A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Malé on Monday, destroying MVR40million (US$2.6million) worth goods, injuring two fire-fighters and spreading to five other buildings...
Ameen Faisal, who was charged with terrorism over the 2010 detention of President Abdulla Yameen, will be tried behind closed doors, the criminal court has ruled.
Shadiya Ibrahim, the UNFPA's assistant representative hails the Maldives' ground-breaking Gender Equality Act, but says affirmative action is necessary to bridge the gender gap in political...
Human-trafficking cases are stalled “because victims want to leave the country immediately or weren't prepared to cooperate with investigators," the police said.
The MMA confirmed to the Maldives Independent that it invested in a US$140 million government-guaranteed bond issued by the Maldives Airports Company Ltd on November 15,...
A contentious Airport Development Charge of US$12 for Maldivians and US$25 for foreigners departing from the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport was voted through by the ruling...
The ruling came after the police appealed a civil court's judgment that declared Sabra Noordeen’s arrest unlawful, unwarranted, and an "abuse of power." The high court...
The parliament passed with a 60-vote majority on Thursday the MVR26.7 billion (US$1.7 billion) budget proposed for 2017, approving the government's spending plans and revenue raising...
The parliament has revised the political parties law to bar members who lose primaries from contesting elections on the ticket of a different party or as...
A verdict will be delivered on December 19, the court said. Prosecutors reiterated that Wisam and Leevan had tackled a police officer to prevent him from...
The criminal court has acquitted the step-grandson of involvement in the January 2012 murder of Ali Hassan 'Ayyube', an alleged sorcerer from the island of Kudahuvadhoo...
Ruling coalition lawmakers voted against a proposal to invalidate ballot papers with symbols or markings a day after voting to accept the government-sponsored bill for consideration...
The parliament has granted President Abdulla Yameen the power to appoint members to the Fatwa Majlis, an advisory body that has the final say on religious...
The landmark Criminal Procedures Code, approved in April and set to come into force on January 7, will now be enacted in June next year.
A journalist with Mihaaru was questioned over an article in which an opposition official branded three ex MDP members who had called for reforms to the...
The civil court has ordered the elections commission to indefinitely extend the re-registration period for January's local council elections pending a judgment on the ruling party's...
Government supporters on the southern island of Meedhoo gathered last Friday to celebrate the controlled destruction of the island's reef to clear an oceanside channel in...
