The capital's second artificial beach is to be developed with a recreational area fishing pier, waterfront pavilion, beachfront park, waterfront promenade, underground parking facility, cafés, dive...
The criminal court has thrown out a petition filed by former President Mohamed Nasheed requesting his transfer from house arrest to prison be ruled arbitray and...
The parliament today appointed a former government official accused of defrauding the state of MVR24million (US$1.55million) to the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM).
The parliament today approved amendments to the land law to allow registration of plots of land smaller than 600 square feet. The amendment bill submitted by Progressive Party...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s lawyers have requested the criminal court to rule his transfer from house arrest to a high security prison as illegal and arbitrary.
The government has reduced the minimum reserve requirement (MRR) for commercial banks at the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) from 20 percent to 10 percent, Vice President...
The ministry of law and gender has enacted new regulations governing foster care for children under state care, the first institutional and legal framework of its...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed has been taken back to jail by prison guards acting with Specialist Operations (SO) police officers, eight weeks after the opposition leader...
A quarter of women police officers interviewed for the study -“Rough Roads to Equality: Women Police in South Asia” by the New Delhi-based Commonwealth Human Rights...
Mauroof Ahmed, the secretary general of TEAM, said delays and non-payment are common in resorts operated by three Maldivian companies - Villa Hotels, J Resorts and...
Four members of the United States Congress have written a letter to President Abdulla Yameen, demanding former President Mohamed Nasheed’s release and expressing concern over the...
The attorney general's office (AG) licensed some 103 lawyers in June. However, under regulations enacted in June 2012, lawyers need a second permit from the Supreme...
“The way the hospital is built there is an open area of about 30 feet. The roof spills water on to the area when it rains...
The mother of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan filed a complaint with the human rights watchdog today over police obstruction of a peaceful memorial walk held on...
“I will confront anyone who criticizes President Yameen, you cannot tell me who I should confront. I have no problem confronting even the Vice President for...
The opposition-dominated city council moved its main office to the Huravee building after its eviction from the city hall in April. The housing ministry has now...
In its ruling, the appellate court said Ramiz Ahmed, from Janavareemaage in Laamu Isdhoo, was "deprived of the fundamental constitutional right" to examine the evidence or...
