The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) remains undecided on continuing talks with the government despite alleging President Abdulla Yameen had failed to honour a commitment...
Seeking stronger trade relations with the Maldives, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry has requested the removal of trade barriers and suggested the opening of direct shipping links...
An MVR5,000 (US$325) commemorative note issued by the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) to celebrate the golden jubilee of independence has been put on sale.
“The baby’s body was brought to Male’ for further investigation and buried soon afterwards. But we have no more information to give right now,” a police...
A restaurant that catered the presidential banquet on Maldives' Golden Jubilee of Independence has dismissed allegations of poor food quality and corruption.
A youth group has called for a march on August 7 to urging President Abdulla Yameen to hold a public referendum on a constitutional amendment that...
"The government did not initiate any prosecutions and there were no convictions in 2014, a decrease from one conviction in 2013, and some officials warned businesses...
President Abdulla Yameen and First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim meanwhile opened a 'LED Garden' at the Sultan Park last night. The 'Hulhudhaan' exhibit features several artificial trees...
Celebratory activities to mark the Maldives' 50th anniversary of independence from the British continued in Malé today with a children's evening at the Sultan Park and...
President Abdulla Yameen briefed a visiting delegation from Saudi Arabia this morning on investment opportunities in the Maldives and invited joint venture investments from the kingdom....
Local NGO Advocating the Rights of Children (ARC) has meanwhile expressed concern with the "hidden epidemic of child abuse that continues unabated in the country". A...
President Abdulla Yameen has slammed foreign interference in Maldivian domestic affairs, condemning alleged efforts to undermine the country’s sovereignty and spread “ideologies and cultural norms contrary...
Expressing his belief the Maldives will realize development under President Yameen, the Chinese President Xi said he would like to further strengthen ties. Indian Prime Minister...
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Srisena arrived in Malé today to attend an official function marking the Maldives’ golden jubilee of independence from the British.
Opposition MP and Rtd. Brigadier General Ibrahim Didi was seen at the July 26 midnight official flag hoisting ceremony on Independence Day. He was flown to...
"A relationship founded on an agreement of protected independence in the past has developed into a relationship today that is wide-ranging and contemporary," writes James Dauris,...
The people of Addu say their development took a U-turn since the British left in 1976. Successive governments have neglected Addu, turning it into a provincial...
