Abdulla Saeed is accused of unduly using his influence as chief justice to overthrow the government by putting national security and public safety at risk.
Faris was given two days to appoint a lawyer and is worried about his detention conditions and getting enough time with lawyers.
The monthly salary for a lower court judge ranges from MVR46,000 (US$2,900) to MVR48,000.
The Hiyaa housing project involves the construction of 36 towers with one, two and three-bedroom apartments to house 80,000 people, according to the President’s Office.
The defence minister told media in January that online extremist content would be blocked. But several websites — including those known to be linked to Maldivians...
There are annual dengue outbreaks in the Maldives, with cases reported every year although most are not life-threatening.
A study from a US think-tank said that Chinese lending in particular was putting the Maldives at risk of debt distress.
The private station started a fundraising drive to meet the Maldives Broadcasting Commission penalty, imposed after the airing of colourful language about President Abdulla Yameen from...
The jailed former vice president had been asked to pay the sum over losses incurred in a hotel development deal.
The chief justice is also on trial for bribery, terrorism and obstruction of justice.
The assistant prosecutor general said the arrest, recorded on video, did not show the judge being injured and claimed he was being held in the special...
Authorities have repressed all forms of dissent including "violently breaking up peaceful demonstrations, arbitrarily arresting and detaining protesters, attacking journalists and threatening news organisations with closure,"...
Parliamentarians are paid a total of MVR82,500 (US$5,265) a month.
A dozen lawmakers lost their seats in 2017 when they left the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives. The Supreme Court issued an anti-defection order unseating those...
Yameen Rasheed was killed a year ago and hearings are either being held in secret or cancelled altogether.
Mega Maldives voluntarily liquidated in February after shutting down operations last May as they could not secure an investor to restart them. It had served as...
The amount was previously MVR19,000 a year for government ministers, their spouses and children under 18 and was increased to MVR24,000 after President Abdulla Yameen submitted...
