China is one of the biggest investors in the Maldives, with more than a billion dollars ploughed into three infrastructure projects, and it has signed a...
Nine people are on trial over an alleged plot to topple the government. Their arrests followed a shock Supreme Court ruling that ordered the release of...
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed was found guilty of obstruction of state function and handed a prison sentence of four months and 24 days.
Fathmath Ibrahim visited 10 homes in the Machchangoalhi ward of the capital and handed over gifts from her charity foundation. The contents of the gift package...
“There is more project funding that is coming from China into Maldives when compared to what’s coming from India,” Ahmed Mohamed told Indian media.
The tourism ministry published new rules for calculating acquisition costs to separately lease lagoons of islands leased for tourism development.
Lawyers said it was against the criminal procedures law to hold hearings without stating the reason for a change in the presiding judge.
The Maldives Independent has received unconfirmed reports of two dengue-related deaths this year, including a foreign worker at a resort.
Nasreena Ibrahim requested arrangements for her to personally attend to Gayoom's health and "basic needs" until his condition improves.
Finance Minister Ahmed Munawar secured US$165 million as financing from various multilateral donors during the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank's board of governors last...
The Maldives listed a US$100 million sovereign bond on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) last Thursday in a private placement by the Abu Dhabi Fund for...
How the paradisiacal islands of the Maldives emerged from the ocean is featured in the next episode of the new National Geographic documentary series One Strange...
Hiyaa, meaning shelter, was launched with fireworks at a groundbreaking ceremony last November. It involves the construction of 36 towers with apartments to house 80,000 people.
The state accuses Justice Ali Hameed of accepting bribes to influence judges before issuing a shock Supreme Court ruling in an attempt to overthrow the lawfully...
The chief justice faces a prison term of four months and 24 days if found guilty for obstruction of state functions.
Two top judges and a judicial administrator are alleged to be part of a plot to overthrow the government, according to statements leaked online.
Government borrowings, which accounted for 91 percent of the total external debt stock, "grew significantly by US$316.2 million and totalled US$1.1 billion" as debt-to-GDP ratio rose to...
