Two men and a woman were arrested from the island of Gan in Laamu atoll last night on suspicion of engaging in illicit sexual relations.
The watchdog Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended Civil Court Judge Mariyam Nihayath indefinitely, but has declined to reveal details of the complaint.
The cabinet's social council has revealed plans to open a second children's home in Hulhumalé and a mental health hospital on the island of Guraidhoo in...
Two women were arrested today on the island of Maaemboodhoo in Dhaalu Atoll on a charge of burying a four-month old fetus in secrecy.
An amendment to make Islamic Shariah punishments mandatory in the new penal code was accepted for consideration at the People’s Majlis today. Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) MP...
Dutch Docklands, the company which plans to build a floating 18-hole golf course in the Maldives, has announced a new project to build luxury floating island...
A three-year study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) titled “The Maldives: Overcoming The Challenges of a Small Island State” found that the government’s effectiveness declined...
The international legal team representing former President Mohamed Nasheed, including Amal Clooney, are set to visit the Maldives in early September.
A few hours of heavy rain in Malé City on Monday morning inundated streets, snarled traffic, flooded the main hospital and caused a roof to cave...
An appeal of Nazim's 11-year jail sentence on weapons smuggling charges remains stalled at the High Court after the Supreme Court transferred two judges on the...
The government has identified several plots of lands in Fuvahmulah to lease or sell for economic development, without consultation with the island's residents or its council.
The parliament today amended the Political Parties Act, mandating the state to allocate office space or plots of land to political parties with more than 20,000...
The government has terminated a contract to develop a boutique surf resort on the island of Thamburudhoo in Kaafu atoll, and pledged to keep the island...
The health centre in the capital's suburb Vilimalé has been upgraded and reopened as a tertiary hospital.
President Yameen and his cabinet tout Singapore as a development model for the Maldives. They admire its combination of prosperity and one-party rule. But if they...
The environment ministry and some 99 resorts signed a declaration to promote sustainable tourism and protection of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Maldives at the...
The parliament's independent institutions committee has approved amendments proposed to the Political Parties Act to set a threshold of 10,000 registered members for political parties to...
