The International Commission of Jurists condemned today “arbitrary and politically motivated actions against judges” in the Maldives, shining the spotlight on the arrest of a magistrate...
The police claim the arrests are linked to a “special operation to curb violence” while the gangs are accusing the police of attempting to cover up...
Detainees can now meet their lawyers for 90 minutes, twice a week, between 9:00am to 10:00pm on working days. Family visits are limited to one hour...
What we are witnessing in the Maldives today is the selective use of religious scriptures to give 'divine' endorsement of power and privilege to men and...
The fisheries ministry is cancelling auctions of four protected islands in the Baa Atoll UNESCO biosphere reserve following a social media outcry.
Jailed former defence minister Mohamed Nazim left the Maldives for Singapore on Friday on government-authorised 21-day medical leave from prison.
Soldiers were deployed to the streets of Malé at midnight on Saturday in the wake of reported clashes between riot police officers and a number of...
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has pledged a US$40million loan to develop the Maldives' main airport, the finance ministry has said. The government is also...
The judicial watchdog has launched a major overhaul of the criminal court bench as the court prepares to begin hearing terror charges against officials and soldiers...
The new law states that the home minister must compile a "positive list" comprising of organisations that Maldivians are permitted to join. An individual who wants...
The government of Maldives has cancelled a US$300,000 PR deal with Washington-based lobbyist Podesta, following former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest on a charge of plotting...
An opposition MPhas pleged to spend US$5million on upgrading a healthpost to a hospital in the island of Fokaidhoo in northern Shaviyani Atoll.
The High Court upheld today a weapons smuggling conviction against former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim, ruling that there was no evidence to suggest he was framed...
What happens when a leadership becomes dysfunctional? What is its impact on the health of the society they rule over? Just as children mimic their parents,...
PPM MP Riyaz Rasheed caused a stir today labelling the four women MPs of the opposition “shameless” and "screaming crows." He also said that women are...
The tax authority reported an extraordinary increase of 66.1percent in February revenues, off the back of an increase in tourist arrivals in January. Total income reached...
The anti-graft watchdog fielded Sunday a barrage of questions on its integrity and willingness to hold President Abdulla Yameen to account over the theft of some...
