The island council of Vilufushi in the south-central Thaa atoll has disputed the government's claim of providing permanent shelter for families displaced by the December 2004...
The state-owned Waste Management Corporation began collecting garbage from households in Malé this week as part of a broader effort to establish a waste management network...
Velana is a reference to former President Ibrahim Nasir, the president's office explained, who oversaw the development of the Maldives' first international airport as prime minister...
The police drug enforcement department launched a special operation using sniffer dogs in Malé and nearby islands last Thursday, searching hundreds of suspects for illicit narcotics.
A group of civil society organisations has called on the authorities to ensure justice for a 50-year-old woman from the island of Lhaimagu in Shaviyani atoll...
According to the Fenaka Corporation, the 79 men and 21 women will work at its branches and powerhouses in the atolls. President Abdulla Yameen and First...
A 22-year-old man stabbed Saturday night in the capital's suburb Hulhumalé is in a stable condition at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.
A 50-year-old woman from the island of Lhaimagu in Shaviyani atoll was hospitalised Saturday morning after a man threw chemicals on her face.
The elections commission has withdrawn its appeal of a civil court judgment that postponed next year’s local council elections by two months, drawing fierce criticism from...
Feydhoo Finolhu, the nearest uninhabited island to Malé and the international airport, has been leased to a Chinese company for 50 years at an acquisition cost...
A kitchen knife was lodged in the door of ruling Progressive Party of Maldives lawmaker Riyaz Rasheed's home in Malé Tuesday night.
Malaysia-based security firm Nexbis Solutions has won an arbitration award of US$15 million as compensation for the Maldivian government's termination of a US$39 million border control...
The civil court ordered the state-owned Maldives Ports Limited to buy diesel for its vehicles exclusively from Meridiam Services, a company linked to ruling party MP...
The Environment Protection Agency has fined a Maldivian man MVR111,500 (US$7,200) for capturing and keeping protected birds in his backyard. The hefty fine is the first...
Concerns have been raised about the independence and the lack of professional experience of the new members elected to the print and online media regulator at...
The criminal court found two journalists from the opposition-aligned Raajje TV guilty today on controversial charges of obstructing police duty. However, in an unusual move, the...
The government signed Sunday a US$50 million loan agreement with the OPEC Fund for International Development to finance the expansion of the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. According...
