The criminal court heard both prosecution and defence witnesses Tuesday night in the trial of opposition-aligned Raajje TV journalists Mohamed Wisam and Leevan Ali Naseer on...
The MDP's national council decided to heed the Commonwealth's call for time-bound dialogue without preconditions “to achieve national agreement on institutional reform, and to ensure a...
“We are trying to distribute the funds as soon as possible. It will be given before the preparations for local council elections begin for sure,” EC...
The dismissal of Fenaka Corporation's Managing Director Mohamed Nimal comes weeks after a US$1 million corruption scandal surfaced in local media. The state utility company has...
Raajje TV said it made a mistake by publishing allegations of fraud against the tax commissioner, Mohamed Yazeed, who has sued the station for defamation over...
A 20-year-old man wanted over a fatal stabbing in Malé gave himself up to the authorities by walking into the Maldivian embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
Mohamed Visam was found guilty of stabbing 16-year-old Mohamed Arham with a knife in May 2012. The verdict was based on eyewitness testimony
Economic Development Minister Saeed said the Maldives is hoping to secure duty-free status for fish and processed seafood exports. The Maldives’ first bilateral free trade deal...
"This is a concessional loan from the Saudi Fund to be repaid within 25 years, with a grace period of five years, at an interest rate...
On Sunday, the government asked the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party and the Adhaalath Party to send details of its representatives for all-party talks "as they...
The finance ministry has slashed travel budgets, imposed a freeze on appointments, and ordered government offices to close by 2:30pm as it struggles to meet ambitious...
A decree issued on Thursday declaring Mundoo as uninhabited was rescinded later that night with the president's office blaming incorrect information from the department of national...
Strada Pvt Ltd, a food and beverage firm owned by a senior ruling party official, will bear the MVR8 million (US$518,800) cost, according to the housing...
Citing under-representation of small states in the UN's main bodies, Foreign Minister Dr Mohamed Asim announced Saturday the Maldives' candidature to the UN Security Council for...
As Fuvahmulah is uniquely both an island and its own atoll, it currently has an atoll council as well as island councils for each of its...
To prosecute Gasim sends the message that protecting the privacy of individuals who engage in corruption on a grand scale is more important than protecting whistleblowers...
The Maldives has been placed on the Commonwealth’s formal agenda and warned of suspension, with officials citing “deep disappointment” at the country’s lack of progress in...
