Volunteers from government offices, independent bodies and state-owned companies, as well as schools and private groups, collected 70 tonnes of waste.
A Maldivian captain and Bangladeshi crewmember died in a speedboat accident Thursday night when the Ithaafushi 3 and Ithaafushi 5 speedboats from the eponymous resort collided...
Calls by the European Union to remove a constitutional requirement for all Maldivian citizens to be Muslims have added fuel to a resurgence of religious political...
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...
There have been six preliminary hearings in the Yameen Rasheed murder trial. All six have been held behind closed doors.
The ruling could lead to the unfreezing of Villa’s assets and accounts and is some good news for the group, which has experienced several setbacks in...
Yameen's family, as well as activists, were unsuccessful in their attempts to meet officials and were told to come back a week later.
Malé city council warned earlier this week there was a threat of disease because of littering in the capital.
One member of the European Parliament remarked on the “shrinking political space” in the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen fired two police chiefs in as many days over plans to enforce a Supreme Court ruling ordering the release of political detainees.
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...
Jumayyil is the son of veteran actor Ahmed Nimal and made his film debut with Aniyaa, which was produced by his father.
Ishag Ali and Hussein Afeef, believed to be linked with the Islamic State group operating out of Syria and Iraq, were charged in November for planning...
Villingili island councillors condemned the alleged assault of a Raajje TV journalist. They have been suspended without pay for one month.
Lawyers learned of the forced head shaving when the eight former Special Ops officers were summoned for a remand hearing.
Police arrested eight people in relation to Yameen Rasheed's murder. Six were charged.
Yameen Rasheed was a popular blogger and IT professional. He would have been 30 this month.
