary and pave the way for free and fair elections, the exiled opposition leader said.
Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla and MP Faris Maumoon were abruptly taken back to Maafushi jail Saturday after short periods under house arrest.
The PPM's first major rally in months was marred by reports of forced attendance by civil servants and employees of state-owned companies, whose attendance was marked...
