The parliament approved Wednesday a new bill imposing a tax of three percent on remittances sent abroad by the Maldives’ expatriate labour force.
President Abdulla Yameen left the Maldives for Singapore on an unannounced visit on Tuesday, just a day after his deputy left the country on an official...
MPs have passed a controversial bill restricting protests and gatherings to areas designated by the home ministry in the capital Malé City. Written permission is required...
Three key opposition figures, who fled the Maldives for fear of persecution, have been granted political refugee status by the British government.
A journalist with an opposition-aligned TV channel claims he was followed by two men who threatened him with a knife for his criticism of the government.
Former minister of Presidential Affairs Mohamed Hussain ‘Mundhu’ Shareef has been appointed to head the Maldives’ diplomatic mission in Japan.
Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Asim reiterated the Maldives’ India- first policy in a visit to New Delhi, his first trip overseas since taking the post.
A magistrate court in southern Laamu Atoll has released a young man arrested on charges of assault on the condition that he goes fishing to earn...
The MDP will field candidates for the upcoming local council elections in partnership with the new opposition coalition, the Maldives United Opposition. It also says it...
The offensive tweet by Lucas Jaleel was accompanied by two photos, one of a dozen police officers confiscating tables at a tea party organised by the...
The Gayoom faction of the PPM is pressing the party's disciplinary committee to take action against five MPs loyal to Yameen.
The police have imposed a curfew on the island of Kaashidhoo in central Kaafu Atoll and prohibited residents from leaving their homes in the early hours...
The Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation is aimed open up the Maldives’ lucrative tourism sector to small and medium businesses, the president's office said.
The police issued a summons for a leading opposition figure, and attempted to disperse an opposition rally and prayer gathering on Friday. The government continued to...
Public Service Media has taken down, after sustained criticism, an online article accusing former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of being anti-Islamic
Prosecutors said former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb had hired 27-year-old Lahiru Madhushanka to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen last October.
President Abdulla Yameen has signed into law a draconian bill that sets hefty fines and jail terms for journalists and individuals found guilty of slander.
