The Anti-Corruption Commission is aiming to reduce its backlog of cases to below 500 by the end of the year.
The pageant drew criticism over the 'indecent clothes' worn by Maldivian models.
The military has expanded the search area for two teenage boys from Addu City who have been missing since Saturday morning.
Family and friends of slain activist Yameen Rasheed marched in Malé, commemorating one year since the killing and calling on authorities to open the murder trial...
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof pleaded not guilty to charges of false reporting to law enforcement over a tweet alleging culpability by the authorities over custodial deaths.
A prosecution witness, whose voice was altered for anonymity, told the court he had heard screams near journalist Ahmed Rilwan's apartment the night he was abducted.
The judge said he didn't know there had been an earlier hearing or that another judge had presided over the case.
It is unclear if the policeman was on duty at the time of the attack.
Hussein Rasheed saw his son’s throat had been slashed and that part of his skull was missing. He counted more than 30 deep wounds on his...
"I remember the exact moment when I first saw Ahmed Rilwan," Yameen Rasheed wrote. "It was late 2009, and I had just arrived in the Maldives."
This year’s Ramadan is expected to begin mid-May after the sighting of the new moon as per the Islamic lunar calendar.
The criticism comes as top government figures are keen to stress the country’s Islamic purity and identity ahead of presidential elections.
The judges have yet to respond to the charge, but their arrests have been condemned as politically motivated.
A reversal of democratic gains, restriction of rights and impunity for abuses by the security forces are the chief human rights concerns of the US State...
Heavy rains and thunderstorms are also expected in the southern atolls, with moderate showers in other regions.
Teams found a t-shirt belonging to one the boys, but the police and MNDF declined to comment on the discovery.
April 23 2018 will mark a year since blogger and satirist Yameen Rasheed was murdered. The Maldives Independent is re-publishing some of his work to commemorate...
