The Criminal Court has delayed for the second time a verdict against some 15 opposition supporters of charged with protesting in March at the restricted Malé...
In his first official visit since assuming the vice presidency last month, Adeeb is due to attend the opening of a new Suez Canal pathway measuring...
A Bangladeshi worker was arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl on the island of Nilandhoo in Faafu atoll.
The Maldives has to date won a total of seven medals at the ongoing Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) in Reunion.
The foreign secretary's visit came amidst fears of Chinese military expansion in the Maldives following controversial amendments brought to the constitution that allow foreigners to own...
The President of Adhaalath Party Sheikh Imran Abdulla, indicted for terrorism and held in a high security prison, was transferred to house arrest today.
The government’s dismal treatment of the Malé City councilors and their staff feel like an act of reprisal against the residents of Malé, simply for having...
In a letter to her future grand daughter, Sea, a Maldivian writer, reflects on the meaning of home in a country marred by corruption.
Malé City’s northern waterfront is once again under construction with the presidential pier and the Republic Square closed to the public for further renovations. Two massive...
Data published by the JSC show there are now only 14 judges who lack the required academic qualifications. But the JSC’s performance in investigating complaints against...
Some 57 percent of Maldivians travel overseas for medical purposes while 32 percent travel for vacation, according to the Maldives Monetary Authority's (MMA) 'Maldivians Traveling Abroad...
The parliament has rejected two pieces of legislation submitted by main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MPs on imposing price controls for staple foodstuffs and dissolving...
Opposition MPs are raising questions over the government’s use of some MVR150million (US$9.7million) for the Golden Jubilee of Independence celebrations and persistent power outages in southern...
The Elections Commission is to celebrate democracy in October with a debate, poster and essay competitions, quizzes, beach sports and a family evening.
Welcoming the Prosecutor General’s decision to appeal a terrorism conviction against former president Mohamed Nasheed, President Abdulla Yameen today pledged to do all he can to...
President Abdulla Yameen has nominated to the human rights watchdog an official accused of defrauding the state of MVR24million (US$1.55million) in 2009 and 2011.
The draft legislation states that inciting violence at demonstrations and threatening the country’s independence and sovereignty will be considered acts of terrorism and specifies penalties of...
