In a tirade on the People's Majlis floor yesterday, tourism tycoon and pro-government MP Ahmed ‘Sun Travel’ Shiyam labeled opposition MPs “traitors” and “terrorists” for allegedly...
Ibrahim Muaz Ali, the president's spokesperson, said in a tweet today that Aishath Bisham was the only the only candidate who applied when the president's office...
A Maldivian man who was mugged has been hospitalized with head injuries in Colombo, Sri Lanka. His injuries are not severe, according to the man's hosts.
The government has drawn ridicule on social media after a minister claimed President Abdulla Yameen’s administration had created 70,000 jobs in the first two years of his presidency.
Ruling party MP Mohamed Musthafa has accused the leader of the government-aligned Maldives Development Alliance, MP Ahmed 'Sun Travel' Shiyam of threatening to have MPs who...
The government has earmarked funds in next year's budget for new jails, a "death chamber" and solitary confinement units at the Maafushi jail, but slashed funding...
On its two year anniversary in power, the PPM government is mired in scandal. Yet there is no push for reform among its supporters. Blame was...
President Abdulla Yameen today sacked Commissioner General of Customs Abbas Adil Riza and appointed Maldives Ports Limited CEO Mohamed Junaid to the post.
The ministry claimed in a statement yesterday that the MDP's prayer contains ill wishes towards particular people, describing it as a "show off". Hundreds of opposition...
The State Trading Organisation (STO) has warned its customers not to use flour that contains impurities. An STO media official said samples from the contaminated batch...
The Maldives tourism industry, famous for its secluded hotels, has traditionally been shielded from unrest in the capital. But continuing bad press, generated by years of...
The Supreme Court has suspended the lawyers representing two more suspects in the September 28 explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
Why a government plan to levy a three percent tax on migrant worker remittances has drawn concern among human rights advocates.
The online registry lists more than 70 individuals with their photos, full names, national identity card numbers, date of birth, age, address, date of conviction, date...
As the dispersion of the Maldivian people in 188 islands is an obstacle to economic development, Jihad said the government's population consolidation policy is to settle...
The CCCC Second Harbour Engineering company was sanctioned in 2009 and barred from engaging in any road and bridge projects financed by the World Bank Group...
The government of the Maldives has hired a second public relations firm, London-based BTP Advisers, the Maldives Independent can reveal.
