The Maldives, faced with economic and political crises, has reoriented its foreign policy, wherein the Chinese enjoy a place of much greater influence than they did...
Tax receipts fell 19.9 percent below forecasts in April, the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority has said. Some MVR887.3million (US$57.5million) was collected last month.
Lawyers representing former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb named today 13 witnesses to speak in his defence over charges of abuse of authority relating to a blast...
The high court has found a man guilty for the 2012 murder of Ali ‘Tholhi Pele’ Shifan, after overturning a criminal court acquittal. Two others charged...
A man arrested Friday for surfing at Malés surf point was denied access to a lawyer based on a new regulation that bars detainees from legal...
Ooredoo became the third telecoms provider to introduce fixed broadband internet services in the Maldives on Thursday, boasting speeds of up to 1Gbps.
A group of Maldivian journalists retraced Friday the final known footsteps of their abducted colleague, Ahmed Rilwan, in protest against the government’s response to a UN...
The Maldives’ embattled judiciary, which has long-resisted calls for reform, has launched a series of workshops, emphasizing access to justice, improving efficiency and skills, and administrative...
A ruling party lawmaker has slammed a damning World Bank report on the state of the Maldivian economy as an act of jealousy, while ministers said...
A seven-month old infant died from dengue fever on Wednesday – the second death from the mosquito-borne disease this year.
Dr Azmiralda Zahir, the Maldives’ most senior female judge, resigned from the high court this morning in protest against her transfer to a regional branch in...
Although Maldives adopted a Constitution based on democratic values and principles, it is Singapore's Lee Kwan Yew's authoritarian capitalism that President Abdulla Yameen wants to practice...
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission, in a letter to the opposition-aligned station today, said it was looking into a complaint filed over defamatory content aired during the...
Police dismantled political party jagahas or hangouts on the island of Kudahuvadhoo in Dhaalu Atoll on the home ministry’s orders.
The Maldivian economy slowed to just 1.9 percent growth in 2015, knocked by a slowdown in tourism arrivals and a number of booking cancellations following a...
The president said he will urge the supreme court to issue a ruling in Nasheed's terror appeal. "Then we can decide on how to move forward....
The Maldivian government is no longer interested in expanding its luxury tourism sector because of the large number of islands and lagoons leased out in a...
